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    Off road lights

    I think you want to match where and how you drive and let that guide what you need. 30+ years ago when me and buddies were all about high speed runs we loved KC Daylighters spot beams. Now the flood beams would be better as I'm not so worried about out driving the lights. With LED's the...
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    Yukon XL (9th Gen) Z71 equivalent?

    I had an 01 Yukon (not XL) w/SLT trim level. It came with the rear G80 Ltd slip and worked well when I needed it. I put GM skid plates (as SDDiver said they were thin, but I wasn't rock crawling it- logging and FS roads and they worked great for what I needed). It was a great platform for what I...
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    Project "Autonomous" F-350

    I hope VW stays true to the design (which it appears they are). Sadly with VW's diesel debacle (and the bs we're seeing around fuel based vehicles) we won't likely see it but it would be awesome to see a small 4 cyl diesel in that vehicle IMO.
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    Project "Autonomous" F-350

    Well done! My uncle always had Scouts and my parents had a Travelall. Not thrilled about the new ones being EV but it is what it is. Nice job and great pics!
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    GMT800 Tahoe/Suburban Cargo Power?

    I have not checked for this specifically but you might be able to find what you are looking for somewhere in here in the upfitter manuals. Good luck! https://www.gmupfitter.com/light-duty-vehicles/light-duty-prior-to-2013/
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    Death Valley Super Bloom

    Another "super bloom" happening now from what I've read online.
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    Frame Strength, Who to Believe! The RV Sales Guy or the New Truck Dealer? Maybe Neither?

    Nah....he was just hoping you were there to get his picture. ?
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    New Build Begins- 2021 CV 515

    Should be a great rig! I worry about the height but I am sure you will enjoy the room. Saw on the International website how the instrument cluster looked just like GM's....then saw the engine is a 6.6L and I wondered if that was a rebadged Duramax or something....this confirmed it... Quick...
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    Lets see some full size pictures...

    I despise the heat....my first time to the Saguaro NM I thought it was amazing (in my AC'd car). Got out to take a picture of a huge Saguaro cactus and it was like a blast furnace hit me. I grabbed the picture and dove back inside. Ha! That said I really want to do Death Valley. Just to prove it...
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    Receiver Shackle Advice Please

    100% my bad. Read it on my phone and I thought the receiver tube had split apart. I see it now (when I open my damn eyes... ?) the hitch " bar" broke off. Thanks for correcting that. I still get leery of any receiver hitch recoveries as the static load of a trailer (while heavy certainly) are...
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    Receiver Shackle Advice Please

    This post reflects why the receiver hitch may not be the best way to go for a recovery. Granted I don't know a lot about what they did from the article but the ball was not the weak link, the entire receiver tube let go. So while Factor 55 or some other similar 3ntity might make something...
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    Freak Accident Kills Good Samaritan Trying To Pull A Rig Out Of The Mud!

    Scary stuff. Thanks for posting that. Always important to be reminded of the importance of safe techniques.
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    Looking for ideas for building a vehicle for winter arctic travel.

    I think the Gladiator would be limited to carry enough batteries for 48 hours of power in those Temps (and limited solar replenishment ability in winter). (ETA- the Rubicon has only 1200 lbs of payload v the Willy's which has 1,700. And that's with the gas engine. I suspect it drops even more...
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    Double Fridge slide?

    BigBroken do you have any spillage issues with the tilt version? I've seen those but been somewhat skeptical for that reason.
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    Double Fridge slide?

    I agree it could be an issue- I've played with some math on a friend's truck and with something like this Easy Slide Easy Slide - Lowering Travel Fridge Slide By Clearview (clearviewmirrorsusa.com) (see pic 13 for dimensions & drop) here's what I came up with (which is problematic as his wife is...
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    If you had to do it AGAIN...

    160 isn't bad if, as others said, you've kept up on maintenance. I will say there's something nice about having a vehicle you know all the quirks to. Also you might start shocking a couple hundred a month into an acct for any big maintenance that crops up. I drive vehicles into the ground (250k...
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    Off-price camping gear ideas

    While I am in the camp that pay once cry once quality items make sense long term I am also a firm believer that I don't ALWAYS need to buy the fanciest most expensive items available. Maybe it's something I will only need a couple of times, or maybe the risk-reward trade-off is minimal such that...
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    My 2006 GMT800 2500 Auction Find...

    "Keep the old one for a spare" I replaced the belt on my Yukon at, I forget exact mileage now but around 200k. It was the original from the factory. I had a replacement I had bought probably 4 years begore and figured, I better just do it in case it goes. When I took it off factory one had no...
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    Simple rims for modern full size trucks?

    I have a question maybe some of you guys can answer....for full size vehicles I've been somewhat torn. Part of me thinks steel factory wheels would be better because of the initial cost plus if I do hit some bad pothole or something I could hammer it straight to get home as opposed to breaking a...
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    Project "Autonomous" F-350

    I misread that first go round....so it's not the Trail ready wheels, it's the Falken tires?....so soft sidewalls but stupid strong beads? (Not to mention the (lack of) customer service). That sucks. Sorry to hear it.
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