Recent content by deserteagle56

Mostly because of the way GM trucks are designed. I haven't looked at new GM trucks in a few years (both GM dealers in the nearest towns have shut down) but pre 2020 not only not only did stock GM 2500 and 3500 trucks not have anywhere near the ground clearance under the middle of the truck...

So with a couple people and camping gear, easily over 8,000 lb....better keep it on firm ground.

We all know that weight is a major consideration for any vehicle used off pavement. I've yet to find a definitive figure for how much this new Ramcharger actually weighs.

They definitely need to step up their game as far as reliability. I've been a Jeep owner for many years - but my current one is a 2006. A couple years ago I was considering buying a new one - more comfortable, more roomy than my TJ, and they featured that 8 speed automatic which is a wonderful...

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Bought mine over 8 years ago. Don't remember exactly what they cost but they were expensive back then and I'm sure they are much more expensive now. Mine are the 1/4" thick aluminum ones also. Installation was easy - they bolt to existing holes in the frame. One caveat...to reach the oil...

My InReach subscription costs me $12 a month, so $144 a year. That's just about a tank of gas for my truck. Small price to pay to have communications while in the back country. But then I'm in the back country and out of cell phone range just about every week. If you think the InReach...

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I hear you about the electronic nannies. I was not ready to buy a new pickup in 2016 but I read that Ford was going to put the automatic start-stop technology and the new 10 speed automatic in the 2017 models so I bought early to not have to put up with start-stop and be a beta tester for the...

Only if you are in to the turbos all the time. Otherwise, its a gas sipper. Been driving my 2016 F150 with the 3.5 Ecoboost, 3.55 gears, for almost 9 years now; my overall fuel mileage since new is 20 mpg and that includes a lot of towing miles which halves the non-towing fuel mileage. And...

That will depend on how much flex is in your truck's frame. I had to make a platform for my camper to raise it ~3" above the cab of my Dodge. Otherwise, when I got it in a good twist (to where one front tire and one rear tire just about come off the ground), the cab and the camper would make...

All depends on where you will be driving the rig. If in the desert southwest then tall isn't much of a problem. But any road with tree limbs hanging over the roadway can stop you cold. The outer shell of a cabover camper is fragile - whether it is aluminum or fiberglass/plastic. My setup -...

Hope it comes with excellent camera on the front. No way you'll ever be able to see any obstacles on the trail with that tall hood.

Without a doubt - the Toyo Open Country Mud Terrains are the most durable. I live in the back country of Nevada. If I leave my house and drive south it is 133 miles to pavement. My problem was always rock breaks in the tires. Until I installed the Toyo M/T tires. Never had a flat with...