Originally Posted by
cumquat
i'm going to make a ridiculous suggestion, the losi desert buggy XL. it's a 5th scale 4wd buggy with a 2 stroke gas engine. it's runtime is near-endless, just pour more gas in the tank, whereas an electric would need battery swaps. it should have no issue carrying 5 pounds.
3 problems with a 1/5 scale gas powered rc....
cost...$1000 is not cheap
Noise, one of the issues he is looking to get rid of
Fumes, another issue that the ATV has.
and a electric rock crawler with a pair of 2s lipos can do at least 3 hours.
also, reverse might come in handy