A tread lightly off road system that would let us explore places off the beaten path:
Wrangler 4xe hybrid Jeep
This crazy thing gets almost 50mpg! It also has good towing capacity and legendary off road ability. We had one as a rental last year and they are versatile, overengineered and astonishing off road.
$58k
Only take a couple of minutes to pop up, has cool things like integral LED lighting and folds into a solid roof mounted case that keeps it safe and aerodynamic on the move.
It only weighs 176lbs (so as much as a passenger), but makes you entirely capable of pulling up and stopping in a pretty spot and making it home. In COVID world being able to stop in an empty bit of nature is the key to being to travel anywhere at all.
In something as versatile as the Wrangler there are few places you couldn't get to before making it home for the night.
$2500USD ($3125CAD)
CRF250F Honda Off Road Specialist
Super light at 120kg (265lbs) the CRF250F is a light weight dirtbike that is so light that we could hang two off the back bumper and still come in under the
dual carrier weight limit.
Two CRF250Fs weigh in at 530lbs fully fueled. With no fuel in them they'd be a full hundred pounds under the
600lb weight limit on the Black Widow Aluminum Double Motorcycle Carrier, which means we'd just be a Jeep without a trailer.
$330USD ($415CAD)
But now I'm thinking the Wrangler doesn't have the tongue weight requirements to handle two bikes.
The Jeep Gladiator could do it, but it doesn't come with the 4xe option (
yet!). A top of the line Gladiator comes in just under sixty-grand. While it doesn't offer 4xe yet, it would mean no trailer towing. I wonder if a Gladiator would be more efficient than a Wrangler 4xe towing a trailer. With bikes in the bed this'd do it without the extras.
$59,908
If I have to trailer then this'd be the one to go with. It folds up and stands up to take up less space when not in use, comes with all the holders you need and is a well built thing that would work as a bike hauler. With this I'm back to the Wrangler 4xe to move the bikes around when needed.
$3,099.00USD $3900CAD
Where am I at with a super fuel-efficient off road and bike logistics system?
Wrangler 4xe $58,000
Trailer $3900
CRF250F x2 $11300
Roof Tent $3125
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$76,325
... which is about the price of a mid-sized BMW SUV (X5) Seems like a lot of bang for the buck when you look at it that way. Uses way less gasoline too.
