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I watched the torture test last year. Probably needs to be taken with grain of salt. Worth a watch though. No emgine is fail proof. Even the Toyota's. But man, some people turn to worry warts with FI, with no justification for the angst. https://youtu.be/_jCmu6qJXX4 - I'm not a person to care...

Good thing about these domestic trucks is, you can get parts for it anywhere. And with a USFS truck like that, you could have some fun.

Just curious if you've ever experienced failure, or know of anyone personally that has failures? I read them online, but they're always blown out of proportion. Also, stock boost on a 3.5 is around 15psi, I believe. TD is higher than that, yet no one frets taking a diesel out in the middle of...

Wow, at less than a grand, may be worth just trying out to see if it works for you. You might need to fab up a fairing on the truck cab to reduce noise and not affect MPG as much. _ '08, 5.4L, 6-speed. Good combo. Do those 5.4's have issues with the spark plugs breaking in the head? Usual...

Well, lunch break is over! Where are the pictures? I was just watching a video from the cheapRVliving of some lady living out of a Tundra DC and a Hawk camper. Thing looked gigantic. I don't know if I could live with an Alaskan. I'd definitely go FWC if I were buying today.

I've never had them, but just the concept doesn't seem that great of a design. There has to be just a tremendous amount of strain on the system to have the locker suddenly engage when the wheel is spinning. Seems like a poorer design than just a simple selectable rear locker, to me.

Auto-locker probably does the job, but I'd much rather have a selectable locker. I don't know why other companies don't offer this simple option. I don't think any of the companies offers a selectable locker in a full size truck other than Ford (I believe). _ Having said that, I've not had to...

Don't forget, time value of work vs play/ride time is 1:2 ratio. You're losing a lot more than you think! :D

I used to be in the race scene as well, but done with that. Street bikes are gone, too. I drive right at speed limit or maybe 5 over. But even for me, the 2.7L was just....too gutless. I drove out to Utah couple decades ago in a 4-cyl coupe. Going over Vail pass through Colorado, it would...

I had the same set up in the past. In fact, had a 1st gen Fit that was an excellent daily driver (still miss that car). There are a LOT of benefits, as you mentioned. Maintenance is easier/cheaper on the commuter, better MPG, etc. I came out net positive when I sold the vehicle. But few minor...

Humans typically buy on emotion, not practicality. Which is why you see so many trucks on here with armor up the wazoo, yet have gone to no places to justify them. I'm not saying go unprepared, but stock, or near stock truck can go on a LOT of overlanding trips. Do you baselining (all regular...

Remember an ARB bumper thrusts you down the rabbit hole. 150lb hunk of steel up front means you'll need shocks and springs to handle it. Which means you'll need to do the rears as well. Then do you also account for a rear bumper/tire carrier? If so, change out the rear suspension...

I would nix the two car plan. Such a waste of money to see the camper/tow vehicle just sit and rot. _ That's a nice set up. I'd imagine you wouldn't have issues with a 2.7L with such a light set up, but that plus towing a trailer....I don't know.... I wouldn't leave an Alaskan on the truck...

The OP is delusional if he thinks majority of MTB riders are trail thrashing downhillers. I ride on a local trail that sees 100-200 riders per day. Yes, there are idiots that go way too fast. But by my observation, riding here over the years, makes up less than 1%. You just don't see a lot...

Regarding ventilation, why don't you just leave the windows open? People have made mosquito net screens for windows that are mounted with magnet strips.

I'd be kind of surprised if Ford doesn't do a Ranger XL. They offer the stripped work trucks for all models, including their vans. I'd imagine they'd add it to their line up based on the amount of demand from all companies looking for fleet vehicles. _ But that doesn't matter if you're...

I see. Well, I'd definitely make do with what you've got, but would look at alternatives to a camper (there are some pretty nice camp cots you can look into). Can't risk safety of your fam, either. Good luck and have fun getting out there!

Do you think that's profit driven, or just the lack of resources to make various options available? Same thing's happening with the Tundra. i.e. you have to get at least SR5 Premium to get the bigger 39 gallon tank. That's what drew me to Ford--you can get any engine (at the lower trim...

Man, then you'd better start looking back a few more decades. Even your trucks got a butt load of computerized "gee-gaws". My father in law had an old f100 and used to tell me about the jankiest ghetto fixes on that thing that would in no way work on any modern trucks, including the barebones...

Isn't the Camry their best selling model? I don't know what the international sales look like, but Japanese companies top sellers have always been compact cars or sedans (I believe). _ Toyota certainly can innovate. If FI on high-performance sports cars isn't pushing the limits, I don't know...