It's been at least 10 years since the editor of Four Wheeler Magazine has actually owned a 4x4. That all changed last week when I was hired.

 In fact, I currently own several 4x4s and have performed nearly all the work on them myself. My first car was a 4x4 too. Come to think of it, I've never even owned a regular car. All of the vehicles I've owned have been trucks and 4x4s. Well except for that short 3-month-period when I experimented with a VW Baja bug. But the truth is my intention was to abuse it off-road, which I did regularly until I sold it to buy my second Toyota 4x4.

Anyway, I've worked on several off-road magazines since 1998 and I have some changes in mind for Four Wheeler. Ultimately Ken Brubaker, Sean Holman, and I want to make Four Wheeler a magazine that we would want to read, and more importantly, a magazine that you'll want to read too. To me, it takes real dedication to make an amazing off-road magazine. Now I'm not so bold as to say I can do that better than the past captains of this ship, but I'll do my best to steer into some more interesting waters.

If you have your own idea of what Four Wheeler should be, drop me a line on the Four Wheeler forums, at john.cappa@fourwheeler.com, or hit me up on facebook HERE.