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Damon Bungard
Hey Everybody,
Sharing some pics of my 2016 RAM Rebel. I've had the truck for over a year now and have complaints, it's been a great rig. When deciding on a full-size truck I looked really hard at Power-Wagons, but since I already own a Wrangler JKU Rubicon, and knew I'd be putting a lot of highway miles on the truck, often pulling small trailers, the Rebel just made more sense as a pretty capable truck but also more practical at the same time. If I didn't already have a Rubicon the PW would have been much more tempting.
I've put over 30K miles on it in year 1, from hunting road trips to TX and WY, and even a moose hunt in Newfoundland. I'm the Product Manager at Jackson Kayak and Co-Founder/Brand Manager for Orion Coolers, so I'm often traveling with kayaks and plenty of coolers on the roof or the back. I have an ARE cap on the back with Yakima rails/bars/basket, and more detachable Yakima bars I can add over the cab as an additional rack. I often also have a UWS aluminum hitch haul off the back.
I had custom 3M black film added over the hood, roof, and cap and around the front edge of the hood for glare and roof protection from straps and cable locks and such. Gives a unique look for sure.
Trailering with either an X-Venture or Winnebago Micro Minnie has been solid. You can tell a trailer is behind it, but aside from the hit in gas mileage performance isn't really notable.
I haven't built much into the back yet since my cargo changes shape so often. I may put a cargo system back there, but for now I can make a raised floor on one side by sliding two Orion 65's in and packing everything else like tents, cots, cooking kits, fly fishing gear, bows, targets, paddles, ladder, recovery ramps, whatever next to them. There's great storage under the rear seat where I keep tow straps and camping gear, and some in floor storage in the rear footwell where I keep my Superflow MV-50 inflator and other tools.
I'd really like to find some good sliders, but don't know of anybody making any yet. If you do, please chime in here.
Anyways, here's the truck. Hope to add some more fun adventures to it as time goes on.
Damon
Sharing some pics of my 2016 RAM Rebel. I've had the truck for over a year now and have complaints, it's been a great rig. When deciding on a full-size truck I looked really hard at Power-Wagons, but since I already own a Wrangler JKU Rubicon, and knew I'd be putting a lot of highway miles on the truck, often pulling small trailers, the Rebel just made more sense as a pretty capable truck but also more practical at the same time. If I didn't already have a Rubicon the PW would have been much more tempting.
I've put over 30K miles on it in year 1, from hunting road trips to TX and WY, and even a moose hunt in Newfoundland. I'm the Product Manager at Jackson Kayak and Co-Founder/Brand Manager for Orion Coolers, so I'm often traveling with kayaks and plenty of coolers on the roof or the back. I have an ARE cap on the back with Yakima rails/bars/basket, and more detachable Yakima bars I can add over the cab as an additional rack. I often also have a UWS aluminum hitch haul off the back.
I had custom 3M black film added over the hood, roof, and cap and around the front edge of the hood for glare and roof protection from straps and cable locks and such. Gives a unique look for sure.
Trailering with either an X-Venture or Winnebago Micro Minnie has been solid. You can tell a trailer is behind it, but aside from the hit in gas mileage performance isn't really notable.
I haven't built much into the back yet since my cargo changes shape so often. I may put a cargo system back there, but for now I can make a raised floor on one side by sliding two Orion 65's in and packing everything else like tents, cots, cooking kits, fly fishing gear, bows, targets, paddles, ladder, recovery ramps, whatever next to them. There's great storage under the rear seat where I keep tow straps and camping gear, and some in floor storage in the rear footwell where I keep my Superflow MV-50 inflator and other tools.
I'd really like to find some good sliders, but don't know of anybody making any yet. If you do, please chime in here.
Anyways, here's the truck. Hope to add some more fun adventures to it as time goes on.
Damon
