The BAD Influence
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I attended the winter Jeep outing in southern Utah over the weekend. My observation of Jeeps carrying spare tires was this: On the mild to moderate trails almost all Jeeps had spares. On the more extreme trails the vast majority didn't.
On the extreme trails, I observed several guys dumping gear (tools, spare parts, coolers...etc) out of the rear of their Jeep prior to attempting an obstacle.
It seemed that weight in the rear of their Jeep was critical. I was a guest and not driving my Jeep and given the fact that they all seemed more knowledgeable and experienced than I, I didn't ask any questions. (Side note, not sure if this is related, but I'm going to estimate that 90-95% of the Jeeps were rolling on Teraflex parts. Does Teraflex preach against too much weight in the rear because their parts are sub par?)
So again, does going without a spare, and dumping gear, really make so much of a difference, that it's worth it?
On the extreme trails, I observed several guys dumping gear (tools, spare parts, coolers...etc) out of the rear of their Jeep prior to attempting an obstacle.
It seemed that weight in the rear of their Jeep was critical. I was a guest and not driving my Jeep and given the fact that they all seemed more knowledgeable and experienced than I, I didn't ask any questions. (Side note, not sure if this is related, but I'm going to estimate that 90-95% of the Jeeps were rolling on Teraflex parts. Does Teraflex preach against too much weight in the rear because their parts are sub par?)
So again, does going without a spare, and dumping gear, really make so much of a difference, that it's worth it?
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