Crawling and Trail walking are taking off

[Buzzsaw]

My guess the huge growth in these activities is because, the average person can get a truck/crawler and play the RC game without a ton of talent. I could never race and bashing gets too expensive with repairs.
Crawling/trail walking can be dont anywhere close to home. and its FUN.

 

[Ritz413]

My guess the huge growth in these activities is because, the average person can get a truck/crawler and play the RC game without a ton of talent. I could never race and bashing gets too expensive with repairs.
Crawling/trail walking can be dont anywhere close to home. and its FUN.

I know for me it's a matter of fun and ease of access. With racing it means going to the track, and at a time that it's able to be used for practice. There are also the extra costs of gas to get there,track fees to practice, and not to mention the 1-200 $$ you spend on a transponder to track lap times etc.
Crawling I can do in the living room with smaller stuff, in the yard, in the woods, and I can bring the dog more easily. So it's a win for both of us.

 

[Buzzsaw]

I know for me it's a matter of fun and ease of access. With racing it means going to the track, and at a time that it's able to be used for practice. There are also the extra costs of gas to get there,track fees to practice, and not to mention the 1-200 $$ you spend on a transponder to track lap times etc.
Crawling I can do in the living room with smaller stuff, in the yard, in the woods, and I can bring the dog more easily. So it's a win for both of us.

YES !!! walk the dog and trail at the same time

 

[jjbigfly]

Keep guessing. Think you are close.....

 

[desmobob]

Easy access is the biggest part of it for me. I have a couple of fun rally cars, a desert race truck and a monster truck and am always frustrated by the lack of places to run them.

I can walk out the back door with my trail runners/crawlers and have a nice outing in the woods. A bonus is that it's extremely unlikely that anything will break or be damaged.

 

[jjbigfly]

Pursuing most pastimes, especially when starting, require one to concentrate. Not to worry, it's painless . Focusing on something you anticipate will be enjoyable will cause your operating system to (ie: brain) produce endorphins. This causes pleasure and/or enjoyment. Breaking this down further.....Your crawler is going to cause you to forget about the mortgage, the dog, your job whatever. All this stuff will be waiting for you when you head home. Your brain gets focused on the crawling and it is really taking a break. A rest. Most any pastime will cause this....and it is like a fresh lipo in your crawler, charges you up for the trails ahead.....
Yes, there are other factors, but this is the basic role of a pastime/hobby. Talent or skills that you develop will be satisfying, but have no real bearing on the enjoyment factor. Some compete, trail, build, buy or whatever. But we all crawl on the same planet. Playing with toys as a child brought pleasure but somewhere along the line we got convinced that a successful life required that we should be focusing on getting well established in life and try to ignore things that we really need to get there. Eating better, exercising for body health are crucial, but, the brain is the lipo that our lives depend on. It's ok to rest and recharge now and then. It is PART of being healthy.
Crawling frees the mind. Curiously, you may be watching someone making a difficult crawl while in reality they are watching the same thing you are. You might say the person with the transmitter isn't really there.......
Jackson Browne sang " I was flying like a bird so high above me...and when I looked down...I was standing on the ground.."

Or not....

 

[Doom!]

For me crawling/trailing is relaxing yet still enough challenge to be fun. While I enjoy my bashers, there is more stress involved in finding a location that I can cut loose, without worrying about other people, pets, or property damage if something goes wrong. Not even going to go into the expense and frequency of broken parts of bashers vs. crawlers.

Mini crawlers also have the ability of playing indoors and travel compatible.

 

[Buzzsaw]

Pursuing most pastimes, especially when starting, require one to concentrate. Not to worry, it's painless . Focusing on something you anticipate will be enjoyable will cause your operating system to (ie: brain) produce endorphins. This causes pleasure and/or enjoyment. Breaking this down further.....Your crawler is going to cause you to forget about the mortgage, the dog, your job whatever. All this stuff will be waiting for you when you head home. Your brain gets focused on the crawling and it is really taking a break. A rest. Most any pastime will cause this....and it is like a fresh lipo in your crawler, charges you up for the trails ahead.....
Yes, there are other factors, but this is the basic role of a pastime/hobby. Talent or skills that you develop will be satisfying, but have no real bearing on the enjoyment factor. Some compete, trail, build, buy or whatever. But we all crawl on the same planet. Playing with toys as a child brought pleasure but somewhere along the line we got convinced that a successful life required that we should be focusing on getting well established in life and try to ignore things that we really need to get there. Eating better, exercising for body health are crucial, but, the brain is the lipo that our lives depend on. It's ok to rest and recharge now and then. It is PART of being healthy.
Crawling frees the mind. Curiously, you may be watching someone making a difficult crawl while in reality they are watching the same thing you are. You might say the person with the transmitter isn't really there.......
Jackson Browne sang " I was flying like a bird so high above me...and when I looked down...I was standing on the ground.."

Or not....

Thats some heavy poop man. Well thought out and articulated. Make me want to head to the hobby shop for another. I'm 74 years young and your post hits it on the head! Thanks for posting

 

[Lucifur10]

I know for me it's a matter of fun and ease of access. With racing it means going to the track, and at a time that it's able to be used for practice. There are also the extra costs of gas to get there,track fees to practice, and not to mention the 1-200 $$ you spend on a transponder to track lap times etc.
Crawling I can do in the living room with smaller stuff, in the yard, in the woods, and I can bring the dog more easily. So it's a win for both of us.

Dogs are natural born crawlers.

 

[jjbigfly]

Thats some heavy poop man. Well thought out and articulated. Make me want to head to the hobby shop for another. I'm 74 years young and your post hits it on the head! Thanks for posting

HAHAHA.....I am at the end of 79......

 

[Tunedfrog]

I have to crawl to the bathroom on occasion.

 

[Xraycer]

I have to crawl to the bathroom on occasion.

Those are usually the nights when you've had the best time out!

 

[RudyF6]

Those are usually the nights when you've had the best time out!

Or worst!

 

[Tunedfrog]

More frequent for me and I don't drink.