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Diesel ZR2 Bison vs Gladiator Rubicon This is a cool vid putting them head to head. Which would you choose based on your needs? (I would still take the Z71 that I paid $32k for but I am a cheap bastard. Lol)

Here is a vid on which trucks are most often sold within one year of purchase. Keep in mind... the lower on the list the better. Interesting.... Out of the current midsized pickups the one that placed best was the Ridgeline. Followed up by the Colorado in second place. Then down the list a...

I have definitely noticed that in a lot of the vids I have seen you can have a lineup of the same truck. Some make an obstacle look easy while others get stuck. Yes. All Z71 trucks have the G80/Eaton Auto Locker. Non-Z71 trucks can still have the auto locker if they have the factory tow...

White Chevy Colorado doing some tough obstacles @ Anza Borrego! It is kind of cool t see the Exact same truck I have getting a workout like this. He even has upgraded to black bowties like me but otherwise looks stock.

Yep. That is where we dropped it off. I am now back in Virginia as of last night. That coast was beautiful! Saw whales and everything.

I am part of a group that overhauls H60 helicopters for the Coast Guard. We tear them down and strip off the paint to bare metal for inspection (fabricating/replacing anything that needs to be replaced) and then build them back up.... and then fly them to their new unit... which gives us a...

The BDS lift for Z71 Colorado trucks is 5.5”. That must be why it is taller than the ZR2 BDS lift. It puts the two trucks on the same level for both clearance and wheels. Pushing the angles on drivetrain components to the same amount as well. I am on the road without WiFi. Taking a helo across...

Mid Sized truck Reliability over 3 years ranked. The trucks in the following links are the 2016 models (3yrs old) ranked from most to least reliable. The Jeep and Ford competition won't be showing up for a few more years on this particular list. Honda should be showing up soon. You can click...

Top 4 Newish Midsized trucks compared. In this video they did a great job comparing price, angles, payload, towing, fuel economy ratings, prices, and got in depth as to what configuration of the new Jeep Glad can tow what weight. It turns out that it can go up in price to over $60k and only the...

Here is a video of a guy climbing "Murphy's Hogback" on the WWT in his Jeep. It looks like the trail has been made a little more tame since I went up it a long time ago. I remember having to stack rocks up to be able to make it up that last bit at the top. It was a little hairy on a 450lb dual...

This is a dude that set up his Tacoma Sport for Overlanding mostly using CBI products like what I linked to a few posts back. He likes it! Also he was able to do the White Rim Trail in Moab Without lockers. Murphy’s Hogback section would be hard without a rear locker but he made it!

Here is a Great video of some ZR2 Colorado’s and TRD Tacoma’s our on the trail. They were coming across some obstacles Overlanders are likely to come across and having some struggles. After seeing this video I would kind of Absolutely like to get a front locker some day. It appeared to make a...

Here is an interesting video of "Which trucks are customers most happy with after 3 years? ;(Over the last 15 years)"... and ….. "Which brands received the most awards over the last 15 years?" As with anything in life... It Depends! lol

Here is quick video of a few parts of the White Rim Trail out in Moab, UT. I want to go back there some day. What a beautiful place! The truck doing this trail spent two days out on the trail. Camping, and hiking along the way to make memories. It looks like a stock Z71 GMC Sierra to me. Did...

Is Waze good? I will read up on that. All I have heard about it is that you can mark cop cars with it to warn other waze users. Lol

Sweet Baby Jesus!!! I hope that you guys are right and that it comes soon. I want to plan out a map and be able to use it on my in-dash display! Apple carplay has been awesome using Apple Maps. I just found out that the google map app also works with the system! So I do now have some great...

Me too. I read up on the Hill Descent Control back when I first bought the truck. I have never tried it out yet though. I bet it would be nice on those super slippery slopes! It will likely only rarely ever get used but it is likely one of those things you are glad you have when you need it...

I just messed around with my 4WD on the way into work. The Tow/Haul button Does engage with 4WD enabled. Next time I am going up a hill with deep sand I will play around with that and disengage the stabilitrack and traction control to see what difference it makes.

That sounds like mine. Press and hold to disengage both traction control and stabilitrack. It will reingage at a certain speed. Put it into 4LOW and all that turns off and stays off. That “Off Road Mode” button you have sounds like it is just an extra button for the Tow/Haul mode. I was not...

That is true. I only have what equates to 30.5" tires. If I were to throw on some larger tires I would def. do a re-gear beforehand as well. Then put on whatever sized tire brings the speedometer back into calibration (Or just get it recalibrated). No. My Z71 does not have a button on the 4x4...