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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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No problems here! I take the soft top down from about March/April to November/December. The Jeep sleeps in the garage most of the time, but if the other two vehicles are in the garage, then it stays out. Obviously when we go camping, the Jeep is naked the whole time.

Just be sure, before getting in, to check for spiders, scorpions and snakes if you leave it out all night and live in a wooded or rural area!

Cats. Hmm. I found a cat once in my Jeep. No one's every seen it again...
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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I put the trail cover on every night. I don't want to wake up to a possum and new born babies. I hate those nuclear rats!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Nuthin better than draggin thru some mud on the way home, and then out the door to grab some starbucks asap in the morning.

Putting the top up and down interferes with this flow.

Leave it down.

You'll grow to love it.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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I keep my top up at night, raccoons love steering wheels.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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I keep mine down as long as I can till the weatherman tells me otherwise.

I don't really bother locking it overnight either, at least then (hopefully) if someone wants in they won't slash the soft top/windows.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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I get a little dew in mine in the AM, wipe it off with a towel (that's the only way my dash stays clean). No problems with dew on the stereo or anything and it's dry by the time I leave work.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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I usually just leave it off. If the weather.com says that chances of rain in the afternoon, i just unfold the top, but still don't install the windows, that way, if it rains early in the morning my jeep will stay mostly dry. And if it doesn't i just fold, and drive topless.

Just park it as far as you can from the trees, that way you don't have to worry about bird shit.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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I just look at the weather. If there is no rain then top and doors stay off. Make sure to lock the glovebox if you're topless.
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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:18 AM
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Bestop trail cover at night. Here in Oklahoma, sometimes the wind kicks up a lot of dust, so it keeps the interior a little nicer. Also, I found before I purchased the trail cover that in the mornings my JK had spider webs and what appeared to be spider eggs on the windshield frame--virtually every morning. Nothing serious, but it stopped with the trail cover.
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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:34 AM
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i just use a cab cover. Easy on, Easy off.
the one thing i'm worried about is that the windows have been rolled up in the cloverpatch for a few days now. for you guys with a cloverpatch...is it bad for the windows?
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