The Bronco, Cherokee, Blazer, Wagoneer and several others were around long before the Exploders.
Hey nothing wrong with a 5 speed 4x4 exploda
at least out here in he desert they seem more beneficial being ttb and all. A bronco would be much more fun though
I could never seem to let the jeep to though.
My vote goes to a suburban. To me they are the ultimate. If you only need 5 seats, yank the 3rd and you can sleep in the back..enough roof area to haul anything...a nice low profile, light weight roof rack is perfect because you can spread a bigger load across without stressing 1 area.
Enough area under neath for air tanks, aux gas tanks or even fresh water. The 2500 ifs version wasnt my top of the list candidate. But honestly I'm digging the 93 we picked up. The 7.3l scoots along great with very minor mods. I used a freaking metal mixing bowl from Walmart and picked up alot of scoot and 2mpg steady if I stay out of it. People spent hundreds for the same thing..called a "power chamber".
The whole area up front is huge for space compared to the xj. We use our burb for longer type stuff, the xj for more tight, dedicated type trails where the burb just won't fit. When I out grow crawling these tight trails I'm sure the xj will go and the burb will get 100% expo status. It's just perfect. I imagine a hot water shower, enough for 800 miles, a decent sized fridge, lights 360* like my xj. 12k winch like my xj..maybe a 15k. The basics but the luxurys won't be forgotten
and still enough roof for my family of 3 and dog to sleep in the back hopefully.