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Military design is fascinating: because they have such a huge number of testers, small details like the expansion indents and the dual-purpose handles evolve.

Military design is fascinating: because they have such a huge number of testers, small details like the expansion indents and the dual-purpose handles evolve. Today I see these lashed to the sides of Suburban Assault Vehicles all over town, typically paired with a Roof Tent, an axe, a shovel, and an engine snorkel (and a pristine paint job).

WalterBright 5y ago
You can always tell a never-off off-road vehicle by not a spec of dirt on the brightly painted differential.
- tshaddox 5y ago
  On the other hand, people might just occasionally clean their vehicles.
  - WalterBright 5y ago
    Including the differential? Very rare.
    - throwaway0a5e 5y ago
      Your original comment was just facially wrong to begin with. A diff cover is gonna get nice and dirty with just normal road use. Vehicle undersides should get washed fairly regularly anywhere there's road salt. People tend to wash off mud too because it traps moisture and causes corrosion (slower than salt though).
      - WalterBright 5y ago
        > should Yah, who does that? 1 in a thousand? And if you drive through a car wash, nary a squirt is directed at the underside. The real offroaders have filthy vehicles. Besides, pressure washing the underside is a risky thing to do: 1. it drives off the grease and oil, which protect it from rusting 2. the pressure can dislodge wires and other things 3. it can force water into cavities and gaps where it can cause trouble 4. it can erode gaskets 5. the bottom of the car has drain holes, pressure washing will force dirty water up into the cab
        krallja 5y ago
        You’re going to shitty car washes if they can’t clean your undercarriage. Undercarriage wash is the first $2 upgrade you can pick at the big one near me.
  - bluGill 5y ago
    Unless you repaint it that will just show all the scratches. It is hard to spend time off road without scratching paint.
    - creato 5y ago
      If you mean literally driving off any road through bushes or something, maybe. But the vehicle described above just sounds like an average camping setup (aside from the snorkel) that doesn't need to get scratched up to get used. Although I think rooftop tents are pointless.
- adolph 5y ago
  Who hasn't spraypainted fake-carc right over that gas-dust that collects in the handles?

WalterBright 5y ago

You can always tell a never-off off-road vehicle by not a spec of dirt on the brightly painted differential.

tshaddox 5y ago
On the other hand, people might just occasionally clean their vehicles.
- WalterBright 5y ago
  Including the differential? Very rare.
  - throwaway0a5e 5y ago
    Your original comment was just facially wrong to begin with. A diff cover is gonna get nice and dirty with just normal road use. Vehicle undersides should get washed fairly regularly anywhere there's road salt. People tend to wash off mud too because it traps moisture and causes corrosion (slower than salt though).
    - WalterBright 5y ago
      > should Yah, who does that? 1 in a thousand? And if you drive through a car wash, nary a squirt is directed at the underside. The real offroaders have filthy vehicles. Besides, pressure washing the underside is a risky thing to do: 1. it drives off the grease and oil, which protect it from rusting 2. the pressure can dislodge wires and other things 3. it can force water into cavities and gaps where it can cause trouble 4. it can erode gaskets 5. the bottom of the car has drain holes, pressure washing will force dirty water up into the cab
      - krallja 5y ago
        You’re going to shitty car washes if they can’t clean your undercarriage. Undercarriage wash is the first $2 upgrade you can pick at the big one near me.
- bluGill 5y ago
  Unless you repaint it that will just show all the scratches. It is hard to spend time off road without scratching paint.
  - creato 5y ago
    If you mean literally driving off any road through bushes or something, maybe. But the vehicle described above just sounds like an average camping setup (aside from the snorkel) that doesn't need to get scratched up to get used. Although I think rooftop tents are pointless.
adolph 5y ago
Who hasn't spraypainted fake-carc right over that gas-dust that collects in the handles?