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No doubt depends on where you wheel. Here we have a lot of two-track roads that dip in and out of dry creek beds and breakover angle is critical, much more so than turning circle. I came to a very abrupt halt one day dropping into one of those dips in my crew cab long bed Ram (really long...

Just what do you mean by "moderate off-roading"? I've owned a F150 for several years now and I can tell you there is simply not enough ground clearance for anything but driving dirt roads. Your Taco has a lot of ground clearance; any F250/350 will also have abundant ground clearance so unless...

Here's my take on the matter. It depends on where you travel. Do you stay on good, well maintained roads? Then a travel trailer may work well for you and as others have said, you park the trailer and use your tow vehicle to get around. If you travel on more primitive roads, stay away from...

My understanding is that having a charging cable connected to the USB port while on a bike very quickly destroys the port. It was never designed to handle the vibration, especially on a bike. I've seen posts on ADVrider where guys have disassembled their GPS units, found the correct...

Maybe just a matter of semantics - but no, DO NOT connect a trickle charger and leave it on there. A trickle charger will eventually kill your battery as it charges constantly whether the battery needs charging or not. You need a battery MAINTAINER - something that will monitor the battery and...

I hear you. Especially with my poor internet connection, downloading the maps was a problem. So I went back to Garmin. I'd like to know which maps are the "preloaded" ones on the units. I have a fairly new Garmin Montana 750i that came with "preloaded" topo maps that Garmin calls...

Here is a screen shot of what the BLM rangers recommend for off-highway travel in the desert. Pretty much every ranch pickup I see around here has one or two extra spare tires mounted in the bed.

I agree with Regcabguy. I live where most of the roads are dirt, not paved. If you drive dirt roads a lot, LT-E tires hold up a lot better to the rocks you will inevitably be running over. I'm not talking big boulders here - I'm talking fist-size rocks on the road surface that can punch their...

Yes, it does...at sea level. At 12,000 feet, not so much. That's where turbochargers make a huge difference. I can't even imagine what driving an "Ecoboost" 7.3 gas would be like, after experiencing how easily my 3.5 Ecoboost handles high mountain passes.

Of course a lot of it depends on how YOU drive and the driving conditions you mention, especially the stop-and-go. Mountains don't seem to affect the mileage on my truck that much - seems like the mileage I lose going up a mountain pass is regained going down the other side...I live in Nevada...

??? Wonder who's buying all those F150s I see on the roads, if they are all in the shop? Survey I saw asking F150 owners if they'd buy another F150 resulted in a resounding YES.

No images...all that Kodachrome in my freezer is still sealed in the original Kodachrome boxes/canisters. Never been exposed. I live out in the middle of Nevada - a "trip to town" for me means driving 175 miles (one way) to Reno. So, like everyone else around here I keep a huge stock of...

I'm with you, sir! The only sounds I want to hear while driving is whatever soothing music I have playing on the stereo.

^ This. I have several vehicles. I am a data nerd. There is a log book in each vehicle where I log everything, including fuel purchases. I enter all the fuel data into Excel spreadsheets that calculate the true fuel mileage. None of my dash displays are truly accurate as far as fuel mileage...

^ This is exactly what I've found. I'm a Jeep Wrangler owner, have been for many, many years. For the past year or so I've been considering upgrading from my 2-door Rubicon to something a bit more roomy - and perhaps more economical to drive, like the new diesel Jeep. So I've spent a lot of...

The Ram got its high rating due to its "most car-like ride and handling", plus a very nice cabin. So it all depends on how you use your pickup. If your primary concern is a soft pillow-like ride, the Ram, with the coil suspension on the rear is your truck. If you will be using it to haul...

You made the correct decision. With these new transmissions, the 4.30 gears will allow using those overdrive gears more and improve driveability overall. Some years ago I regeared my E350 from 3.73 to 4.56 because every time I came to a hill the transmission would shift down out of overdrive...