A question,a thought and a critisim.

[Buliwyf]

I carry about 2 full regular sized tool boxes, but they weigh about 150. Then I do have some common parts and fluids. 2 spare tires. Some recovery gear: Jack, Hilift jack, 3/8" chain, tire chains, shovel, axe.

Just the basics weigh a ton. Not even including my camping gear. I don't know how ya'll do it with the little SUV's and stay within your GVWR. My GVWR is way overkill, and I still have to watch who's trailer I volunteer to pull.

My backup ride is also a mountainbike (Cannondale Jeckyl 1000). My Honda CRF450r is a handy back up vehicle to keep in the bed, but only in free states. In states like NY I'll just get harrased by doughnuts (no plates) even though I'm just trying to find a gas station/phone/parts store/offroad tow truck etc. etc.

 

[CodyY]

Dingy. A requirement

 

[dumprat]

A back up ride is not a bad idea but not always possible.

My point was more directed towards guys bolting on "Cool guy" rock crawler parts that are not replaceable in out of the way places.

Hell one off road forum I am on a bunch of chimps are yapping about going on a "Expo trip" in tube frame buggys with next to no fuel capacity and tons of modified and unreplaceable parts. Almost a bad joke.

 

[Christian P.]

Well I think it goes back to where you will be traveling.

I know that carrying spare is always a good thing - which I was always doing in my Syncro, because parts are hard to come by (or at least need to be shipped)
However when we drove from Cape Town to London with the TroopCarrier, I did not carry any spare. If you needed something, the local "farmer" would most likely have it.

 

[Christian P.]

Here is the worst case scenario - a broken transmission in an Eurovan in Honduras. It took them 10 weeks to get back on the road!!!!

http://seventeenbysix.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/back-on-the-road/

 

[redthies]

My point was more directed towards guys bolting on "Cool guy" rock crawler parts that are not replaceable in out of the way places.


One off road forum I am on a bunch of chimps are yapping

This is one of the main reasons I put the Sky shackle reversal kit in my F350. It uses all the stock suspension bits to give 3" of lift and a way better ride than stock. I do not want to be trying to find a spring from some companies lift kit that is back ordered or no longer being made. Any F250 or 350 from '88 (?) to '96 will have the spring I need at the local junk yard.

I would guess the yapping chimps are on bc4x4?? There is a LOT of banana eaters on that site! It is good for buying or selling parts, but that's where it ends for me.

 

[dumprat]

Crawlin BC actually. Way more attitude and BS than bc4x4.

 

[McZippie]

Well I think it goes back to where you will be traveling.

Yep... That's the main thing. I'd be crazy to take our North American warrentied Rig (Ford E350 towing a JKU) anywhere else.
I've had to many problems in the past with breakdowns, on newer well maintained Rigs, that I now half-expect a problem on cross-country jaunts.