Truth be told, most of us really do little more than hop into our squeaky clean wrangles and drive too and from work. An occasional secretive trip to a 'nature park' is as close as we come to roughing it in the wilderness. But the knowledge that we could do all those things is what is special. JP Magazine is intended to be a reality substitute for all of use who Jeep, even the rarer breed that really does go off-asphalt.

Even the technical articles seem permeated with dust, and the editorial staff's hobby of collecting photographs of women holding the magazine logo let's us know that here there be macho. The articles are usually quite pertinent (a recent issue focused on tires and wheels) and they are more than willing to confront the dubious. The tone is chatty, but how-to discussion are careful and complete. I think they sometimes overdo the Jeep mystique, but underneath the jostling and leering is a good, readable trade journal.

If you are a Jeepophile this is required reading. In addition to the technical articals, you can expect studies of custom Jeeps and off-road venues. You can even leave issues in strategic locations in order to impress your friends.