Jeep History

An excellent history of the Jeep is located at Willys-Overland.

Buying

Kelly Blue Book is the authority on used vehicle prices.

VIN

sid posted...

"if you know someone in a wrecking yard they should have a Hollander interchange book. It will break down your VIN #."

carfax costs $19.50 per request. One free option will tell you the number of previous owners and if the vehicle was salvaged.

Trailers

Who wrote this?

"Military surplus trailers can be purchased for as little as $500. I have a pintle hook on mine, and that is the way to go if you want to drag your trailer on the trail. The track on the trailer is slightly narrower than the Jeep (CJ5), so the trailer follows perfectly in tight quarters."

Venturcraft makes trailers for 4wd applications.

A nice review of the Back Country camping trailer is on the Jp web site here.

Clubs

Jennifer recommends http://www.ufwda.org/memberclubs.

California Association of 4WD Clubs is a good place to start looking for those of us in California.

Activism

Get involved NOW. Your favorite trail will be closed next!

One highly recommended organization keeping trails open is the Blue Ribbon Coalition.

Tread Lightly is also deserving of your support.

Other organizations include:

Alliance for America 518.835.6702

Private Property Rights League 206.687.3087

American Rights Coalition 800.649.0814

Public Lands for the People 800.300.1666

Bob Telepak's Tips on Letter Writing is a very informative paper on expressing your views to your government representatives.

A terrific page on the Moab fight is at 4x4NOW.

You should briefly and politely communicate your concerns about specific bills to your Senator at:

Honorable _______________
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
202.224.3121

and your Congressman at

Honorable _______________
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
202.225.3121