Car for fishing, hunting and recreation

The driving and operational characteristics of a car are fully revealed in extreme conditions. In the city or on well-maintained autobahns, these conditions are almost ideal, so you can buy any small car to drive to work or to relatives in another city.

But what if you are an avid lover of fishing and hunting and often climb into such a wilderness where the road surface does not smell, what kind of car should you buy in this case?

The answer will be one - you need an all-terrain vehicle. SUVs are an analogue of an all-terrain vehicle in everyday life. But not every SUV will be able to drive off-road, besides, many models resemble an SUV only with their body, but in fact they are crossovers and SUVs that will fit only for light off-road, and then you have to go on foot.

So, what requirements should a real jeep for hunting and fishing meet?

First of all, this is four-wheel drive.

Four-wheel drive can be different:

Part-Time - four-wheel drive turns on only temporarily on difficult sections of the road;
Full-Time - all-wheel drive is connected at will, it can be used for a long time;
On Demand is an automated system, when an additional drive is connected automatically when driving on a wet track or on ice.

There are many variations on this topic, each of these categories has its own subspecies, but it is obvious that a system with a center differential (used to equalize the moment of movement between the axles) can provide good cross-country performance.

Models with Part-Time:

Kia Sports;
Opel Frontera;
UAZ-Patriot;
Nissan Patrol, Pathfinder, Terrano, Xterra;
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport;
Jeep Wrangler, Liberty, Cherokee;
Toyota Land-Cruiser.

Car for fishing, hunting and recreation

You can still bring many other models, but as you can see, they are by no means cheap, moreover, with increased fuel consumption, but thanks to the plug-in drive they can drive along difficult routes.

On Demand:

BMW X3, X5;
Ford Explorer, Escape, Expedition;
Honda CR-V, Element;
Infiniti FX-35, QX-4.

Car for fishing, hunting and recreation

The advantage of this type of automatically connected all-wheel drive is that the on-board computer itself decides to turn it on, based on the conditions, respectively, the car's resources and fuel are spent sparingly. Such cars feel especially confident on snow-covered routes.

Full Time:

LADA Niva;
Toyota Prado and Land Cruiser;
Suzuki Gran Vitara II;
Land Rover Discovery;
Mitsubishi Pajero, Montero;
Range Rover;
Mercedes G-class.

Car for fishing, hunting and recreation

Many models can be optionally equipped with all-wheel drive, a transfer case with a reduction gear. Therefore, you need to carefully read the technical specifications.

A very important characteristic reliability

Agree, if a breakdown occurs on the road, you will have to make a lot of efforts to deliver the car to the nearest service. For help, you will have to call not an ordinary tow truck, but a tractor. In addition, there is no certainty that mobile communications will be available in such a wilderness.

If we take our domestic NIVA, Chevy-NIVA, UAZ-Patriot, then unfortunately it should be noted that such trips leave their mark, after each trip you have to literally fiddle with the car: replace leaking shock absorbers, disassemble hubs and change bearings. In this case, many foreign-made models show superiority over domestic ones. But there is one plus - even a beginner will be able to deal with UAZ or Niva.

Roominess

Going fishing or hunting, we plan to spend more than one day in nature, maybe even go with a company, everyone takes with them tackle, guns, cartridges, tents, provisions. All this needs to be placed somewhere, you need a roomy car that can withstand a lot of weight.

For large companies, the domestic UAZ-452 van may well be suitable. Many people will fit in the UAZ-469. Do not forget about such a legendary off-road vehicle as "Volyn" - LUAZ 969. For fishing, this can be a very good choice:

permanent four-wheel drive;
no frills interior, but if you remove the rear seats, then 3-4 people will fit easily;
simple design, many interchangeable parts from other cars;
low cost.

Car for fishing, hunting and recreation