CB RADIO.... why???
JK Newbie
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From: Mission Viejo, Ca
Hey, is this my wife posting a question>>>lol
that is the same thing she asked when I told her a CB was on the xmas list...i said its to talk to the other people with CB's. She asked why I would want to talk to strangers when I won't spend the time and talk to her friends while at dinner. I said people with Jeeps and CB's aren't strangers and I have more in common with them then with her friends. Good thing I was driving or I would be walking home.
or the other answer is that they are great on the trail and for communication on the highway.
Cheers.
J
that is the same thing she asked when I told her a CB was on the xmas list...i said its to talk to the other people with CB's. She asked why I would want to talk to strangers when I won't spend the time and talk to her friends while at dinner. I said people with Jeeps and CB's aren't strangers and I have more in common with them then with her friends. Good thing I was driving or I would be walking home.
or the other answer is that they are great on the trail and for communication on the highway.
Cheers.
J
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Having a CB is essential. It lets you communicate with everyone else on what's going on, plus it's part of the fun. 
I remember when I started out and only had a little hand held walkie talkie. I look back and see that those things are crap! 
Having the CB lets me talk to the people in the front/back of the line so we know if everyone is together in the group, if there has been some kind of problem and needs to be addressed or if we just want to point out an interesting sight. It's a must-have for anyone who plans on going off-roading. 
I remember when I started out and only had a little hand held walkie talkie. I look back and see that those things are crap! Having the CB lets me talk to the people in the front/back of the line so we know if everyone is together in the group, if there has been some kind of problem and needs to be addressed or if we just want to point out an interesting sight. It's a must-have for anyone who plans on going off-roading. 
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Specific examples:
1. You're at the back of the line and have a tire blow. It would be nice to let folks up front know that you're delayed.
2. You're the next to go down a steep, winding stretch of narrow trail. It would be nice if someone at the bottom let you know that some idiot in a four-wheeler ignored their warnings and is headed up that same narrow trail at you.
3. You're lead and someone in back gets stuck. Since you have the winch, it might be nice if you got the call to return and help.
And so on. Right now I'm using a hand-held, but it's also on my near-term "to do" list to add a CB rig into the JK. Just more convenient, plus better range, especially in woods and hills.
Anyway, if my wife were still alive, I'd tell her it's either the $100 CB, or that $650 radial arm saw I've been wanting for years .. "Your choice, Dear!"
1. You're at the back of the line and have a tire blow. It would be nice to let folks up front know that you're delayed.
2. You're the next to go down a steep, winding stretch of narrow trail. It would be nice if someone at the bottom let you know that some idiot in a four-wheeler ignored their warnings and is headed up that same narrow trail at you.
3. You're lead and someone in back gets stuck. Since you have the winch, it might be nice if you got the call to return and help.
And so on. Right now I'm using a hand-held, but it's also on my near-term "to do" list to add a CB rig into the JK. Just more convenient, plus better range, especially in woods and hills.
Anyway, if my wife were still alive, I'd tell her it's either the $100 CB, or that $650 radial arm saw I've been wanting for years .. "Your choice, Dear!"
Last edited by Mark Doiron; Nov 13, 2008 at 03:47 AM.
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Besides then you can hear what your fellow trail riders are saying about you. Nothing like talkin' a bit of smack out on the trail.
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