I don't think this requires a new thread? It's Saturday night, am bored, sat home with nothing to do and my colitis (I'll let Google answer more questions for ya'll) is really flared up badly.... meaning I'm enjoying lovely cramping and much more internally <sob>
Anyway, checking out some first drive videos of the new Gen6 4Runner Trailhunter and TRD Pro and stumbled across this:
it kinda shows a *stereotypical* depiction of "Overlanding Types".
I agree with the points being made in the video though at first I thought it was just being antagonistic before I got to about half way where things started making sense and in fact it wasn't an attack on "Overlanding" at all....
Case in Point - Get what you need and don't go nuts!! Kinda like the JDM genre, many people splash money at things to "look cool" rather then actually need them.... I think even TFLoffroad mentions this in their "Switzerland Trail" video from Colorado: most "soft roaders" like Toyota Rav4's can handle plenty without doing anything crazy to them. Even cross-overs can and I think Subaru was mentioned.
Even I was able to go "Overlanding" mildly in a 4-door sedan with stiffened and slightly lowered sports suspension..... I like the "Pogo Stick" analogy from TFL as that's kinda how it felt going over a rocky track straddling the center as I don't have the ground clearance but any old dedicated 4x4 was more then enough up there....
