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Thankfully I use God's calibre, 7.62x39 Of which we have plenty.

Wow. Fantastic E series mileage. I'm at 800' elevation in prairies and was routinely getting 10-11mpg in E250 vans with stock sized tires and the 4.6/4 speed combo.

Was a few years since I was in Mexico, but I recall seeing lots of neat looking crossovers with manuals down there. I'm dating myself here, but I grew up with 3 and 4 speed slush boxes in GM 60° V6 cars, and the equivalent 4 bangers with a manual always seemed more spirited. Even in my l36...

Gah the payment argument The last salesperson I had said "I understand you aren't a payment guy, so let's talk total price" Guess who isn't in sales anymore? The first salesperson I had said "what kind of payment are you looking for?" Some of the ads I see list options as a weekly cost. Who...

High 30s I'd consider. But somebody is buying at or near MSRP. Otherwise dealers wouldn't play the "TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OFF MSRP!!1!!" Game and the MSRP would be in line with what people like us are willing to buy at. Generally interest rates have been better on 2-3 year lease or loans vs the...

Problem for MB has been our weak Canadian dollar sees low KM nice used trucks go south, and all the mediocrity go for full retail plus. Seeing 5 year old trucks listed high 20s. Next truck maybe I should go super duty so I can have it a dozen years or until it's socially unacceptable to own a...

Not an XL or STX on the lot. Most were XTR and Lariat Yeah. Note I mentioned even at 10-12k off MSRP the trucks still 40+

Holy Moses, does Ford Canada despise it's customer. The 2020 MSRP is insane, even with the usual summer employee pricing discounts of 10-12k, paying 40k+ for an XLT SCAB is pretty rich, especially considering how blah Ford's interiors are. These are trucks I would actually buy. Plain old XLT...

If you can fit them without having to hammer or trim I'd vote for 285/75R18.

How is a 285/65R18 considered possible at 32.6 tall, but a 275/70R18 considered way too small at 33.2, which is a half inch taller???

Froze in the bed of my truck this Easter weekend. -2°C first night and -10°C the second night. Again using my summer/fall backpacking bag rated for "-10°C". Ordered a -29°C sleeping bag Wednesday this week from a local supplier only to get a call today saying it's actually out of stock. (The...

I recently swapped my 8 D cell Coleman Costco LED lantern for a pair for Streamlight Siege 3D cell lanterns. The Coleman is going to be gifted to somebody since it's on year 3 with original batteries and going strong. The Siege has a mode u can set where it goes to ten lumens of RED lights from...

Once the economy picks up again, how many more brands will fall to Thor and Forest River? NOBO 16s were retailing for 30+ thousand dollars locally last year. I can't wait to see that staple and glue goes for when half the independent builders go under. But it's ok we can finance them for 20...

If you stick with 32s the six banger NA Ford becomes viable again. Specifically 245/75R17 or 235/80R17 both in load E When my truck was in fleet I had 1500# in/on and an 87 octane SCT canned tune and was getting 16l/100km or nearly 15 us mpg in my dump of a city, on LT235/80R17. Much of that...

If you are considering F150 i would shoot for a 15+ just to get the weight savings of the aluminium body. However, the 3.7/3.5 cyclone NA engines are about tapped out on 33-34" tires and stock gears, once you throw 1500# in or on the truck. Especially if you are somewhere in the magical USA...

Having an air gap around will cause a convection current to some extent. The wall of the fridge will be cold and some items will be warmer the temp difference will cause air movement. Even in a typical home fridge, stacking things too tightly and blocking airflow causes issues where some items...

24 °f is not a freezer temp. That's a fridge running too cold. I don't have the temps memorized as I'm not in the refrigeration side of the industry just AC side, but there are industry standards for frozen goods storage temps, fridge temps, etc. Edit: I think a home freezer should be 0°F and...

My topper just attaches with four C clamp sort of clamps. I wouldn't trust that with something heavier like what you are building. Also, what's wrong with a trailer in your backyard? One of those HOA sorta things?? Have you considered spraying your neighbor's yard with round up?

My understanding of down products is: 1) Difficult to wash. Despite best efforts, things get dirty 2) Don't work when wet/take forever to dry, if they ever do. If anything is going to go wrong, it is, and that means the bag is getting wet. 3) Cost (Example, Western Mountaineering Puma MF -32°C...

Can't wait to go back to the Kootenay area. Always have time for some microbrews when I hit Nelson