What is the best piece of advice you can give a new overlander?

[Ouroverlandtrips]

So regarding your husband doing most the driving I get it , My wife sits shot gun majority of the time , But things happen ,What if your out on the mountain and your husband gets hurt ? You need to be able to get him out of there and get him help . I make sure my wife gets behind the wheel and is comfortable doing everything I can do behind that wheel . She also knows all the equipment from tent set up , switches for lights and air & were currently working on her learning the rigging for the wench .

 

[North American Sojourner]

Go ahead and cut one open.

If it has an actual 10 plies it's an ancient carcass. It likely only has 2.

It's just slang. Like the morons that call an F250, a 3/4 ton truck still. My F250 has almost a 2 ton cargo capacity. (3650#).

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The massive hole in my At2's revealed less than 10 plies. Poor tires for overlanding. GY Duratracs were another.

E rated Cooper Stt's only have 3. And those plies are twice as thick as a Firestone At2.

Why all the hate Clark? I stand by my comment.
Zim

 

[MidOH]

Youre fired. Lol.


It's slang. BS that we haven't used since bias ply tires. We have weight ratings. E and 3650# for example.

Nobody puts 10 plies in anything. There is no such thing. Last semitruck tire I replaced had 1 ply. One single continuous ply.

 

[Jonathon]

The number one thing I have learned is gear is nice but not needed. Some times just getting out is the hardest part.