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 === Camels are awful===
+Perhaps the best example of this is the Camel Trophy Defenders - absolute icons of off-roading, the vehicle many people still think of when they think of a Land Rover or 4x4 or indeed when they think about overlanding...
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-With apologies to Humphrey as this was the first photo of a camel I found in my collection...
+//With apologies to Humphrey as this was the first photo of a camel I found in my collection...//
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+They very obviously have a ton of equipment - snorkel, roll cage, roof rack, winch, bull-bar, spotlights, and a load of other gear that is all there for a reason and all undoubtedly does a job.
+But here's the thing - **they are not very good.**
+They are good at doing what they were designed to do, but that is not what most people actually want even in an overlander.
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+Rant in progress - come back soon.\\
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