Best time to swap soft top to hard top?

[Zaythedad]

I know it’s preference and location but when do y’all swap back to hard top from soft?

 

[Anybodyhome]

A few decades ago I had a YJ which I drove with a bikini top on between Easter and Labor Day. Then I roll with the full soft top. But I also had the glass slider door uppers, so it was almost as good.

 

[Largehit71]

Thought about getting a hard top but nah. Winters aren’t all that bad here and Bestop did a test on heat loss between hard and soft tops in a Minnesota winter. They came up with a 3 degree difference I think.

 

[Chris]

Never... when you live in Arizona like I do, you don't need no stinkin' hard top

 

[Zaythedad]

Honestly on my last two tjs all i ran was soft top.
But going to a JK I had a hard top and purchased a soft because I missed it to much.
but I wanna run hard in winter. So I’m trying to figure out when I wanna switch it.

 

[Frank C]

I typically switch in November, before it gets too cold my hands hurt when switching. I try to go as long as possible but before the first snow.

 

[TROY66/68]

Never! My wife of 30yrs is not going to help me anymore. And all the stinkin' badges will not help.