See, that's the thing. In 45 years of CO 4-wheeling and hunting I've never had a problem with comfort, traction, or had a flat. Until it's a problem, I don't know what I'm missing, I guess.
But I'll give it a shot the next time I'm up there. The problem is.......some of the places I hunt can be 20-50 miles away from camp on paved 65mph roads. Don't think I want to be aired down when I jump on one of those roads.I air down to 25psi when I leave the pavement for the first time on a hunt and don't air back up til I'm back on the blacktop heading home after my hunt. I've driven thousands of miles on blacktop moving between hunting areas at 25psi and haven't had a problem with either my Ram 2500's or 1500. Airing my 32" tires back up to 55psi takes me 15-20 min with a $100 12v compressor I bought on Amazon. Bigger tires will obviously take longer to air up.See, that's the thing. In 45 years of CO 4-wheeling and hunting I've never had a problem with comfort, traction, or had a flat. Until it's a problem, I don't know what I'm missing, I guess.
I went on a buddy's elk hunt last year. We were there 10 days with his Jeep Cherokee and my old Toyota. We drove both everywhere because his dad was with him and he doesn't have a rear seat. He aired down when we got there, and then seemed to take 45min to an hour to air back up before we left. It didn't seem to make any difference for anywhere we went.
If it was just me I would keep my SxS. I would install fender flares to keep more mud out, half doors, and a heater. One hunt it was -10 in the morning. It was about 10 miles of two track to the end where we started hiking. It was rough for the wife. 0* going 30 mph with an open cab freezes her. I’m at the point in my life I can afford to spend a little more on some things. But I’m also tight. Which is why I’m thinking a used pickup I can get 100k miles out of vs a SxS I can get 30k miles out of. And on a lot of the more ‘fun’ hunts it’s 3 of us.
Honestly Baja is more what I’m looking for I believe. I want to cruise @45 mph across washboard roads in a truck as comfortably as I can in a SxS. I don’t care about rock crawling or anything like that. I want to get from A to B to C etc comfortably at a decent speed.
I guess I didn’t feel the longevity is there vs a Toyota. Also I didn’t think any Raptors would be close to what I want to spend with low enough miles.
For sure. Raptors are wide. I meant there was zero difference in scratching them up if they cost the same.
I called the insurance guy and he said with collision it’s 25 bucks a month so I got it. I also live in a town with 2 stop lights and during ice fishing season there are as many sxs any given morning going out as there are vehicles. We drive 20 some miles north or south any given day to access the lake at different places on the high way.
I've got no problem scratching up a truck but there's lots of places here in Colorado where a Raptor physically won't fit
Full coverage $198 bucks a year. With the ropes on a SxS probably better than a plastic truck or car.
And I think the mental mindset is the biggest thing with a truck. If you are willing to treat it like a sxs and scratch the shit out of it, a tacoma or 4 runner will take you anywhere you want to go.
Where are we hunting at? It’s a lot better when you dgaf about the body, paint, or armor
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People ride motorcycles.
I think the point is that we willfully engage in dangerous activities. Everyone has their own risk tolerance.
Talking about how safe it is driving on a sxs on the road
I don't know, man. The people that drive RzRs in the woods don't seem to be too worried about collisions.
would get a laugh.
