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.

Eventually the "disease" becomes so established that nothing else matters. If you have reached this stage, Jp Magazine is for you. Each issue is packed with Jeeps that have been "breathed on", jacked-up, rolled-down hills, and generally put into some of the most outrageous predicaments you can imagine. And some you can't!

This magazine should be ordered with caution though - it might give you ideas, and before you know it, your Jeep might show up on the pages! It's funny how someone can start out thinking "I just want some bigger tires and maybe a trail top." and before they know it, they've built a Monster Truck...

Jp is for those who have "big Jeeps" and for those who only wish they did. You know you want it!