Ok. Im more of a lurker but i would like like the advice of the wonderful people on this forum. So heres my problem(if you wanna call it that...) and i know i might get the typical "Use the search feature" put please bear with me.
I have a 91 suburban. Picked it up really cheap. I can give more info if desired but i feel its irrelevant right now. But im considering selling it to get a smaller rig. After looking around, i feel like an explorer would be great cuz i wouldnt have to worry about being too big, too heavy, or too tall(burb had a 6" lift when bought). So id like to know peoples opinions either way. To be honest, one of the reasons im considering getting rid of the burb was when i wanted to change its tires, i realized that NONE of my jacks or jackstands or anything were strong enough to even lift the tires any height... and im a full time college student thats working odd jobs all the time so i maybe get a couple hundred dollars a month from work and im not sure about saving 2-3 months worth of work just to get a jack and jack stands. But but id really like to hear y'alls opinion cuz the more i think about this, im just hurting my brain xD
Oh and i guess its important to say the purpose of the rig is for road trips(on and off road) and just exploring around the states(already started saving for after graduation). After graduation, ill be traveling the states(alaska to florida) and will need to be able to sleep out the vehicle in walmart parking lot etc whenever necessary. But of course a tent will be on hand.
I guess as a generalized question overall, it would have to be....
Would a full size rig such as a suburban prevent me from seeing much off the wonderous north american continent? Or would a mid size rig such as an explorer allow me to go to ALOT more back roads and paths?
I have a 91 suburban. Picked it up really cheap. I can give more info if desired but i feel its irrelevant right now. But im considering selling it to get a smaller rig. After looking around, i feel like an explorer would be great cuz i wouldnt have to worry about being too big, too heavy, or too tall(burb had a 6" lift when bought). So id like to know peoples opinions either way. To be honest, one of the reasons im considering getting rid of the burb was when i wanted to change its tires, i realized that NONE of my jacks or jackstands or anything were strong enough to even lift the tires any height... and im a full time college student thats working odd jobs all the time so i maybe get a couple hundred dollars a month from work and im not sure about saving 2-3 months worth of work just to get a jack and jack stands. But but id really like to hear y'alls opinion cuz the more i think about this, im just hurting my brain xD
Oh and i guess its important to say the purpose of the rig is for road trips(on and off road) and just exploring around the states(already started saving for after graduation). After graduation, ill be traveling the states(alaska to florida) and will need to be able to sleep out the vehicle in walmart parking lot etc whenever necessary. But of course a tent will be on hand.
I guess as a generalized question overall, it would have to be....
Would a full size rig such as a suburban prevent me from seeing much off the wonderous north american continent? Or would a mid size rig such as an explorer allow me to go to ALOT more back roads and paths?