Kim,
Of all the ridiculous posts on this site why did you choose this one as being too much? ( my words not yours, just the impression I got) If you think these guys are being a little to anal over their off roading why not just say " Hey boys suck it up and charge up that hill, or just put on this skirt and drive around it."
I think a gauge is useful for a while. I remember when I was little and just started skiing. Intermediate runs seemed like cliffs to me back then. In reality most expert slopes don't even come close to 45°/100% slope. It does however take a lot of experience to develop an inherent sense of slope. Sitting inside a vehicle I lose most of this peception, and even then it was never to the precision required to determine if it was within the tolerance of the vehicle. I agree that in most situations there are too many things to deal with to be reading a gauge up by the sunroof. So why not use that gauge in more controlled situations to develop a sense of where the H2 can go, and then on the trail you can rely on what feels comfortable.
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