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Looks like it'll be inspirational and aspirational.

And here's the latest addition! As you can see, we get a lot of snow up here. I've had trucks without toppers, but it's pretty much mandatory for the way I like to use them. Since I bought this one new to go with my truck, I got to spec it exactly how I wanted! I did the obligatory internet...

I did't realize this was an issue. I come from even older trucks that didn't have lights except generator and oil pressure. If you put it in 4wd, you did so intentionally, and it was hard to forget having done so. I tend to drop mine in/out of various transfer case modes as needed, and rarely...

https://thepowerbadger.com/ I have one of these mounted to the gallows stand. It operates on a timer and temperature sensor with a little smarts to power a relay. I have it set to be ready to crank by 8AM (so it turns on however many hours ahead of time it thinks it takes to get the engine...

It's a tough one for sure, but my wife likes the soft top on her Jeep in the summer, and despite having bear proof door knobs, the canvas wouldn't keep a squirrel out. We used to take her Jeep on our road trips, and we're pretty good at following that particular rule. Gives us an excuse to get...

CCSB Colorado. Sorry. Thought it was in my signature.

https://carbuzz.com/news/chevy-colorado-zr2-bison-becomes-even-more-hardcore Pretty much the full AEV catalog on top of the Bison package for $12K. Additional non-Bison package on top of ZR2 with a bunch of AEV kit. I guess GM saw Jeep selling 60-something thousand dollar Gladiators and...

A while back, I installed some canvas seat covers on the rear bench. It was intended to protect the leather from my dog (who, unfortunately, died before ever getting to ride in the truck) and the baby. There will be no food in the car, but should the baby manage to get any vaguely food scented...

I put some heavy duty nylon covers on mine, and the carseat base lives on the passenger side. The 60 side can fold up or down. Folded up, there's a plastic bin that doubles as the bottom support for the seat when it's down. Towing stuff and tools live there. The floor is not very flat with the...

A combination of length, not wanting to scratch things up, and convenience/cleanliness.

(Continued after hitting the attachment max) The final element of making the block heater maximally usable was a controller (on the ground in the above photo). It's a Power Badger Engine Block Heater Controller. You tell it when you want the truck ready to start, give it a window of time after...

The very first thing I did was install a bulkhead plug fitting for the block heater. It serves the Daily Driver parameter. GM says the block heater is recommended below 0°F... unless you're above (some altitude lower than here), and it doesn't have a temperature recommendation for anything above...

Build criteria in order of priority: • Daily driver ... Reliability ... Fuel efficiency ... Baby ... Getting work done • Road trips ... We do about 1K miles/year • Camping ... Me, my wife, and the baby (for now) in Colorado • Off road capability ... We live in the mountains in Colorado, some...

After much research and deliberation, I special ordered my truck exactly the way I wanted it. My timing could have been better, but it was built the week of 11/18, and I picked it up from the dealer about a month later. 2020 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison - 2.8L diesel - Block heater - Exhaust...

2020 ZR2 Bison diesel sitting in the driveway. Only modifications less than two months into ownership are studded Hakkapeliittas and a bulkhead plug for the block heater.

Did I miss the meeting? I JUST realized this new subforum was here... I've been checking the Domestic subforum daily for weeks, and wondering why there was so little action...

Hear me out... I don't mean use a block heater in the usual way... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/KAT12010?cid=paidsearch_shopping_dcoe_google&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsbrxBRDpARIsAAnnz_PJs9c5866idaY6gi4XjfCcxMvubjJRGxuSO9oOEQ2gzCqHpGoBsbgaAquDEALw_wcB This is an 850W unit, and you'd run a battery dead...

There are circulating block heaters if you want to kill three birds.

Rear steering made the rounds in the early 90s (maybe/probably earlier, but the first mass market application I can think of is the Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4), and pops up every now and then. A few years ago, Bosch brought out a modular rear steer setup. I don't recall the specifics, but I think it...

And then there were three! We went from zero to baby in 5 1/2 hours. No contractions at all until 2:30AM, then very very rapid progression, and almost didn't make it to the hospital. Baby at 7:43 AM. A snow storm came through last night, and en route at 5:45 or so this morning we found...