STOP Wasting Money on Overlanding Gear You Don't Need!

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  @Automobros · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  Hey everyone!!! We just wanted to thank you guys for the INCREDIBLE discussion we&apos;ve been having down here in the comment section! There are so many great perspectives and thoughtful inputs. It blew up down here so we&apos;re still trying to read everything and respond where we can!<br><br>We also wanted to reiterate that people interact with this hobby in a lot of different ways. We&apos;re not trying to pass judgement on anyone&apos;s purchases, or tell people how they should spend their money. You know better than we do if the trails you are running might require use of a winch. We just want to try to lower the perceived barrier to entry to getting out in the woods and having fun. Marketing is a hell of a drug!

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  @David-r2u6z · 1 year ago

  Overlanding is putting as much off road accessories on as possible, then go down a fire road &nbsp; &nbsp; while being filmed with a drone, with dramatic music playing in the background. Stop for one night, cook a steak with veggies, then on the way home, ask people to like &amp; subscribe.

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  @BrandonPlumb-tm6cm · 1 year ago

  The biggest detriment of my quest to make my jeep cool, is the fact that my wife&apos;s family explored the majority of the desert southwest in a 70s Volkswagen beetle.

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  @scroungasworkshop4663 · 1 year ago

  I’ve been four wheel driving in Australia for the last 40 years and I’ve learnt a few things along the way. Normally the two biggest reason a vehicle gets stuck is the driver. The inexperienced driver: this bloke doesn’t know what he’s doing. He doesn’t know what gear he should be in, he doesn’t know where to keep the engine revs at, he doesn’t know what line to take, he doesn’t know exactly where his wheels are and worst of all he doesn’t know his own limits. They think that keeping forward momentum means pedal to the floor and just try to crash though.<br>The second is the lazy driver: this bloke doesn’t want to get out and walk the line, he doesn’t want to walk the water crossing to check for hidden obstacles or deep holes, he doesn’t want to adjust his tyre pressures to suit the conditions and he certainly doesn’t want to find an alternative, less difficult route. Like the inexperienced driver, he just wants to crash through. It’s amazing how many people underestimate what their vehicles are capable of straight from the factory and a lot of the time it’s the driver that gives up before the vehicle does. If you want a winch, get a hand winch like a Tirfor. It can pull your vehicle in any direction, it’s a lot lighter than an electric winch and there’s a lot less to go wrong. Being a hand winch, it’s a lot more work so it makes you think before you leap. Lastly something to keep in mind, the more recovery gear you have like double diff locks, electric winch, big wheels ect, the deeper in the shit you’re going to be when you do get stuck so it’s going to be even harder to get out. Great video guys. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺

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  @CullodenCowboy · 1 year ago

  It kills me when I see videos of guys sleeping in their $5000 rooftop tent when they have enough room in the back of their truck to sleep. Saw a video recently where a whole group got stormed on and everyone was soaked and freaking out in their rooftop tents while the one guy sleeping in his truck bed kept on snoozing happily.

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  @dat2ra · 1 year ago (edited)

  I&apos;ve been a field geologist for 40 years, mostly in the desert. My current ride is a 3rd gen 4Runner. Shrockworks bumpers, 2&quot; lift, and yes, a winch, which I have used. I carry no gas (water is way more useful). I carry a Hi-Lift jack, long-handle shovel, tow rope, and an &nbsp;Audew self jumper, all of which have been used. The main advice I have is: 1) slow down, &nbsp;2) &nbsp;get out of your vehicle and scout the best route, especially stream crossings, 3) don&apos;t use low range to drive in (you&apos;ll need it if you get stuck), and 4) respect the land by not driving off trail. There is a place for vehicles and a place where it&apos;s better to walk. Know the difference.

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  @vertstang123 · 2 years ago

  I just got back from the Pomona Off Road Expo, they had tons of overlanding gear. It&apos;s like taking your house with you camping, electronic gadgets, refrigerators, battery packs, solar panels etc. What happened to a tent, a Coleman stove, a lantern and an ice chest?

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  @hug00l · 1 year ago

  Just went up a trail near Durango Colorado on a Chevy Trax 2wd, people passed me and were like&quot; look at this guy&quot; at the end of the day I made it to the top and enjoyed the wilderness

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  @ScottyDog80 · 2 years ago

  Overlanding? Nothing more than a marketing term for car camping… &nbsp;It’s cool to build your rigs.. but the past 10 years it’s been nothing more but for looks and LIKES on IG.. &nbsp;I’ve grown to hate the term..

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  @rodchester3 · 1 year ago

  I feel like this is a really good example of how new hobbies work. When you start you first dip your toe into something with entry level gear - then you realize that you really like it and start getting sucked into spending a lot of money on better gear - and finally you realize all the gear in the world doesn&apos;t matter that much and it&apos;s more about your own ability/fun

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  @0ffGr1dX · 7 months ago

  Camping Chairs are a MUST!

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  @Firebert79TA · 1 year ago

  I like anti-overlanding: off-road car camping with nothing mounted on the outside of the vehicle

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