I'm a Jeep guy, through and through . . . but I can't help noticing better 4x4's from various companies. The only rig that has really caught my eye in the last fee years that I consider perhaps the best 4x4 would be the Unimogs! They seem un-stop-able! I've only have seen a fee on the trails, but they'll make our Jeep rockcrawling rigs look silly! I haven't seen a Jeep trail obstacle they couldn't do easily! But, Like Jim points out, when you consider real every day life and wages, it's difficult to consider anything but Jeeps for trail rigs. Just my opinion.

Yeah they're mighty cool! But I've seen lots of trails here in MS and AL they can't do for the same reason Humvees can't do them. they're too big. The unimog I just looked at has very similar dimentions to the humvee. 84.6" wide 198" long 6172lbs
(open troop carrier) Then again I've seen lots of trails You couldn't do in a Jeep because of their size. I guess it all depends on where you want to go when deciding what is the best 4x4 ever built. The Half-Safe gets my vote, the amphibious Jeep that went around the world Land and sea. What other 4x4 can claim to have ridden out a Hurricane while crossing the Atlantic under it's own power? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

Land Rover??? They can kick some ass straight outa the box. I would take one.
Hummers are prerunner, desert racing trucks! Not trail rigs!

it all depends on where you want to go when deciding what is the best 4x4 ever built <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Right. Depending on what type of wheelin you do, you'll have a different idea of what would be the ideal 4x4. And for a po boy, a cj with a mild lift, good tires, and a rear lock right is about as good as you can get without breaking the bank. Yeah, Unimogs are awesome, so are Galendanwagons and Hurricanes I'm sure but theyre outta my price range so I wont even consider em. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

Unimogs have my vote; we have a few up here. Beechazz on the trails north (from a Yotahead)

I think this is the best.
http://jeepin.com/news/rescue/index.asp

That rescue is pretty sweet. Are they going to produce it? It be interesting to see the sticker. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

RockJock, you said, Landrover? Are you joking? There used to be some able Landrovers, but they don't sell in the USA any more, as far as I know! Every landrover I see on the trail is car-like and has difficulty traversing smallish, simple rock obstacles. Okay, maybe I could have got that Landrover over the obstacle that day, but I don't think these Landrover cars and Mercedes g-wagons have anything over the Jeep Rubicon (stock -vs- stock)!

Ditto. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />