Offroading: From Heaven to Hell and Back

 

In 1977 an event occured that changed the face of auto insurance in the United States. The events documented in these slides show why US auto insurance companies (and Allstate Insurance in particular) no longer offer towing coverage for 4x4 vehicles as part of normal coverage. With the advent of the SUV and its subsequent popularity, one can only wonder what the average SUV owner thinks when the agent informs them that towing coverage is not included in the cost of their insurance package.

Prologue

All of the following material is true. However, several names have been omitted to protect the guilty.
Author does not currently condone the activities that took place in this historical account, but hey, that's life. Off roading is a dangerous sport and requires the utmost of attention and focus. Drinking while offroading is definately not encouraged.

Offroading is:

Yes folks, its interesting to see what a healthy dose of machismo coupled with testosterone poisoning can do to a person's life.

The Great Blazer Debacle

  • Four Wheeling in Arizona: Introduction to Off-roading Ralph Bell style [Go]
  • My First Truck [Go]
  • Day 1: Agua Caliente Adventures: Events Preceeding the Rollover [Go]
  • Day 1: Brushing Wings with the Angel of Death - the roll [Go]
  • Day 2: Panic and Preparations [Go]
  • Day 3 [Go]
  • Day 4: Sunday - Still Waiting [Go]
  • Day 5: Wrecking the Wrecker [Go]
  • Day 6: Land Crusin' [Go]
  • Day 7: Don't Bring a Boy to Do A Man's Job [Go]
  • Day 8: This Really Steams Me [Go]
  • Day 9: Leap Frog [Go]
  • The Anticlimax: Epilogue to Carelessness [Go]

    • Backyard Antics

    Even close to home one can have adventures as the following description proves. [Go]

     

     

     

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