Chris,

Don't let them rag you too much. A few years ago, I was at a 4X4 photo shoot in GA and heard Jack Bickers speak. What he said actually surprised me seeing how he is considered a 4X4 legend and all. He said most 4X4 owners become lazy in their driving skills and rely on their 4X4 more than they should. He did say that rock crawling was out and 4+ trails were out for 4X2's, but if you did the same mod's on a 4X2 as a 4X4, a skilled driver could take most 3+ and alot of 4 trails. Of course everyone laughed. When said he knew he could, no one laughed at that. That is the reason I bought a 4X2 Xterra. You do have to try harder and put more work into it, but in the end, it does pay off. From the way the 4X4 owner's talk around here, you would think they never get stuck. Just so happens I have unstuck several 4X4's myself while wheelin in my 4X2. Did they care then? No, they just wanted to get back to wheelin'. Which is what this is supposed to be about anyway is having fun and all. See ya on the trails.