To accessorise or not

am always intrigued by the array of camping and off-road accessories that people fit to their four-wheel drives. Are they necessary or can they actually inhibit your vehicle’s ability? What are the essential items? First up, winches. Are they worth the expense and the added weight they bring? When I drove to Uluru a couple of years ago, I was in the only vehicle not fitted with one. We covered several thousand kilometres on unpaved tracks, but did anyone need one? Not once. I am not dismissing the virtues – certainly if