Gday lads,
I can see all sides to this but have to agree on the safety front.
Xtrails, whilst not a top tier 4wd, are pretty darned capable. All this does is encourage a false sense of security. That's no excuse for proper understanding, knowledge and preparation.
On a recent trip to Coral Bay a mate and I stopped to dig out a brand new colarado. All the options (but no the recovery gear) bogged up to the armpits 50m onto the sand. First time we went around he was stuck but letting air out (for the first time). We did a 20min lap and on return he'd aired down and was throwing rocks under the fronts.
My mate threw in the maxtraks, which can't quite help someone bogged up to their .......
Some decent digging and muscle to push and 15min later he was off the beach and done for the day.
My long winded message is threefold:
1. It's not the equipment, its the person operating it
2. Smarts and common sense can outdo $$$ and technology in most cases
3. Eyes wide open. Anything else and you're in someone else's hands. I'm pretty sure we've all got the same preference on that one.
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