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Ive seen 21 - 22 @ 75 mph in real world runs. Toyota says 19 city 23 highway, but the EPA has not rated them yet.

Ya, a few months ago we thought an e350 would be the way to go. Itd be cool, but it would be a single task vehicle, not something to tool around the neighborhood in.

I’ve been turning wrenches since the early 70s. At first out of necessity, then as I got older and started buying hobby vehicles it was for fun. Now, it’s just work again. A couple weeks ago I thought I was 50 years old and lifted a new power steering box up onto the frame from underneath...

A few months ago I talked about turning the page, selling the cruzer, the trailer, all the gear that goes with it and starting over. The 2024 Taco tugging an Airstream Basecamp seems to check all the boxes. The 80 series has been a great hobby and I’ve learned a lot about keeping it healthy...

F sakes, you can't re-gen them like the big trucks? Wow, thats screwed up and a reason I'll stick with gassers.

Slomatt is correct. 1/2 drive ratchet, breaker bar and an aluminum cheater pipe should be included. I would also recommend not bringing any wrenches or sockets that aren’t needed in order to cut down on excessive weight. For example- my vehicle uses 8-10-12-14-17-19-21-22-24-27-30-32 and...

Reviving an old thread here eh? The Duralast AGMs I had were over 7 years old and I thought it time to replace them since they were only holding about 12.4 - 5 volts. So, I go into autozone to get a replacement starter battery first. The guy behind the counter says they can't get them...

That’s a lot of nice gear you’re letting go for cheap. What happened? Transfer? If I were living in the south land I’m sure I’d get something.. good luck!

Wow that's harsh, what does being to Moab have to do with anything? I've been to the 4 corners region 15-20 times, lost count, I'd have to go back through my photo files to know for sure. But Moab? Its a town of about 5,000 people with paved roads, a lot of little tourist trap type shops, and...

OK I'll play along, Is it mandatory to have a vehicle in the photo? Hmmmm. My family with us on a tour of Bears Ears

Get some rocker panel protection and go! You'll probable never need a rear locker, if you find you are going into hard core places and turning around a lot, then it may be time to add a locker. Can I tell you how many guys around here have a locker and have never used it? My brotherinlaw has a...

Many things to consider, but a rule of thumb is to have all tires the same size, for a multitude of reasons. Personally I deplore mounting a spare underneath a vehicle for a lot of reasons, access being the primary and because for a lot of people since it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind, until...

We have the Jettent25x that we used for years before we got our RTT. Personally, I overbuild things as a matter of course. Always asking myself, will it hold up after a couple hundred miles of nasty washboard roads? Not only did our tent ride up on the full racks, I added additional slats for...

I’m a curmudgeon, that’s just who I am sometimes. The oldest review is from December of 2023, meaning this fridge is the new guy in the game. I wouldn’t trust it for two major reasons- Phillips ( two Ls ) has been in the refrigeration business for about 100 years building quality components...

There are a shit ton of reasons I prefer to not live in a box under a bridge. Did it for a while back when I was “mentally ill” for about 3 weeks, 50 years ago. I remember saying to myself, this is bullshit. I went into a gas station, cleaned up as best I could and went into Manpower. Began...

Remember Deep Blue beating Kasparov? The interesting part is they are only about a generation away from AI being intuitive. Just between me & you. The AI driving the car is a much better driver than most drivers I’ve ever ridden with, all 2 of em- I don’t trust anyone but me.

Last weekend I rode in a Tesla X for a little over an hour. It was in self driving mode the entire trip into Providence and back. Simply stated, I was amazed at some things and did not care for others things that it did. Basically it drives the vehicle in the very same manner that I used to...

The numbers are quite accurate. Even with an 18 wheeler- empty around 12-13 mpg. Add a trailer and a load, 6 mpg. If and when an EV fully loaded traveling in cold weather, (not the namby pamby cold here in the east) attains a 400 mile range, that would get even the most pessimistic person...

beautiful truck - I'm always in awe of 80 series builds. If I could change only one thing on mine, aw never mind.

My son in law is an avid EV consumer. First a model S and now a model Y. He even had an EV motorcycle. He was waiting to see how the cyber truck would do as compared to the Rivian and was going to get one or the other. A bit of research has brought him to the conclusion that it will be quite...