Sorry if I didn't search well enough, but haven't run across this here yet.
I've heard some new higher-end trucks have fording sonar built in now, and wonder if anyone here has tried a more DIY approach, either using an off the shelf sonar (modified or otherwise) or some other means of testing the water's depth ahead of the vehicle. Maybe even mechanical...
I was just watching footage of some of the folks helping with the rescue effort in Houston a while back, some jacked up trucks were really shining there... and the thought occurred that if a roadway had been washed out under all that water, even one of those impressive machines could be put into some dire straits. (and no chicks for free....)
When traveling in less well mapped areas, seems like it might be a nice tool to have handy.
I've heard some new higher-end trucks have fording sonar built in now, and wonder if anyone here has tried a more DIY approach, either using an off the shelf sonar (modified or otherwise) or some other means of testing the water's depth ahead of the vehicle. Maybe even mechanical...
I was just watching footage of some of the folks helping with the rescue effort in Houston a while back, some jacked up trucks were really shining there... and the thought occurred that if a roadway had been washed out under all that water, even one of those impressive machines could be put into some dire straits. (and no chicks for free....)
When traveling in less well mapped areas, seems like it might be a nice tool to have handy.