Thoughts on looking too offroad

[1st 75th ranger]

Hi Community - This Bronco is my first real capable offroad vehicle. I've had fun modifying it so far with racks, lights, brush bars, etc. It's starting to look pretty flashy. Now I'm onto looking at storage boxes, hi-lift jacks, and max-trax, fuel cans, etc. Now I have been doing a lot of offroading since I got the Bronco, and I want those things because I've seen a need for it. However, I do want to balance being "that guy" with the hi-lift jack driving around getting groceries (which I will be doing in my Bronco) with having everything I need for offroading conveniently stored so I don't have to worry about it. I don't want to be too flashy, but I am functionaly minded. So, I'm curious to see how people balance this. Do you take everything off your car, store it in the garage, and put it back when you go offroading? Do you just leave it on the car and daily drive it that way? The point of storage boxes would be to store all my off roading gear that is currently taking up space in my cargo area. I wouldn't want to take that on and off all the time right? But the weight and aerodynamics hit on gas mileage could add up for a daily driver. Anyway, thoguhts welcome. Thanks.

i have an off road set up incl boxs safety gear recovery gear 1st aid etc. that slips in and out for storage
also downloaded the ford trail app and bam broncos getting dirt !!!

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[MayhemMike]

The Bad Lands conundrum. In a parking lot, they call me a mall crawler. On the beach while surf fishing they accuse me of overkill. I say….well you can imagine what I say.

 

[Felix808]

Don't worry about how it looks (as long as you use it). Looks won't matter when you're in need of your tools/supplies. I would say trim as much weight as possible when not purposely going to wheel but keep everything you would need in crisis would be wise if away from possible help (power cable, tire care, basic tools... etc.).

Yep, this as long as it is functional for you; but if you are just cake decorating save your money

But style never hurts when it's functional

 

[Oldhippie]

You do you but I don’t haul all that crap around unless I’m going somewhere I might need it…

 

[Aonarch]

You are just killing your fuel economy and making yourself a theft target by not emptying that gear out.

I keep the bare minimum in my Bronco day to day. I do have two soft shackles and a tow strap, but that is it. They barely weigh anything. Oh also the factory tire change kit.

For road trips I’ll bring a bottle jack, breaker bar, 19mm socket, two different adjustable wrenches, air compressor.

For off-road it is that stuff plus deflator, a few extra tools, tie rods, shovel, tree saver, snatch block, axe (Lots of trees here).

That is really it. If I know I’ll be very remote, I’ll bring a gas can.

 

[mpeugeot]

Wow, that seems like a lot of work, but maybe that's the way it's done. I also don't have a lot of storage in my garage. My wife will kill me if I needed to store a set of huge off road tires in there, lol.

Just keep it subtle like these following examples:

Your wife will never notice and it's unlikely anyone else will either. LOL.

Plus, you can use a stack of tires as a nice base for a glass top coffee table in the living room. It will put her on notice that you are a serious off-roader.

 

[popo_patty]

Awesome stuff! A lot of this stuff will differ depending on who you are, what you do and where you go.. I have a couple videos on the subject to get a decent baseline.

I offroad regularly, from fire roads to the Rubicon, almost every week im out somewhere for the last six years. I have an old XJ and my new Bronco. Here are a few links to some of my videos on the subject. I got some newer content coming out soon so I apologize for the quality in some.

Bronco equipment:


Old walkaround video (updated one coming soon)


Camping setup

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