LOL, yeah I know I live in San Diego (will be moving to dallas in a year), and there is no IMMEDIATE need for a snorkel, but then again you could say in a good amount of situations there is really no need for lockers or anything else, I like being really prepared without driving a monster truck down the road.
I already had a hardcore rock crawling rig and as fun as it was, I found that I had MORE fun just going on trails and exploring the unbeaten path.. and with a snorkel, I view it the same way I do my gun, id rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it, haha.
Plus the wife does really love camping and I've spent about six months total just doing research on making my XJ the ultimate exploring/camping vehicle and feel like I've got it about 90% planned.. it just sucks because I honestly cant do any of the work myself (lack of experiance/knowledge) so labor is half my cost. =(