So I'm getting the RC bug again after about 20 years - I owned a Losi XXT electric truck back in the mid-90's and got rid of it many moves ago.

So, I was wondering if people have suggestions for what to look for a basher for me and my almost 8 year old son to start with then I'd get my own later and have him keep this first one.

I've been doing my own research and been looking at electric RTRs that I can drive pretty much anywhere and be able to drive it in snow as I live in Wisconsin, so I've been primarily looking at Traxxas as most of them are weather resist/proof. Specifically at the 1/16 Summit or ERevo as it'd be a way for getting back into it but not have an absolutely huge vehicle - I really like the 1/10(8?) Summit, but am thinking that if I go the 1/16 size for now, I can get a bigger one later. I've also looked at the Slash 4x4 (again 1/16 scale) as another option.

I don't want a speedster so I'm not really looking at brushless unless it'd handle the overall stuff better - I am looking for several hours worth of driving over whatever I come across, but is still controllable by my son. Not really into racing at all - I never really got into racing when I had the XXT as I was in my teens and didn't have tons of money to spend on matching battery sets/etc.

When looking at the Traxxas stuff, most seem to only come with a DC charger that kinda sucks, so what would be a good multiple pack charger to go with it?

It's going to be a few months before I would be getting anything, but I wanted to start doing my research and find out what is out there since things have changed a fair amount since the 90's. If there are things that I should also be looking out for with specific models (parts break easily, gears strip easily) and what are good replacements, I'd appreciate that too.

I'm fairly mechanically minded, having rebuilt/replaced things on the XXT (shocks, brushes on motor, etc), so maintenance isn't a huge thing for me.