Mostly fighting my way through snow in the PNW ATM, encouraged by all the fellow adventurers!
Mostly fighting my way through snow in the PNW ATM, encouraged by all the fellow adventurers!
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The problem is, Rivians are an expensive bit of kit to take offroad. I'm personally pretty debt adverse and prefer to buy cars in cash -and like to live cheap. To that end, I commute by bus, train and bike, so a luxury car is a steep purchase for something I only use three days a week, mostly offroad and on long road trips. That's what has really turned me off Riv. Because of this (and my desire for a really cheap per-mile driving experience) I ended up choosing a Bolt. Which has been worked harder than a lot of Jeeps on the road imo. I am a caver and climber, which mandates a lot of hard "subaru crosstrek" roads. But at the end of the day, I would argue that for my kind of lifestyle with the expeditions I go on, a Rivian is super overkill. Most cavers and climbers alike perfer the crosstreks and outbacks for the reason that they are pretty cheap, fuel effecient, reliable and easy to fix. Besides, the only roads that come close to needing rivian levels of performance, would probably destroy a rivian. So we use side-by-sides or motorcycles for access, I would love to be proven otherwise however, it's a pain to haul motorbikes into the Uintas.
Kudos. But as far as expensive kit goes, I have a lot more money in my TJ than I do in my Rivian. Love seeing the Bolt in the woods BTW... Looks like it has seen more woods than a lot of Rubicons...The problem is, Rivians are an expensive bit of kit to take offroad. I'm personally pretty debt adverse and prefer to buy cars in cash -and like to live cheap. To that end, I commute by bus, train and bike, so a luxury car is a steep purchase for something I only use three days a week, mostly offroad and on long road trips. That's what has really turned me off Riv. Because of this (and my desire for a really cheap per-mile driving experience) I ended up choosing a Bolt. Which has been worked harder than a lot of Jeeps on the road imo. I am a caver and climber, which mandates a lot of hard "subaru crosstrek" roads. But at the end of the day, I would argue that for my kind of lifestyle with the expeditions I go on, a Rivian is super overkill. Most cavers and climbers alike perfer the crosstreks and outbacks for the reason that they are pretty cheap, fuel effecient, reliable and easy to fix. Besides, the only roads that come close to needing rivian levels of performance, would probably destroy a rivian. So we use side-by-sides or motorcycles for access, I would love to be proven otherwise however, it's a pain to haul motorbikes into the Uintas.
My Bolt is at 140,000 miles, perhaps by the time the R3 comes out I'll have the cash to buy one of those. Assuming it can beat the purchase price of a Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness. Which unfortunately will probably be my next vehicle.
I want Rivian to succeed with the adventure crowd, however most of us can't spent 90k on a car when we're spending it on caving and climbing gear
It's a good car. Will probably get another 60k out of it before it's unusuable, my hope is it breaks down after grad school...Kudos. But as far as expensive kit goes, I have a lot more money in my TJ than I do in my Rivian. Love seeing the Bolt in the woods BTW... Looks like it has seen more woods than a lot of Rubicons...
What trails in Utah do you like to do?FWIW Megawatt said my sliders should be shipping any day … first batch for the R1S.
I’m on Colorado trails twice per month, and Utah trails Spring and Fall. 28k miles over 12 months
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...neer-pass-colorado-elevation-12-800-ft.16821/
Mostly fighting my way through snow in the PNW ATM, encouraged by all the fellow adventurers!
Any of y'all come up with a better winch solution than a rear hitch mount?
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White Rim Trail every 2 or 3 years, Hurrah Pass, Chicken Corners, Lockhart Basin / Canyon. I’ve driven every road in the Needles District, including any requiring permits or only open part of the year, but don’t feel like I need to again. I am happy that I did Elephant Hill with my FJ, but I did not enjoy it enough to risk damage to my Rivian. (Would rather revisit it with a mountain bike, or e-bike, if allowed.) Same with Fins N Things, Hell’s Revenge. I’m not interested in “trails” that require a winch. I haven’t explored the Maze area nor the San Rafael Swell area. I’m a hiker, so I use my off road vehicles to get me to trail heads, or to more quickly bypass the boring stretches of land to get to the interesting parts. I enjoy (amateur) landscape photography. I’m headed to The Wave shortly.
