Hard or soft top for trip to CO &Moab?
09-02-2011, 12:26 PM
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I've done both. Softtop advantages are already explained. This last time to GA, UT and CO, I took the hardtop. Stopping on the trail to have lunch, setting up camp, refilling water bottles from my refrigerator were all a ton easier with the hardtop flip-up window. Plus with an MBRP overhead rack, I could carry a lot more gear.
Looking to install a Gobi rack so I can have best of both options.
Have fun on your trip and post pics
09-02-2011, 04:17 PM
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Ok, I'll add my extra 2cents. I enjoy open air freedom , especially the abillity to roll up the rear window at any given time. I come from a CJ background, sooo noise to me isn't much of a factor. Nothing like going through the bottom of Colorado in the middle of the night, snow still on the ground with the back open and the heater on low. Ohhhh, I love that feeling.
In fact at 75-80mph the front panels on my hardtop make damn near as much noise as the soft top.
I bring my Mopar bikini with me and drop the softop and just run it. Now, if you have a place to store the top once you get to moab, if your worried about security on they way up, that could be your choice. BUT, to me, a jeep is a jeep, live the life, adore the noise, enjoy the freedom. Most likely will sell my hardtop from lack of use. In 4yrs, its only been on a few months total. I love the soft top. In fact, I mostly run my Mopar bikini about 8mos outta the year. I'll likely get the new trektop cause it converts to bikini mode quickly and I'll get a bigger hitch carrier for my gear. But thats me. 
In fact at 75-80mph the front panels on my hardtop make damn near as much noise as the soft top. I bring my Mopar bikini with me and drop the softop and just run it. Now, if you have a place to store the top once you get to moab, if your worried about security on they way up, that could be your choice. BUT, to me, a jeep is a jeep, live the life, adore the noise, enjoy the freedom. Most likely will sell my hardtop from lack of use. In 4yrs, its only been on a few months total. I love the soft top. In fact, I mostly run my Mopar bikini about 8mos outta the year. I'll likely get the new trektop cause it converts to bikini mode quickly and I'll get a bigger hitch carrier for my gear. But thats me.
09-02-2011, 06:30 PM
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