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ericantonio
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Wow! Sounds like a positive ending though.
badattitude
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I saw that too, wondered if itd show up here today. Not a limited, limited have chrome handles and fancy bumper cover. SR5. Possible 2wd
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sn_85
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Well it wouldn't be the first time this year 5th gen 4R owners made themselves look bad. Check out a few stories on IG and you'd know. Built up 5th gen got himself stuck in a Nevada dry lake bed which turned into mud slop. Was stuck for a few days before local 4x4'ers rescued him after the story spread on IG and FB. This was after locals and Public Land signs warned him not to go into this area. Another 5th gen got himself stuck up to the frame in mud just yesterday somewhere in the NE. It looked stock at best and had no recovery gear or traction boards. Rescue efforts seem to be underway. Oh and then there was the 5th gen that flopped over on Black Bear Pass the first day it opened this past summer. Honestly it's a bad look for 5th gen owners. Almost like everyone drank the overland cool-aid and now you have a bunch of unprepared newbs getting themselves stuck since they wanted to copy XO. Know your limits, don't go alone, if you do go alone have a Sat phone and recovery gear, and stay out of mud.
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HanginInUtah
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Great advice and wisdom.
But everytime I begin to start getting that 'what the hell were you thinking' shift in my brain, I realize the ones doing it have (probably) never researched any of this, (probably) never visited this or any other forums around the off road/camping/outside/overlanding world, and have an 'it won't happen to me' opinion. Or better, they don't even know what it is that won't happen to them.
Not that we should stop spreading the word. Just seems like a daunting task to reach the ones that haven't got a clue that they need to know more than they do.
scanny
Senior Member
It's very easy stuck in the snow, 4x4 and ATRAC won't help much if tires don't have any traction. Even if that lady driver with dementia used 4lo with ATRAC she probably would just try to go further and stuck deeper.
The better offroad capabilities your vehicle has the longer you'll have to walk back for help : )
The better offroad capabilities your vehicle has the longer you'll have to walk back for help : )
Teamoatmealpie
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PK930
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I won't say it happened here. I wasn't there and I don't know the whole story.
But I agree. With people doing things for Likes and shit, some people are getting in over their heads. They see all the Instagrammers and YouTubers get out there so they go out too, never ever having done anything like it. They just buy all the Gucci-gear is being pimped by whomever and then head to wherever Gaia tells them too. They do no research on the terrain, prior or even current conditions, they don't know how to use their gear (if its ever even been used) and then find themselves in a pickle. People who, three months ago, were driving 4-door sedans around the city. When off-roading, or should I say "overlanding" its real easy to get in over your heads.
Now that's not to say don't go out there. Go. Explore. Have fun. Enjoy mother nature. Tread Lightly! Leave no trace. Maybe take a pic or two. But know your limits. Do your research of where you're going and have alternate plans. Buy what YOU need, not what someone is selling you. Learn to use your gear before you even leave your driveway -- all the Gucci-gear means squat if you can't use it. Never be afraid to ask questions, never be afraid to take bypasses, never be afraid to turn back. If anyone else gives you hell for any of that, then ****'em. We were all there once, we will all be there again.
/Rant.
jrandom
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Not to keep escalating the off-topic but ^this for sure.
Go watch a few side x side adverts and how they promote ripping through the wilds :twitch::mmph::doh:
Inv4drZm
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The average SXS driver doesn't know the difference between a race track and a trail.
t0y0ta4R
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Ugh, and this person has a drivers license? :nono:
jrandom
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Oh boy have you got that right!
[MENTION=489682]t0y0ta4R[/MENTION] a person with dementia could care less if they have a driver's license. They are running on full-blown autopilot. You have obviously never been around a person suffering from it. All I can say is check their pockets... constantly. My wife cares for a 72-year old, prior to hiding all of the keys in the house, she would go out for walks without anyone knowing she left, drive around the block/neighborhood/city for hours, put their dog in her neighbor's car and leave him there, it is a terrible and scary affliction. Thank god she was/is a nice person, angry folks with dementia steer clear.
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