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Of all the compromises that must be made in optimizing a camping rig, MPG is pretty trivial. There is very little cost savings to be had, and you will compromise a lot for that very little. Things like space, payload, offroad ability, power, convenience, etc. Note that Victorian's van is a 3.7l...

I don't know... but my rig is a similar size and I've driven it in strong winds a few times (in TX and NM) and it's been fine. I removed the swaybars (so... it will lean with prolonged side forces) and installed Ironman shocks with a lot of digressive damping. I also adjusted the alignment for...

Looks nice, but the rear overhang seems like too much.

Not necessarily... not if you adjust to the proper pressure. This is the video that found the skinny to be much more compliant. Same load rating for both. But ya, if it's a choice between tires of the same dimensions, then the one with thinner and more compliant sidewalls should ride better...

That's a shame that it's discontinued; skinny 35.3" tire. Since Tinker did his test on skinny vs wide, I've been wondering about going narrow. Anyway, the 285/75r18s are a good size and common.

The takeaway is that ATs are pretty much show. If you need something more than a highway tread for traction in mud, then a MT with big voids is required. Durability, longevity, puncture resistance, noise, and mpgs are other aspects to consider. My Hankook ATMs are phenomenal for mpg, even...

https://tiresize.com/tiresizes/275-70R18.htm You might like 285/75r18 which would be more of a pizza cutter, and making clearance for those on stock tires is pretty easy.

Probably not. On this forum we like the old ones better... Google indicates that it might be bad for the turbos. Maybe see what the guys at Tundras.com think.

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I wonder about this. Seems like fat people carry their cushion around with them, so they may not need a mattress at all...

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Well... it sort of relates... maybe, because people tend to get dependent on what they are used to at home (large beds), and then transfer that over to their camping rigs. Many things that are considered necessary for "comfortable camping", would fall into the same category. I slept with 3...

It's still working fine AFAIK... though I use it, I haven't tested it for capacity lately. A couple months ago I added an Elefast mini with BT and low temp cutoff. It's $160 shipped on Amazon. It works, but I didn't test it for capacity or the temp cutoff.

Way back in 1991, my '84 Toyota PU blew a oil pressure sender, and all the oil drained out. I had the radio on loud and was offroad, and it took awhile for the clattering to get my attention. Put almost another 200k hard miles on it after that... after fixing it of course! I think it's pretty...

RCI aluminum... but after I bought it, I read that some of them had issues with poor welding of the supports or something. Maybe another "made during covid" thing.

I'd love to see what manufacturers could do if the goal was to build a simple, inexpensive, reliable, long-lived truck without regulations....

Good odds my Toyota will live longer than 20 years. It's 8 now, and I only have 28k miles on it... 🤪 Regarding mpg, even with the big camper and fat 35" ATs, I average 15 mpg on the highways (has varied between 14.2 and 16.0 on long round-trips). I was recently looking at Ford Maverick hybrids...

The bash plate on my Tundra is a right PITA to get on and off all by itself. Inspired me to get a real skid with an access door, along with the special tools to get to the filter. :cautious:

Man, I wish I had a spin-on filter to worry about!

(y) Yep, if you want to be tuned into fantasy BS, at least make it a joyful fantasy for gawd's sake! The real world is very fine though! If we can just notice and appreciate it... and not get wrapped up in the :poop: that only exists in human minds.