A spammer from the Phillipines you say. Well I had to go back and look at the post again, and it may be that I misunderstood his question. I don't speak Philippine.
After thinking about it a bit, it occurred to me what my response maybe should have been. To whit:
I can state categorically that the top five outdoor gears when going out on a weekend adventure are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th gear. These are the gears that I spend most of the time with, and are comfortable and familiar with. I would say that 80% of the time I use 5th gear as the roads are 80% paved to where I like to go. But the MOST important gear is 4WD Lo.
Why do you ask, with your best Philippine accent?
Because this is the gear I am usually using when the adventure starts. When the axles are sunk into the mud and or sand, when the vehicle is tilted .05 degrees less than the tip over angle, when the tree I am going over is 3" taller than the highest point on the undercarriage, this is were the road trip ends. This is where the adventure begins, usually some minutes after switching over to my "most important wilderness gear", 4WD Lo.
Depending on the weather, time of year and fuel tank level, the adventure can be survival in nature, a vehicle rescue adventure, occasionally an adventure in futility. But always an adventure! This "most important wilderness gear" is responsible for teaching me many lessons in the outdoor environment. How to beg and plead for help from people in the area with winch capabilities, how to insert as many dead trees as possible under my vehicle in an effort to lever it back up out of the mud, how to play cat's cradle with ropes and pulleys using the vehicle as a partner, how best to prepare and eat humble pie. You get the picture.
This "most important wilderness gear" has also brought me into contact with other people who favor this gear and are learning from it as I have. Some of the best people I have met favor this gear and many a conversation it has started. It has provided conversation starters such as the laws of physics, luck, center of balance, reasons to carry a handyman jack, the qualities that define a good shovel, the importance of carrying water.
What is your favorite gear in the Philippines?
"Don't practice to you get it right, practice till you never get it wrong." - Anonymous Talkatus 260 B.C.
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