Today, I saw yet another pimped out Humvee on the road. And yet again I went :rolleyes:
Then it occurred to me. I’ve seen Minivans off road. Saturns, Volkswagons, both old and new style. Pickups galor. The ocassional station wagon and land yatch. Pretty much any style vehicle one could think of. Hell, I even once saw a “Smart” car doing 4WD stuff.
But never in my life have I seen a civilian “Humvee” actually off of pavement, much less doing anything remotely 4WD ish.
What have you seen or not?
The only time I saw one off road was the time I pulled an H3 out of a roadside ditch with my Jeep Wrangler.
I suspect that pretty much everybody in the military has seen a Humvee off-road at one time or another. Now, a Hummer, on the other hand. . . .
Okay, its late and my brain is weak.
I mean the civilian pimped out Miami CSI versions, not the ones Seal Team Six uses.
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I have, but it’s very rare, ironically because they’re so expensive that the owners don’t want to damage them. The H1s, by far the most capable, are also the least likely ones to go off-road simply because six digits is a lot of money.
Just a nit-pick, but personally I would never be in a position to verify whether Hummer H1’s ever go off-road because I’m never in the places where HI’s do their 4X4 thing.
A friend has an H1 and belongs to a Hummer club. He’s often off road in his.
As mentioned earlier, military personnel often see it. I used to drive one when I was in. They’re a lot of fun and of course, quite capable. Some of the most fun I had was in the winter fields at Ft. McCoy, WI. The snow was pretty deep and we were blasting through the snow on tank trails. It was during our “training” to get the “Arctic Qualified” stamp on our drivers’ licenses.
An acquaintance had one at the same time I had a Suzuki Samurai. His had a smoother ride on washboard roads. Mine was able to go off road better because it did not high center where his high centered due to its much longer wheelbase, and mine fit down narrow trails that were to narrow for the Hummer. I now drive a Jeep Wrangler and prefer it to both the Hummer and the Samurai.
And yes, Hummers are conspicuous for their seldom being found off road.
Yes, and I’ve driven a military Humvee off road personally, when I was in the Navy Reserves. 
Other than that, Hummers make me go :rolleyes: too.
I never saw one off road. Up until late last year, I lived in the DC area all my life but I spent a fair amount of time wandering the wilderness, parks and assorted beaches.
But all of those places were protected sanctuaries. Motor vehicles aren’t permitted on the beach, strictly a no-no in established parks, and the wooded areas I ventured into were always densely packed with trees. Most municipalities erect guardrails alongside of the roads - especially ones that might be ATV-worthy. I would no more expect to see an ATV plowing its way through a state park than in the ladies petite section at J.C. Penney’s.
In short, I rarely, if ever, saw any off-road venue that a Humvee would be appropriate for.
As an avid hunter, I actually do go offroad a little. Not hardcore like the Jeeps in the 4X4 magazines, but I suspect I actually travel further in my explorations. To answer the OP; No. Never seen a Humvee (civilian or otherwise) out in the boonies.
Funny anecdote. The missus and I spent hours 4-wheeling and climbing trails to get to a really isolated spot in the CO. mountains this summer. We’d been exploring and climbing over stuff all day, and expended some effort to reach a pristine lake. I was proud of our 4WD truck’s performance in getting us there, until I pulled up to the water’s edge. Parked next to the shoreline was… a Honda minivan.
I still can’t figure out how he got there. I’m convinced it involved a large helicopter. 
Saw a video of an H2 or H3 attempting some rock-crawling. Didn’t last long before they broke a tie rod.
In my younger hiking days my friends and I used to be silly enough to be specialists at this. Our weapons of choice were a 1972 Holden (GM) Torana and my very own 1971 Datsun 510(known as a Datsun 1600 in Australia). I remember once getting my Datsun to the trailhead of a hike in to Mt Barney which involves grinding up a very steep, rutted, washed out dirt road (marked “4WD only”). It took a lot of time, effort and clutch, not to mention times when the three passengers had to get out and lift or sit on various corners of the car to get enough wheels on the ground to get traction. We got to the top and parked and started to get ready to set out on our hike. A few minutes later a group of offroad vehicles (clearly a 4WD’ing club of some kind) turned up bristling with claw tyres, jacked up suspension, winches etc.
They all tried bravely to smile when they saw us but they were clearly rather deflated.
I should add that if it had rained while we had been up there the road down would have turned to slippery mud and we would have been severely f*cked. But then as I said, we were young and silly back then…
