First crawler recomendations...

[Arct1k]

I doubt it - the venom creeper is getting good reviews but hanging on trans a little.

you only like to do things once so i would go moa with a set of berg axles...

[jhautz]

Normally i'd agree but this really feels like something that could get run a few times and then sit in the corner. I'd rather have $250 sitting there than $1000

Just checked out the losi. Looks ok. I might go that route. Although I'm hesitNt to buy anything losi after that mini LST POS I had.

[JERRY2KONE]

Lito just picked up the AX10 for his kid, and he is looking at the Berg as well for himself. You might want to shoot him a PM for some advice.

I second what Linc said.

I picked up an axial kit on ebay around christmas that was all setup with a Novak Rooster esc, integy 55t motor, servo and integy shocks for about $250 and its an absolute blast to drive around the house and the batteries last forever on it with the 55t motor. Spent about 3 hours driving over a course we made out of empty beer bottles and cases....funny how the course kept getting longer and more difficult the longer we were at it.

I got the crawler for the same reasons you are thinking about and am more than happy with it, just picked up some airsoft ammo to fill the tires with the other day. I have heard that the ARTR kit is an even better starting point.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by jhautz

Normally i'd agree but this really feels like something that could get run a few times and then sit in the corner. I'd rather have $250 sitting there than $1000

Just checked out the losi. Looks ok. I might go that route. Although I'm hesitNt to buy anything losi after that mini LST POS I had.

Yeah, the mini lst is a turd... Everything else losi I have owned has been top notch stuff, well designed and I will even overlook the std screws, that is how good the stuff is. I would like to get one of the new losi 10th scale crawlers, if it performs as good as it looks, I may have to break down and buy one! I will wait for the rccrawler guys to get some opinions together though...

[rchippie]

Im new to crawling . I have a axial based crawler . I am also building a berg based crawler right now. From what i have read the berg based crawler are considered the best, because they are (MOA) motor on axel vechile's . They have a very low COG. But the axial crawler is a very very good crawler as well . AS for the losi the only thing i would say is it will be a new & un proven vechile, & we dont know how the durability is . .