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Older book but if you want a cool read by a CA Game Warden “War in the Woods” great read and you’ll learn some about signs to look for. BTW even in the SF Bay Area hills we have serious illegal grow issues. Couple yrs ago we had National Guard helicopters, full on cammo face paint guys getting...

Are you Nor cal-> up thru Oregon Washington? It helps knowing the most active times of the yr regarding illegal grow activity. Early spring the indentured servant’s are fresh and jumpy at new to them locations also likely still very unhappy about family members being basically held as leverage...

I’ve seen people use a 9v battery to trick a jump pack into energizing a dead 12v starter battery.

Booster packs are great but I found out the hard way they can be finicky and deny you juice when the starter battery doesn’t register enough volts to be detected. Which case the old jumper cables were a needed item to save the day

My bet is 9mpg by the way complete stock f150 heavy payload 3.5 6spd yup older one on stock rubber zero mods with loaded 4whl slide in popup camper 65mph CA to Montana for hunting trips predictable 18mpg every trip. Neighbors dedicated hunting rig nice setup. His brother has the same exact...

As I said above Energy vs fuel efficiency is maxed out technically with dino burners today. Mileage today is power needed to move X vehicle. A heavy loaded big tire 400hp 3.5 is going to have the same ish mileage as a old 400hp V8 given they are saddled with the same drag factors. But an empty...

Toyota doesn’t build fleet vehicles either lol. So yeah large fleets of vehicles treated worse than rental cars. Yeah thats a great source of info lol.

?‍♂️ And you have no idea how many internal parts are or aren’t designed with new surfacing low friction technology, you have no idea if they need a huge radiator because air flow and engine heat characteristics requires it? Your argument is like saying it appears larger so must be bigger is...

Yeah and I happen to know my late 2019 3.5 is quite different than the early 2019’s. I find it funny you make arguments using old models and funny logic vs comparing 2022 models and realizing that cooling capacity is air flow, coolant cycles and yes even heat generation not perceived grill...

As an owner of a hybrid they are great for slow / heavy traffic/ short trips. Which is where dino engines are most inefficient. For long hauling ie highway trips doesn’t matter loaded or not the hybrid side doesn’t add to the mileage. On the flip side if your doing lots of city use the hybrid is...

Oh and the Tundra cooling capacity is actually slightly smaller than the typical ford 3.5 setup. Tundra’s run 17.6ish quarts of coolant The Fords all run 18-18.5 depending on setup. You do realize aerodynamics and layout play a big role in this also right? Ford and Gm sell 10 trucks for every...

The Toyota 4.7’s destroyed manifolds too when driven like a teenager with no concept of exhaust heat vs different metals. Hell pilots have been running engines with this in mind for decades. And I can definitely tell you that the Ford 3.5 has seen lots of tweaks even mid yr tweaks since its...

I moved to home office in 2007 before it was popular ?. Wife is home office now so her plug-in hybrid which does between 15-20 miles EV only went 14 months between gas station visits lol. I try to use it for the local short stuff. EV mode it will do 80mph then the gasser kicks in. Great car...

LOL Power today with all the latest generation engines are near maxed regarding energy of the fuel vs mechanical output. Your not going to get 400-500-700-800hp out of any modern dinosaur burner without a common fuel burn rate between similar hp rated engines.

Not really an oil issue. The modern diesels freak out when they don’t get the emissions hot enough. My old 80’s diesel just needed a new muffler every few yrs plugged up with diesel particulate lol. The new Diesels don’t play that game.

Take a really close look at the torsion axles. Run a straight edge across them see of they are square so you don’t burn through a tire or two from alignment issues?. Looking forward to your trip report would love to get up there in that region. Have read lots of great trip reports about it.

Even where vehicle cost isn’t really a problem including dedicated camping rigs. Several families in our hood are running vans but they are dedicated rigs only used for camping / Skiing yr around stuff. Daily drivers are typical stuff, SUVs, Jeeps, vws etc. But we’re talking about parents in...

Full sized for sure?. Trailers are great especially for multi use family hauling stuff. Utah? You have epic big country stuff every direction go for the most comfortable seating and most flexible rig option. Honestly a truck camper for a family with lots of activities not just “camping because...

I can’t do modern diesel due to my short local kid hauling trips. 12months and a new diesel would be junk. Only diesel I can have is my 1986 11hp Kubota in my sailboat lol. The 3.31 rear end is a big negative on the Tundra. Especially if you have bigger tire dreams. Even my stock Expedition...

The 3.5 is about 2-3mpg different at 65-70mph. But definitely can get super thirsty if your a pedal pusher.