Snorkel Wars

overlander

overlander

Expedition Leader
I have the new donaldson prefilters, but had the old one before that. More often than not, I get asked by a stranger (most often in drive thru's or gas stations), what that "thing" is (pointing to the snorkel) and they always guess that it's a light. Guess it must look like a street gas lamp to the uninformed. With the old clear Donaldson's, I can understand it. But the new donaldson's are not see-through, and I just don't understand their thought process!
 
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Azlugz

Adventurer
another one of the do it my way or you are stupid threads on EXPO.

Just more fuel for the Expo-Snob comment threads on other forums
 
overlander

overlander

Expedition Leader
Azlugz said:
another one of the do it my way or you are stupid threads on EXPO.

Just more fuel for the Expo-Snob comment threads on other forums
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Is this comment meant for me? If so, what exactly offended you? I was simply referring to onlookers not knowing what the snorkel and precleaner was; not insisting that people must have one. I always thought this thread was a humorous debate.
 
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Azlugz

Adventurer
No, Sorry, this was meant for the statements in the begining that they are for Mall-crawlers....that was as far as I read. as I said in the pig thread, just celebrate that we can all build as we want and don't have to have cookie cutter rigs. I personally like a snorkle for the clean air aspect, gets you about the 4' line where most of the heavy dust floats at or below.
 
overlander

overlander

Expedition Leader
Azlugz said:
No, Sorry, this was meant for the statements in the begining that they are for Mall-crawlers....that was as far as I read. as I said in the pig thread, just celebrate that we can all build as we want and don't have to have cookie cutter rigs. I personally like a snorkle for the clean air aspect, gets you about the 4' line where most of the heavy dust floats at or below.
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I actually bought my first snorkel for my first Land Rover (pre 110) in Oz back in 01, before they really became popular over here. Carried it back as checked baggage on Quantas. As you mentioned, snorkels are a required modification in life down under, for the dust and the flooding. I knew I was not in Kansas anymore when I saw taxi's in Sydney and Brisbane, (and I'm talking sedan's and station wagons) that had bull bars and snorkels! Who knew they made a snorkel for a ford taurus?
 
Nesnaitsirhc

Nesnaitsirhc

Observer
I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Live your life according to your standards. No one else has to answer for you or pay your bills. They want to call me a mall crawler, so be it. It's not going on my tombstone and it certainly won't be my legacy.
 
Box Rocket

Box Rocket

Well-known member
Wow. This thread has some serious legs. Nearly 5 years old now.

I just want to see more pics of vehicles making deep crossings.
 
Jarek M

Jarek M

Adventurer
Bow wave this! In the middle I had to wait till the truck sinks a little to regain traction. Week after there was 4in of water in that creak. O I'm on 36"s.
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Or this!!!!!
 
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