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ummm...under $20K? My first brand new vehicle was under $3K...a VW camper bus complete with sink, refrigerator, bed, closet space, table, etc.

I've been using them for years and have never had any problems...but I sweep the snow off after almost every storm on 2 of the 3 shelters. I have a round-topped one (12x20) that is 20 years old. I replaced the cover once and it still looks new. The only reason I replaced the cover was because...

Moab itself doesn't get that much snow. But I'm 26 miles outside of town and 2000 feet higher. I average about 5 feet of snow per year. As of Dec. 1, 2015, I had 18 inches and ended last season with 5 ft. 9 inches. So far this year: only 4 inches.

One old...one new... The Scrambler's first winter...late 1982: Does distant snow count? Took this last Friday, before the most recent storm blanketed the mountains with a bunch more and left 3 inches at my place in the foothills of those mountains. I probably will not see the ground until...

Not sure if these will help...both have the original factory tires. The second pic was taken probably a week or 3 after I bought the Scrambler in 1982...so it's a BRAND NEW Scrambler!

I went with the RetroSound unit and added an amazingly small Rockford Fosgate 300-watt Boosted Rail amp under the passenger seat. Back in the early 80's, I built custom speaker boxes for 6x9's that fit in the wasted space under the doors. The boxes extend clear back to the seat belt holder and...

My standard cab Scrambler is stored in a 3-sided carport-type shelter...and covered with a "Budge Rain Barrier SUV Cover". I think the model number is URB-1. I bought the medium size (fits vehicles up to 186" in length) from Amazon. It fits very well. However, if the vehicle is out in the...

Had an encounter with one of the local lizards yesterday:

I'd paint those half doors too. Personally, I think a half cab Scrambler looks strangely out of balance without the side boards. I recently had my original signs re-painted by the same artist who did them in 1982. The groove in the sign was painted to sorta match the slate blue exterior. They...

I don't make the rules. But my understanding is that the idea was to get the Scramblers out onto the road. When I drove mine last Saturday, I had 4 complete strangers say "Nice Jeep!"...two at stoplights. Actually, one guy said "Nice truck!" I plan to drive it to town today. The Colorado...

I don't spend a lot of time in Arches anymore. I enjoyed it much more before it got over-crowded and over-regulated. Forty years ago, I could spend an entire day out there and not see one other person. Now, traffic is sometimes backed up for a mile at the entrance station....clear out onto...

So is it a National Park or a National Park sign? I chased both this afternoon. Or was it supposed to be with just a picture of a park or sign and not the actual thing? I can do that too. Sign: National Park: CJ8 with a picture of a National Park: OK...how about a Scrambler with...

Yup...it should have been loaded like this to improve downforce at high speeds.

Looking at the original brochure, for 1982 anyway, none of them have the Scrambler emblem...not even the Base. They all have the Scrambler hood decal. Like shoulder belts, the emblem must have been added in later years.

Mine never had those emblems...and one of the first things I did back in 1982 was remove the "Scrambler" hood decals.

Almost simultaneously with the re-discovery and re-acquisition of my Scrambler, Peterson's 4-Wheel & Off-Road reprinted a four-page 1981 review of the Scrambler in their May, 2016, issue. It included a comparison of the newly-introduced CJ8 with a 1929 Model A Roadster pickup (see below)...

WM69...I'm regularly on several off-road forums and that post is one of the best I've ever read. Spot on. "Wussification" is an appropriate term. It's surprising how many people I see on the trails hermetically sealed in their newer Jeeps...top on, windows rolled up tight, filtered and...

My grueling "restoration" may finally be complete. The final step in the process was to have the original hand-painted business signs on the side boards re-created by the original artist. The Scrambler has looked naked without those signs. I got the boards back a few days ago. The extensive...

The JK isn't dying. There are too many people out there who prefer comfort and plastic luxury over good ol' fashioned, down-n-dirty off-road fun. The JK is spectacularly thriving...and that's a good thing. From what I've seen, the JL isn't different enough to deserve a new letter designation...

Another dry climate survivor. Great score...and, of course, the best color! I know where you can find a mint slate blue interior. Oh wait, I'm using it. Never mind. I always liked the looks of the soft top and especially those doors. Hopefully it will polish up. I watched a few episodes...