Great advice. I (used to) only go offroad with a buddy -mostly because my mechanic skills are shit, but also because most of the guys I used to go with bought ALL the toys and mods so they were OVERJOYED when someone like me got stuck and they had to grab thier wench, mud pads, hijack lift, bailing wire, whatever lol.

Also, one time I saw an honest to god Yank Tank (Cadillac?) in the middle of a trail in Colorado where there is no way in hell it should have been.