Yes probably!
We've always had a pop up and never had any problems
I wonder how we could define that? Purely 4x4ing out to the beach for fishing, no frills camping in the outback? I have a Suzuki Vitara, an older 4-door one with the V6 and true 4x4 and it's even less useful than a Jeep as a tow vehicle. I wouldn't even put a tow hitch on it personally. It's usefulness to me is that it's light and easy to maneuver, has a good power to weight ratio and handles well onroad which is where it spends most of it's time. I just bought it because there are a lot of dirt roads and trails around here and I wanted the option of doing a little exploring with the confidence of having 4x4 just in case. There is nothing worse than buying a vehicle that doesn't fit the purpose you want it for IMO.
Jeeps and their ilk are great to move a coupla people and a little bit of gear to inaccessible locations. They are light, fairly nimble and relatively inexpensive. There is also a plethora of aftermarket parts to change them up...somewhat.
I did my share of off roading in the Army. Drove everything from jeeps to tanks. "Camped" in Death Valley during summer and Germany during a record cold winter. Camping and off roading hold no allure to me anymore.
I still have to access remote location on a frequent basis. Cell sites on mountains with unmaintained roads....if you want to call them roads.
It takes a 4wd vehicle that will tow 12,000lb+, carry several people and gobs of gear.
Having a Bobcat on a trailer does tend to change the dynamic of negotiating bad roads tho. If a creek is too deep...you just fill it in a bit.
Because I get so much windshield time, I choose to do it in a truck equipped with all the creature comforts. It's up there with many luxury cars.
It gets 20mpg with my normal load-out of 1000lb+ and will sprint to 100mph while passing 2 cars from 60mph. With 500ish HP, it will tow 10,000lb all day long at 75MPH.
All of that comes at a price, but good tools aren't cheap.
....and a jeep would just be a good beer runner.
10,000lb, cross country, no stops, for speed?
Isn't it kinda hard for your vehicle to breathe above treeline?
I live at almost 8000 feet which is well below treeline here. I do have trouble with some small engines because they want to run way to rich.
Jeep people are kinda cultish, it says "Jeep"...but it's a truck.
In their mind, they aren't committing sacrilege by driving "other than".
Jeep Gladiator. My son has one, and he absolutely loves it! He tows his Winnebago all over the US with it (he's a welder)They've got that funky jeep/truck bed thing out. I forget what they are called. I think they are as ugly as homemade sin on Sunday but my son has met a couple of people at the car wash that absolutely love them.
