Recent content by Trestle

If you run the vehicle for more than short stop and go most of the time the diesel may be a candidate. There are plenty of advantages to diesel discussed above. If not, then you really should go gas. They will start easier, and have fewer issues if you do a lot of short trips or stop and go...

Bowen is out of Colorado. Long wait at one point, but have been impressed with all of the items I have seen them turn out. I went with a company out of Alberta Canada called Summit Expedition Trucks. Very happy with them, so if you don’t see what you like in the US, they may be an option.

Springs first. Installed shocks with a bandaid spacer lift to tie us over until the springs arrive. The shocks were off…until we put the proper springs on with the proper rates. They the shocks were perfect. Had I retuned them, and not waited for the springs first, we would have had to...

Ram Cab Chassis 3500 SRW here, used Alcan and paired with 2.5” fox with the high and low speed compression adjustment via Accutune. Did 2” lift and a specific weight based upon CAT scales plus calculations. Factory was a pack with 2” block. Alcan springs removed the block setup, and added the...

3500 Rams don’t have this issue, but the 2500s do (or did when I was looking in 2022). 3500 Diesel Ram engines are about 500# heavier than gas, and they increase the GVW by that same 500#. They did not do that on the 2500 at the time. Also 2500s are on coils in the rear. Nicer ride when...

Reached out to White Knuckle Offroad offering to pay for a unit, AND let them use my truck to template. Never heard back. Haven’t gotten to it yet, but plan to build my own. Not aware of any other sources.

We have an EXP1 on the front of a ‘22 Ram 3500. Full bull bar setup. Hit a deer at roughly 50-55 mph. Barely scuffed the powder coating. Inspected for damage, ensured the deer was dead and not suffering, went on our way. That extra $ for protection paid for itself that night. No interruption of...

Not sure how I missed it, but thanks. Spoke with the wife as it is about exactly the setup we're interested in swapping out our 100 series for, but alas she is not willing to part ways with that much cash right now. Good luck with the sale. Seems like a solid setup and value, especially given...

I may have missed your location in all the text, but am guessing Denver based on the plates and backdrop.

Some thoughts and observations about your solar/electrical upgrades: I often find it easiest to discuss electrical for vehicles using plumbing as an analogy. Battery = tank or reservoir Wire/Cable = pipe size Voltage = water pressure First off, congratulations on selecting Victron and Blue...

Not done, but progress... Between Juno the stray and Eli the destroyer we've built up a little damage to the lower screen in the camper. I'll replace it, but what's the point without protection from further harm. $15 worth of aluminum grill screen on Amazon and very little work ended up with...

Two vehicles, semi-similarly equipped (from a form factor and wind resistance perspective). '22 ram diesel 3500 w/ 4WC Grandby (8' model), 2" thuren lift, 37s, 3.73, sitting around 12k averaging in the high 12 to low 14mpg, mid 11 when also flat towing a 100 series. '22 (I think) Ford 7.3L...

East of Big Pine, HWY 168 winds it way up a steep grade, then diverting North up White Mountain Road we climb to around 10k feet. We stopped at the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Visitor Center. Since Eli is not up to snuff on shots at this point, he stayed in the camper while we did the short 1...

Memorial Day Week Trip - Eli goes camping for the first time. Most of our travels are where we work during the day, remotely tied in via Starlink. This trip was a full week off from work, actual vacation time. I do not bring my work stuff with me when on PTO, I mean what's the point you may...

Eli, code name Havoc enters the scene Upon return from our trip from Utah, we picked up Eli as he was weened and of age for a new home. We've owned multiple breeds, and this is the first time we stayed with the same breed on our next dog. I guess we're Aussie people. We actually had two...