Recent content by ricoisme26

I guess loaded vs unloaded are subjective. I the trip i mentioned this year was a full bed (under cap) coolers, beach chairs, suite cases, fishing gear, extra cases of water, and four adults in the front of the truck. To me that's unloaded because most of my truck use is towing an ~4000lb...

Truck has a 36 gallon fuel tank, I've done over 600 miles on a tank and passed many gas stations on road trips. I think they hit the nail on the head, perceived savings at the pump doesn't equate to actual savings once you buy the car and pay for increased insurance etc. It is the feeling of...

curious why steel body 6.2. a 17-19 aluminum 6.2 is on my short list. I just under coated the F150 (5.0 w/168k) this weekend and it isn't pretty underneath. Rockers and cab corners were done once already and that's not a job that will be done again. Bed floor was rebuilt once as well and is...

this sounds like my dream, all the boats, the side by side and atv, coincidentally its my wife's nightmare :ROFLMAO:

new nickname for the Vibe found. Agree a lot of overlap, partly intentional. We're ahead on maintenance/insurance/registration on the F150 and Expedition combined compared to where we'd be with one newer F150. My truck has a topper and has been the expedition/vacation rig but its over 160k...

My wife always yells at me when I show her cars/trucks/motorcycles, always followed by telling me I can only drive one at a time

What vehicle has that size tire? outside of performance cars I can't recall seeing a 19" wheel on anything.

I think just getting the thought out of my head and down on paper typed out on a screen helped me realize I need to just drive my truck. It also got me rethinking my tent trailer and how to make it more practical, in the hopes that we utilize what we already have more. I agree fuel is...

I admittedly am a soft roader, when I even find the time to get out and camp. 2012 Ford F150 2005 Pontiac Vibe 2018 Ford Expedition Also have a trailer with a roof top tent mounted on it, no tow hitch on the Pontiac but It would be more than capable of towing the trailer so any vehicle could...

N +1 is both the solution and the problem haha. I have always been a "right tool for the job" kind of guy rather than using a swiss army knife. I guess I failed to ask a question, maybe I was more so starting a conversation around something that's been on my mind lately. Maybe its a mental...

I have a serious first world problem on my hands, the desire to have one rig for everything. Commuting to and from work, picking up groceries, hauling/towing duties (truck stuff), and most pertinent expeditioning. I have a modest truck that at one time served this role, however with new...

Great take on what watches mean to the people that wear them. A piece you might have missed is a watch being a sentimental piece, and something that initially piqued my interest in them in the first place. I currently only own one watch, a nice Oris that my wife got me as a wedding gift, while...

Springs look meaty! I went with rock auto 4 leaf spring pack for my 2012 truck. Probably doesn't ride as well off road as the raptor leafs from deaver but i'm mostly towing the boat on road, much improved for that.

Would make sense to me that the starting battery and the hybrid battery are two separate systems as they likely run two very different voltages. I'm not overly familiar with the 4xe platform but sounds like for 2024 they have integrated a charging/outlet station similar to some pick up trucks...

I don't think it has much to do with the aluminum bodies, I have a 2012 f150 before the move to aluminum and my gvwr is 7300lbs roughly, looking at 2015+ F150s with aluminum gvwr was dropped below 7000lbs and they appear to manipulate it based on configuration. Most common crew cab short (5.5)...