What is the most useles piece of 4wd eqipment you have purchased?

Submitted: Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 at 16:59
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Hi all,
This has been bugging me for a while. I have all sorts of recommended stuff for travelling off-road, but are we wasting money sometimes?

My previous car, and my current one, both came equipped with winches, but never used so far. I guess I purchased them, as they would have added to the price of the car at purchase time, but I didn't go out of my way to get one. Yes I have standard recovery gear (used on a few occasions for others benefit), and general stuff like compressor etc.

The biggest waste of money so far has been my Hema Navigator 6. My wife and I recently completed The Darling River Run, much like the one listed here on treks with a few side trips. The Hema was so innacurate that it was a total joke. I was only using street nav, as I was plotting by major centres, but time and again it would try to send me different ways to the signposts, and take me 10 or 15 klm out of the direction I was after. The 'best' had to be when it said I was at my destination (Wentworth) while I was sitting next to a signpost saying W 30! Yes I have contacted Hema support, and was told to update my machine. Fine, but how often do I do trips like that? Would I trust it in the 4wd side? No bloody way! ( by the way my Hema 4wd atlas got me home).

Have you got a gripe or 'what cheeses me off' story? This one really pains me, as it was bought for our first 'outback trip, and failed miserably!

Very disappointed, Hema!

Dave


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