It's such a great feeling. Congratulations and enjoy!Tomorrow it will be official, I can finally joint the club.
It has been a long journey. Thanks @nwGTS 
Fun! I’ve only been through that trial once a few years back in my old Tacoma. Did you go up the Gate?
Tackled Hell's Revenge today including the primitive and physically abusive proper exit (not the back-tracking and exit-where-you-entered full-retard route).
Was the only manual transmission on Hell's Revenge today and yea, it's more difficult and requires more attention and planning, unlike puberty.
I know the feeling! Excited for ya BUT make sure you go over that thing with a fine tooth comb!Tomorrow it will be official, I can finally joint the club.
IMO, I would keep it, I have a 2dr HT. My wife bought me a soft top not long after I got mine. I bought a hoist and it stays up and out of the way 7 months of the year. Of course it depends what part of the country you're in..... The ht is nicer in the winter here in the Northeast. Just something to consider also is resale value if you ever get rid of it!
Someone would buy it for 500 for sure. Not because they're worth it but if one got damaged, it's cheaper than the soft top.
We were solo and on a Thursday a few weeks before Jeep Easter and @Tricky Dick event, the park was empty. Liiiiike I saw about 10 Jeeps and 1 Bronco in total, everything else was bikes and quads.
Right on, good call. Having gone up the Gate once myself I can strongly recommend an experienced spotter. Stay way passenger or things will get spicy. Trust me. Looks like you guys picked a great day, it was a goat rodeo the day I was there.We were solo and on a Thursday a few weeks before Jeep Easter and @Tricky Dick event, the park was empty. Liiiiike I saw about 10 Jeeps and 1 Bronco in total, everything else was bikes and quads.
I'm a noob to this level of wheeling and the wife has no experience or desire to do this again, without a spotter we didn't want to do the four big obstacles solo.
To show how empty the park was:
I've noticed side by sides are really taking over the places that used to be all Jeeps.
They’re like flies in Colorado. Lots of rental companies. Some have essentially choked a few local trails to the point that I avoid them completely now. Unfortunately I don’t subscribe to this culture, but I play nice.
Friends of mine who have been off-roading on quads since back in the day when you could still buy the super dangerous 3-wheelers, described the problem with the side-by-sides as "they inspire too much confidence."
There's a movement right now in north Idaho to open more <50" trails to get those guys off the Jeep trails. It would be a win for everyone, hopefully it can happen.
