That’s it...it’s time to play G.O.T.O.S.

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Wtf is “hodad”?

[bodywhomper]

Wtf is “hodad”?

Here you go.

“hoedading.” Where you put a bunch of unrelated outdoor shit on your car, like like your SUP and bikes, when all you’re doing is going up to the ski hill for the day. Has this already been discussed here?

I’m unclear on correct spelling

[muted reborn]

Chumps

I'll teach riggin classes for tgr posters

Fiber is for pussies

Go with steel it's real when it snaps and blows past your head at a 1000 mph you know your alive wakes you up

When I was a kid gett equipment sideways was always fun getting a log truck or a crane w one side three feet up in the air will get your panties brown

The worst was taking a log to the chest that got kinda loose from some shitty rigs knocked me on my ass and took the wind out of me couldn't walk for two days

If your lucky I'll show you my snatch blocks dozens of straps and your moms dildo collection

but you were actually a theater kid who makes up your stories here. only log you ever got to your chest was probably from a friend squatting on ya when you were passed out in college.


anyways, nice van, i'm giving you a lot of shit or some virtual logs to the chest for no good reason, ha. i'm usually the biggest jerry out there myself.

[JohnF]

Heard about a guy who used a winch to escape from some Mormon Bishop and his search and rescue team. Sounded pretty hairy.

[fastfred]

but you were actually a theater kid who makes up your stories here. only log you ever got to your chest was probably from a friend squatting on ya when you were passed out in college.


anyways, nice van, i'm giving you a lot of shit or some virtual logs to the chest for no good reason, ha. i'm usually the biggest jerry out there myself.

I'm just here for a good time no offense ever taken

Now just because I'm into hot carls does that make me a bad person? Everyone has there thing

[basinbeater]

Do i win? I didn't get a shot of the front, but you know damn well he has a burly bumper with a winch. Attachment 454865

[BCMtnHound]

I could perhaps see the usefulness of the rocker armour, but are the steps really necessary on a taco? Even with the roof stuff, given the curve of the body, it’s easier just to open a door and use its sill as a step.

[basinbeater]

Wait, here is the other pic ..

[heckacali]

The rim:rubber ratio is great for slaying national park gift shop parking lots.

[anotherVTskibum]

I’ve never had a winch on any of my own rigs. Several work trucks had them, especially in the clay flats of the central and NE interior of BC. Usually used as a last resort, or trying to pull another truck out. Way dangerous tool for the amateur overlander. And yes, anchors can be a problem - always carry a snatch block (for both a change of direction or rigging a 2-1 system), and always carry the tools to rig a deadman if a suitable anchor doesn’t exist. But mostly, if you are travelling where you need this shit, travel in packs.

Last time I used my winch was in the wilds of my neighbor's driveway, which is almost flat and probably less than a quarter mile long. We got hit with a significant amount of heavy, wet snow and the plow guys were swamped; I got out of my driveway without much drama and thought I could help them out and pull their Subaru to the road.

I ended up with three different winch pulls because I couldn't get the truck pointed back to the right direction otherwise. Best part was that the neighbors were impressed with what I could pull off using the winch, while I was thinking that better decision making to begin with would have avoided using it at all.

[Cruiser]

Yup, last time I used my winch it was to get out of my driveway

[Skistack]

Wait, here is the other pic ..

A sixer of IPA away from exceeding max payload.


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A sixer of IPA away from exceeding max payload.

That was my thought: any payload left for people?

[climberevan]

That was my thought: any payload left for people?

Taco owners who are that douchey don't have friends, so he's all good!

[byates1]

7th winter full time in my van in the books. Needed exactly no gotos to somehow survive.

The shit ppl put on thirr

[byates1]

Thier tactical grocery kid movers amazes me. To be fair, if you were into jeeping I can see..

No front tow point on my transit infuriates me. I think I see a solution rigging a tow strap through the bumper around the front chassis point.

Those all metal bumpers are 4 grand plus. F that

[anotherVTskibum]

Thier tactical grocery kid movers amazes me. To be fair, if you were into jeeping I can see..

No front tow point on my transit infuriates me. I think I see a solution rigging a tow strap through the bumper around the front chassis point.

Those all metal bumpers are 4 grand plus. F that

I don't know if it would hold up to a serious pull, but my employer leases a fleet of transits each winter and I've found that I can stuff a strap through the lower A-arm fairly readily. It's not as nice as an accessible tow point that you don't have to get dirty for, but I've pulled at least a few out of sloped parking spaces that way.

With aftermarket bumpers, you also need to make sure that they attach to more than the factory points. Factory mount points generally allow for a crumple zone that means they don't hold up to direction of travel pulling very well.

[byates1]

^ yeah looking more closely seems the front cradle/frame could do a solid pull if needed. Have to keep the pull low and straight to not jank up my radiator bits etc..

[bodywhomper]

I’ve watched tow truck drivers pull/drag cars and trucks onto their flatbed trucks or out the f ditches using the factory front or rear tie-down points (using their cable winch). I’ve always read those tie down points are not designed for that sort of use, but it seems that it’s usually the only points they have to work with.

[riser4]

Why don't all vehicles come with solid tow points? Should be the law.

[simple]

Why don't all vehicles come with solid tow points? Should be the law.

You want more government intervention in vehicle design? You want standardized design for all vehicles?

Every stuck is an opportunity to figure out to unstuck. In your world do you call a Help me I'm a clueless moron hotline?

No offense if you aren't a clueless moron. But if you are....get out of my lane.

[muted reborn]

good lord, just require a solid tow point on all cars - it's not big government coming down on you and taking your freedumb away

[riser4]

You want more government intervention in vehicle design? You want standardized design for all vehicles?

Every stuck is an opportunity to figure out to unstuck. In your world do you call a Help me I'm a clueless moron hotline?

No offense if you aren't a clueless moron. But if you are....get out of my lane.

Standardized design is a great idea. Step in the right direction.

[simple]

I swear folks have no idea to RTFM when it comes to their vehicles.

Instead it is call AAA. I blame the boomers for this nonsense.

This coming from an engineer who worked with another engineer to pull a car out using the tow hitch ball once...with a nearly disastrous conclusion

Make mistakes but learn from them.

[riser4]

I swear folks have no idea to RTFM when it comes to their vehicles.

Instead it is call AAA. I blame the boomers for this nonsense.

This coming from an engineer who worked with another engineer to pull a car out using the tow hitch ball once...with a nearly disastrous conclusion

Make mistakes but learn from them.

I used to do a lot of unstucking. And solid tow points would really freaking help.