frans
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FourByLand said:Take for instance the license plate being held on by what looks like the bungee cord to hold the hi-lift handle in place and a zip tie or the hi-lift jack... when was the last time you think it was serviced? I am not saying he is a bad, bad man I just think that from the looks of his truck that he should show a little "pride of ownership".
I have a thought (or two) to share in this conversation. I also think this conversation is very germane to the idea of 'expedition travel', and safety.
A person just cannot tell from the looks of a vehicle, if that vehicle can, or cannot, carry the person through 'hell' and back. But odds are it can. IF that person is out there in the middle of nowhere with you. (the rigs that cannot make it, usually don't make it that far)
In my experience, it is often the person who lives and works with the vehicle who is able to truly use it in an 'expedition' setting. All too often I have seen that high dollar 'poser' rig stranded and then rescued by the the person with some beat up rig who 'just happens' to have that essential part necessary to get the rig moving again.
May be dirty, may be totally beat (jacked), but all too often that very rig is functional, and keeps on working where others fail.
Who knows? that bungee cord or baling wire holding the license plate just might be the exact part you need to wire up your exhaust or something to get you back to the main road!
Folks are usually ready to help out a fellow who needs it on the trail, and , if you are traveling behind him and bits of his rig fall off, you can return the favor and pick them up! I am sure you would get a warm thanks when you all stop and re-group.
And I bet that if that high-lift jack needs a spot of grease to help it along, that guy prob. has a dab or two of grease right at hand!
-Function over form-
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