UCP and rock rails. Can't stress this enough. Then recovery gear and spares. Everything else is aesthetic bullish!t for the most part. As long as you have the previous stuff you can wheel with peace of mind, and enjoy your rig while you order all the rest of the crap and bolt it on. I went mostly backwards, and regret it, especially when I got stuck and pretty much jack sh!t other than the aid of a kind and generous rancher who pulled me out. Was a close shave and a generous helping of humble pie. Learn from my mistakes!
and yes, that's me in the last pic by the driver tire laying in the mud scooping it out of my A arms and from under my skid plate to break suction because the mud was so thick it wouldn't come off the shovel. Had to dig by hand for about 12hrs in the middle if BFE. Zoom in close, my face says it all LOL! Funny now, not so much at the time!