[TopsyCrett]

Another note, I totally agree with Underscore's decision. What if you have to abandon your truck overnight? Do you really want to leave your $20-60k Tacoma on a trail?

You can only prepare so much... and I know many of you who only go wheeling on a Sunday. What if you have work in the morning? My friend cracked his oil pan doing a water crossing at Sylvester (before he did any defense mods). I towed his QX4 to the trail head and we left it there overnight. Do we have a lot of spare parts on us? Yes. Did we have a damn oil pan? Nope. He had work the next morning so I drove him home. Didn't worry about his QX4 til we were both off on Monday evening and had the parts from Lordco by noon that day. He paid $2k for his QX.

I think Jeeps are also good alternatives to more expensive trucks. Some, like underscores 2nd gen Grand Cherokee, have yet to be hit with the over-hype tax... and they make great off roading rigs.

I test drove a 1st Gen ZJ Grand Cherokee... I loved it. It had 160,000 KM and the seller was asking $2,500. Dual Solid axles, Jeep pedigree.... and you can leave it on the trail overnight and not stress !