When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
The most compelling argument I've heard is to enable it before a deep water/mud crossing to eliminate the possibility of the computer dropping height at an inopportune moment. Anyway, not really advocating for it, just another tool in the toolbox.