Maverick
old-school
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This is kind of backcountry tech...several of you have Rav4's that see some backcountry and snow travel use.
My parents just bought a 2010 Rav4 from Turbominivan (thanks again Dempsey!) for all around stuff plus going to our family cabin. I think that it is a great vehicle, and I was really pushing for one for my wife (she liked the Outback more). They looked at a few different suv's and crossovers. This one made the cut since it has a "Brett button" (center diff lock button that ensures the rear wheels actually get some power). Over the past few years, we have seen a few crossovers that have worthless awd systems and can't get up the final hill to the cabin.
I checked it out today when they came over, and peeked underneath, since if it does get stuck, I'll likely be the one pulling it out. And/or, I'd like to have the proper items purchased and stashed in one of the rear cubby holes so my parents will be prepared.
There is a place on the back to hook a strap (via D-ring), but I couldn't find a good location up front. There are a couple of "bolt access holes" in the undercarriage that the right sized hook could be looped through.
Interweb searches didn't yield much...
What have you folks used?
My parents just bought a 2010 Rav4 from Turbominivan (thanks again Dempsey!) for all around stuff plus going to our family cabin. I think that it is a great vehicle, and I was really pushing for one for my wife (she liked the Outback more). They looked at a few different suv's and crossovers. This one made the cut since it has a "Brett button" (center diff lock button that ensures the rear wheels actually get some power). Over the past few years, we have seen a few crossovers that have worthless awd systems and can't get up the final hill to the cabin.
I checked it out today when they came over, and peeked underneath, since if it does get stuck, I'll likely be the one pulling it out. And/or, I'd like to have the proper items purchased and stashed in one of the rear cubby holes so my parents will be prepared.
There is a place on the back to hook a strap (via D-ring), but I couldn't find a good location up front. There are a couple of "bolt access holes" in the undercarriage that the right sized hook could be looped through.
Interweb searches didn't yield much...
What have you folks used?
