yup i still carry it around with me and use it:
I use the hi lift at least once a wheeling trip, either to do a trail repair, we dont have a winch, or we are too lazy to get the vehicle with a winch, or simply cannot get in a good position to winch. Saying that a winch is in my budget, and i will probibly still carry the hi lift with me, since this is the only jack my jeep has. Oh im also deathly afraid of the thing, i was cracked in the jaw by the handle one day when jacking up the jeep. I wasent paying attention and let of the handle to see if the tires were off the ground, and CRACK hit me right in the chin. Mouth swelled up and i was bleeding pretty good, but i kept all my teeth and didnt break anything. Just goes to show you the instant you stop fearing the hi lift it will bite ya.