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Inclinometers. Do they work and do you trust them?

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muddyjames:
I am looking at buying a cheapo £10-£15 inclinometer for the disco as my main fear with off roading is rolling sideways and having an inclinometer would ease my head a bit and not panick so much I hope.

Does anyone have any views (silly question) on getting one ie make or if they are reliable and can one trust one on a side slope?

muddyweb:
Pointless bit of kit in my opinion.

1) You shouldn't be looking at a guage... you should be looking at where you are going

2) Every vehicle has a different tilt angle, and unless you know what yours is...  the guage is meaningless

3) You need to feel the vehicle...   if you need a guage to tell you if you are about to roll it, then you've already gone too far.

way2deep:
they could lead you into a false sense of security,normally i go for the bum twitch method.it's far more reliable... :D  :D and as i found when mine rolled no inclinometer would have gave me enough warning anyway.

way2deep:
but to answer your questoin ...yes they work .yes you can trust them.rely on them NO NO NO

gords:
As a newcomer (don't know about muddyjames) which I still feel like, I think they can serve as a useful reminder/warning. Like Tim says though, considering the different makeup of everyone's cars (new/old suspension, lifts, etc) they can only ever be a guide!

I don't have one myself - sometimes I think it would be nice to have one. Although I suspect I almost certainly bottle out way before the car's limits :oops:

Maybe having one would make me push it even more ...  :-k  ... nope, I definitely don't want one :wink:  :lol:

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