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Originally Posted by Canonman
Looked like "Captain Overkill's" command vehicle to me.
We see this type of "Overlander" camp rig often in the areas we travel.
Strangely though, my '07 Ram seems to get me to the same places  |
We were in Vernal, UT a couple years ago, resting up and restocking for a week in Dinosaur National Monument. While there, we decided to take in a few of their "local scenic attractions. One was a natural arch that was about 5 or 6 miles north of Vernal. We drove there in our SuperDuty and found that there was a "pretty big gulley wash" to navigate to get to the parking lot. It wasn't particularly difficult, just put the truck in 4WD and drove down one side across the bottom and up the other side. We passed one of those "world traveler rigs" parked on the road side of that gulley and didn't think much about it. While we were getting ready for the hike from the parking lot to the arch, we met an older couple who were returning from the arch. They were complaining about the gulley. Come to find out, that "go anywhere and stay forever" vehicle on the other side was theirs. They didn't want to risk damaging their rig in the gulley, so they walked rather than drove to the parking lot.....
Sort of reminds me of a 1975 Chevy Blazer 4x4 I bought to replace my old Dodge pickup. DW wanted the Cheyenne package, leather seats and all the pretty stuff like 2 tone paint, etc.... Wound up, the first time I went elk hunting in my new "go anywhere Blazer" the first narrow "jeep trail" with evergreens encroaching the road, I parked and walked in... My "mindset" was that with such a new, expensive vehicle, I didn't want to risk scratching the paint.... More or less, that taught me a lesson on "purposeful buying"... If you don't want to risk using it for what you bought it for, you might be paying too much for the purpose you want the vehicle.....
So, $400K for a "go anywhere truck" with a "don't scratch it driver" is pretty much the same a driving a Mustang GT through the desert.... YMMV
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