Victoria and others have asked how to open the Sunrider portion of the Jeep soft top -- so you're riding around as if you have the sunroof open (rather than lowering the entire soft top on your Jeep).

This is actually something that can be done by one person alone. It only takes me about 4 minutes to do it myself. It's even quicker with 2 people!

Here are the step-by-step instructions for turning your Jeep Wrangler's soft top into a sun roof...

Jim and I own the FG 50 from Freedom Grill. We got it specifically for use with our Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.

Boy, are we glad we did.

Our Freedom Grill has actually come in handy more than we initially thought!

They call this portable propane BBQ grill "The Official Grill Of Tailgating"...

Thinking about adding a hard top to your Jeep Wrangler?

Our 1990 Jeep Wrangler (our pride & joy before we got the '04 Unlimited), was the only Wrangler we've ever had a hard top for.

We used the hard top in the winter and a bikini top in the summer.

Here are the best hard tops for Jeep Wranglers...

When you own a Jeep Wrangler, every other Jeep Wrangler owner in the world is your friend.

No kidding.

And this camaraderie is identified by something called "the Jeep Wave". It's all in good fun.

Warning:   Owning, registering, insuring, or driving a Jeep implies knowledge of and intent to abide by the following rules, regulations, and guidelines. Failure to obey the letter or spirit of the rules may result in your being ignored by other Jeep owners as you sit along the side of the road next to your stalled vehicle in a blizzard surrounded by Saturns, Yugos, and Hyundais. Source Jeep Talk

To replace the soft top on our '04 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, it would cost about $1,400 for a MOPAR replacement soft top. That's for the Jeep soft top with the Sunrider (sun roof) built in.

Our next best option would be the Bestop Sunrider Replacement Soft Top for just under $800.

If you've got a Jeep Wrangler and you need a new soft top for your Jeep, there are actually a number of replacement soft tops to choose from.

So let's take a look at what's available in terms of replacement soft tops for Jeep Wranglers...

Here's a Jeep story for you...

This actually took place many years ago. But as timeless as these 4x4 vehicles are, anybody who has owned a Jeep will recognize the excitement and sense of adventure that took place on the day a Jeep I was riding in ended up in the ocean.

Jeeps are some tough and rugged off-road machines, that's for sure!

I have to think that there's an unspoken rivalry between Jeeps and Hummers and the people who own them. It's all in good fun, of course. Or not...

Am I the only one seeing a major HUMMER/Jeep rivalry starting up here? It's not just simple competitiveness either, but a deep-rooted grudge that began when HUMMER won the right to use the seven-slat grille after a long court battle -- AM General, HUMMERs owner (GM merely owns marketing rights), was once owned by American Motors Corporation (AMC) which also owned Jeep, before being sold to Chrysler Group. Source: 2007 Hummer H3x Preview

One thing's for sure. Each thinks that its own trail-ready workhorse is the best in the land. Which one is really the best offroad vehicle though?...

Hummer vs Jeep Video (Don't miss the comments!)

Jeep vs Hummer Video (Lots of good comments, too.)

Is Hummer On The Way Out?
Now, with all this talk about Hummers being discontinued, it got me wondering what Hummer owners and Jeep owners alike might think about these recent developments.