Going topless on trails...
Hope you have a good shop vac!
My first time out, I had just the back of the Trektop off, but even with everything closed up front, I was a dust covered mess after the first 1/4 mile on the dirt road.
Next time out, fully enclosed, HVAC on recycle when following another vehicle, and blowing fresh when in the lead. Still dust covered mess.
Third time out, doors and all top off. Dust covered mess, then rain on the way home. Talk about fun!!!
Enjoy your Jeep, and plan on a day to detail after each outting if you want it to look good.
My first time out, I had just the back of the Trektop off, but even with everything closed up front, I was a dust covered mess after the first 1/4 mile on the dirt road.
Next time out, fully enclosed, HVAC on recycle when following another vehicle, and blowing fresh when in the lead. Still dust covered mess.
Third time out, doors and all top off. Dust covered mess, then rain on the way home. Talk about fun!!!
Enjoy your Jeep, and plan on a day to detail after each outting if you want it to look good.
I prefer to be topless and doorless, but I won't lie. If I feel there is a good chance of being in mud, I will for sure have my doors on and I will put the top up before I go through and put it back down after I get through. I went through mud once back when I had my TJ with top town and doors off. I found mud in places I couldn't even imagine for months afterwards, not to mention the pita it was to clean the seats (cloth) and to get mud out of the nooks and crannies.
I did spend two weeks in moab last summer with no doors/top. Loved it!!! I did run into an unexpected rain storm and plenty of red mud inside my jeep but it was worth it.
Spends on where I wheel at... When I was in So-Cal never wheeled with top or doors. PNW, doors but no top. Down hear in the South East I learned after the first time out go completely buttoned up unless we are at the beach. Way to many ticks to get knocked in to the Jeep, deer flies, bees and wasps everywhere, generally all kinds of crap you don't want in the Jeep.
Michael @ Level 10
Michael @ Level 10
It depends on what I'm expecting to encounter. If it's mud, then the doors are on and top's up. Otherwise, I'm usually running topless and doorless. Dusty roads are a pain, unless you LOVE spending hours detailing every inch of your interior, but generally worth it.



