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EPOCH6
Location: Fraser Valley, BC Gender: Male Total Likes: 347 likes
| | | Re: Odd Question (I think) < Reply # 5 on 10/5/2016 9:34 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I use a beat up old Chevy pickup, which has an interesting mixture of pros and cons while exploring. It's not ideal for off-roading because pickups have a long wheel-base and are easy to high-center (which has happened to me twice while exploring), but having a full length truck bed allows you bring enough firewood and camping gear with you to last multiple nights if you're travelling to distant sites or taking more than 1 day to explore an area. It's certainly not inconspicuous or stealthy, it's loud, very recognizable, and large. But at the same time most of my exploration is rural and a truck like this blends in very well as a farm or work truck, rednecks love old trucks and I get far more smiles rolling into remote communities in this truck than I would in a 2015 Ford Fiesta. Old trucks also happen to be the easiest vehicles to work on and have enough room to carry all of your tools and fluids with you in the box, this is added peace of mind for long distance exploration in areas with no cellular coverage. And being an old beater, I'm never worried about scratching or denting it on overgrown forest service roads, I bent my frame after plunging into an unexpected deactivation trench on the way to an abandoned mine out here several months ago, drove away like nothing had ever happened. All of that being said, they are absolutely a poor choice for exploring urban areas as they stick out, they require more room for parking, and they're loud and draw attention. I can certainly see how an electric scooter or bicycle would be the best choice for exploring urban centers. And as for an ideal vehicle for rural/remote exploration, pickups aren't bad, but the best choice would be a small 4x4 with a tight wheel base and enough storage for at least a couple of nights worth of camping gear and dry wood. If I was made of money I'd use an old Suzuki Samurai or an old Land Cruiser. I'm actually buying an old ATV off of a friend later this week to replace my truck as my primary means for navigating forest service roads and trails. Ideally it will prolong the life of my truck and save me a ton on gas.
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| Knight Rider
Location: Earth: Undisclosed Location Gender: Male Total Likes: 1 like
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| | | Re: Odd Question (I think) < Reply # 7 on 10/6/2016 1:59 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | All the answers definitely make sense. For myself, it'd probably be a 2002 Ford Explorer, which does have 4x4 if needed. It's old-ish, but not to old & slowly losing paint in some spots. Only downside might be, is that it's gold in colour, but the upside for me anyways, is that I'd have room for gear in the back & for a few other friends if needed Note: Just because I've replied, doesn't mean this thread should die. I'm interested to hear some more thoughts & opinions on this, even if you're not in B.C./ Alberta. I think this could make for a good discussion. ~ KN1IGHT/ Knight Rider
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| EPOCH6
Location: Fraser Valley, BC Gender: Male Total Likes: 347 likes
| | | Re: Odd Question (I think) < Reply # 9 on 10/11/2016 4:07 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by thegerm I have a 1997 Toyota 4runner thats stock blends in very soccer momish quite easily for urban areas except for a giant dent on the drivers door. Its quite capable off road, whiz's up quad trails with ease.
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I've been entertaining the idea of switching to an 80s Toyota 4x4 after my current truck dies, they're very capable, simple, and efficient vehicles. There's usually at least 2 or 3 nice ones available in my neck of the woods in the $2000 - $3000 price range. Over the weekend I started fixing up this old '82 Honda Big Red to use as my main mountain machine. After a few hours of tinkering it was ready to hit the trails, only a few minor things left to fix. One of my favorite types of exploration is searching for remote hunter/trapper cabins in the mountains, there are so many out here in BC, and my truck is nowhere near capable enough to climb the majority of the trails that lead to them. Took it for a quick test drive around Kane Valley near Merritt Sunday afternoon and I was quite impressed with its performance, surprised really, I was expecting it to be much more difficult to balance. A lot can be said for the utility of a dirt bike or ATV in urban exploration if you're primarily based in the country. It may be expensive to initially acquire it, but once you have it, it grants access to so many new areas.
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| Matteo
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Gender: Male Total Likes: 6 likes
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| | | Re: Odd Question (I think) < Reply # 15 on 9/9/2017 7:51 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Whatever blends in to the locale. In Alberta, a pickup is never out of place. If you have a lambroghini with 1200w of subwoofers..... Youll blend in to nothing but a lambo dealership. There are always tradeoffs to consider, especially if multiple vehicles are available. Capacity, access(factoring vehicle size, clearance, offroad ability, etc), stealth, passenger capacity, equipment capacity. It is usually best to select the vehicle that fits the criteria, and if it doesn't all work (say, not enough seats in 4x4s if you will have to go offroad) consider is walking enough to close the gap? If not consider changing the sites being visited on the trip to a fit workable vehicle arrangement. My lambroghini ok boyz lets hit that abandoned factory in the poorest part of town, I got lil Waynes greatest hits queued up and this mother bitch can make a toonie float! I'm getting a 3 foot tall spoiler next week!
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