Just an idle thought while having a coffee.
When I first started 4x4ing and caravan towing in the 70s the main topic of conversation was whether you might break something major on the trip when there was still over a thousand km of gravel up the West coast, like a windscreen, or an axle or a gearbox or such. You also had to decide how many tubes you would carry for the 7.50 x 16 cross ply tyres or could you fit a 44gal drum of fuel in the back and how many gallons of oil and water should I carry? 40c heat, no a/c, too hot to have the window up, wind too hot to have it down. No wondering what gear to tow in with a landy with a holden 6….whatever gear kept you going forward.
What made me think about the “old days” was some of the questions that get asked today. Should I tow in 4th 5th or 6th? What do I do if I am in limp mode with code p9106? Should I fit AT, MT, HT with P or LT? and what size should I fit 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20s? Is it possible to get wifi and TV reception at Ayres Rock. Is it worth paying the extra $15000 dollars for the premium sound system, self parking and a light that tells you someone is along side you?
Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with these or any other questions I was just wondering when it all changed so much?
By the way does anyone know the best portable 30KVA gen set I can take camping to run my split system A/C, two group coffee machine, 7kg washing machine and my LG two door fridge?? You know, just the basics
Tom
When I first started 4x4ing and caravan towing in the 70s the main topic of conversation was whether you might break something major on the trip when there was still over a thousand km of gravel up the West coast, like a windscreen, or an axle or a gearbox or such. You also had to decide how many tubes you would carry for the 7.50 x 16 cross ply tyres or could you fit a 44gal drum of fuel in the back and how many gallons of oil and water should I carry? 40c heat, no a/c, too hot to have the window up, wind too hot to have it down. No wondering what gear to tow in with a landy with a holden 6….whatever gear kept you going forward.
What made me think about the “old days” was some of the questions that get asked today. Should I tow in 4th 5th or 6th? What do I do if I am in limp mode with code p9106? Should I fit AT, MT, HT with P or LT? and what size should I fit 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20s? Is it possible to get wifi and TV reception at Ayres Rock. Is it worth paying the extra $15000 dollars for the premium sound system, self parking and a light that tells you someone is along side you?
Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with these or any other questions I was just wondering when it all changed so much?
By the way does anyone know the best portable 30KVA gen set I can take camping to run my split system A/C, two group coffee machine, 7kg washing machine and my LG two door fridge?? You know, just the basics
Tom
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