This will be the second wrangler my wife Laurie and I have owned, we are from Vancouver, wa and have spent the better part of the last fifteen years criss crossing Oregon, Washington, and Idaho exploring the back country and miles of forest service and BLM roads that the region has to offer. Through that time period we have used a 00’ Toyota forerunner(greenie), an 08’ Hummer H3 Alpha (the Hippo) an ‘11 JK sport (Cap) and currently my wife’s 18’ Grand Cherokee Trailhawk and our newest rig, a new to me one owner 16’ JK Rubicon Hard rock (the Wampa). I would consider us to be relative novices to hardcore wheeling as much of the wheeling we have done over the years has not been done for the sake of doing so, but rather, in order to get from point A to B with a destination in mind. We both enjoy exploring, and being ex army, I simply like being out where there are fewer people, like an emotional refill of the inner gas tank. Picked up the Wampa in December, and it came with new 33 Toyo mud tires and a budget leveling kit. As a daily I imagine I will stay with 33’s, but am considering 35’s. A 2.5” lift is on the books, but on hold for now as my wife has accepted a new job in Carson City, so the next few months will be filled with a tad more “adulting” than I would like what with packing, selling our home and getting through the move.