Now THAT'S "overlanding" eh mate? That guy on the far right is the boss and he's explaining to them that they don't need winches, and that those vintage Rotopax are spensive so don't get them shot up 
Overlanding is: "Vehicle Dependent Travel". Nothing else. We will not further define "overlanding".
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Full time "overlander" or homeless?
Not much difference aside from price of gear.
Maybe we should invite them to the community too they'd probably have more to contribute.
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Not much difference aside from price of gear.
Maybe we should invite them to the community too they'd probably have more to contribute.
Off-road, off-grid: the modern nomads wandering America's back country
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whew...what a day on here
everyone should sleep good tonight!
everyone should sleep good tonight!
Same, but instead of "purple dinosaur nightmares" it's puppy potty training for me.
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Oh good gravy... just opened up a box of back issue hobby magazines and look at the pic on the cover of one of them.
I have no issues with a question like this and the responses to the question were all excellent. The answers added context.
The last thing I want to see is a bunch of lawyers.... or english teachers policing the questions.
obviously you had unrealistic expectations
use of the responses you see should guide future discussions
and quit coming in hoping to make a point.
now hopefully we can move on
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see this is excellent for guys who have been around trucks and camping and overlanding for years.....
But if yer a newguy without a clue......
"I have a truck, what type of tires should I buy"
this ^^^^ is an excellent question, just ask for more info.... I'll bet the OP who is honestly seeking sincere advice will gladly provide it.
and if you think he is a simpleton not worthy of yer time..... well move along.
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I think some here are missing the point of the post... it's not that anyone is trying to redefine "overlanding," it's that the term isn't really a valid descriptor for what people do in the context of answering gear questions.
Overlanding is about as descriptive as 'woodworking' as a hobby. Asking if a winch is necessary or which winch is best is like asking the same questions about a circular saw. You can have the F-word on the high end and a Harbor Freight on the bottom with the elitists sticking to real woodworkers only use hand tools. It's all about how you want to work and what you're trying to do and as has been made clear, when you lump lifted Jeeps in with a Toyota Prius, the only way to answer "do I need xx to overland" is it depends.
All OP is asking (and I've echoed this elsewhere) is that people (1) are more specific regarding their use case, and (2) both moderators and members enforce this principle to ensure the same questions that pop up in here every other week don't devolve into the usual "I don't need this so you don't either" vs "I go harder and need it so you should have it too".
Overlanding is about as descriptive as 'woodworking' as a hobby. Asking if a winch is necessary or which winch is best is like asking the same questions about a circular saw. You can have the F-word on the high end and a Harbor Freight on the bottom with the elitists sticking to real woodworkers only use hand tools. It's all about how you want to work and what you're trying to do and as has been made clear, when you lump lifted Jeeps in with a Toyota Prius, the only way to answer "do I need xx to overland" is it depends.
All OP is asking (and I've echoed this elsewhere) is that people (1) are more specific regarding their use case, and (2) both moderators and members enforce this principle to ensure the same questions that pop up in here every other week don't devolve into the usual "I don't need this so you don't either" vs "I go harder and need it so you should have it too".
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I think the vagueness in questions comes literally from a lack of understanding, the what tires should I use is a perfect example. Guys who have been around vehicles, and working on them for years know you need to provide what vehicle, how will it be used, is it dry or wet, sand or rock etc. But you have to learn before you know to ask the right questions, I tend to be patient until the person turns out to be a dolt, I assume they do not know and answer as best I can.
@Correus I get the whole you own a Land Rover you must have money thing, people look at my D2 and assume it is worth a ton.
@Correus I get the whole you own a Land Rover you must have money thing, people look at my D2 and assume it is worth a ton.
They are just quietly marking their territory, or trying to keep the rust under control, you can never tell....
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I think this is exactly the kind if elitist attitude that so many complain about now.
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No its called knowing where you belong, know your roll, stay in your lane, etc.
By your logic everything I have to talk about will apply to a Subaru outback which is wrong the only thing my truck has in common with a subie is we would both have a turbocharger and a 12v battery everything else is different.
Never said that soft roaders have no place here but I do believe we need segregation from each other. And I think that ob thinks the same since they had to add full sized truck section and 2wd section.
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