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  1. 85_Ranger4x4

    1984 Skamper

    Well we did get the Skamper sneaked out on her maiden voyage. Last weekend was the last weekend before they shut down the bathhouses at the local state park so we barely made it under the wire. Campground had a decent crowd, probably about half full, we were off on the end almost in the tent...
  2. 85_Ranger4x4

    Coleman Addiction.....for pesants. ha ha ha!

    Had some of my coleman stuff out over the weekend. It was 30 odd degrees... so I baked breakfast on the stove in the balmy 67* camper. First time using either so I will call it a huge success.
  3. 85_Ranger4x4

    2022 Ford Ranger

    99-03 supercrew has the same tailgate as a peer Superduty. The curves make them look smaller than they are.
  4. 85_Ranger4x4

    2022 Ford Ranger

    It would have to grow quite a bit to be similar size to a 99-03 F-150. As someone who has an '02 F-150 and wants to get something similar as opposed to the modern "bolder than anybody has bolded before" blocky junk and initially fell in love with it... Ranger was a bit of a letdown after a...
  5. 85_Ranger4x4

    1984 Skamper

    I fired up the laptop and hit google and had better results on here finding out how the electrical system is supposed to work. http://www.rverscorner.com/duotherm.html
  6. 85_Ranger4x4

    1984 Skamper

    Getting all fancy now and trying to get the heater to work. Pilot works great, fan runs... But no make hot. Any ideas? Also anyone else have pictures of the setup of the hose with the propane tank? When stowed mine has a hard kink in it. *when testing the heater I have the tank on a stand so...
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    Moving front axle forward

    Open up the wheel arch as needed.
  8. 85_Ranger4x4

    1984 Skamper

    All the side boards are important when you think about it. Rear obviously sees a lot of stress from the torsion bars. The rear of the sides do too. And those eaten up screws in that 90* bracket... that is what holds the front of the roof up when it is popped up. Those (and the board they are...
  9. 85_Ranger4x4

    Long Distance '85 Ranger Build

    The first trail we went down.
  10. 85_Ranger4x4

    Talk me out of a Power Wagon

    I have been pretty happy with the headlights in my F-150... The sealed beams in my Ranger sucked however. But didn't take $10k to fix them either...
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    Talk me out of a Power Wagon

    [ The one gripe my wife has about me getting a new Ram is the passenger side legroom. There is a big hump coming off the trans hump that almost gives it a van doghouse flair. They try to dress it up with a deadpedal thing (not covered by the floormat) but temptation is strong to pull the...
  12. 85_Ranger4x4

    (partially) new Tundra coming?

    Toyota literally held Ford's hand and got them into hybrids in the first place...
  13. 85_Ranger4x4

    Talk me out of a Power Wagon

    It's been a awhile but for me in the US the tradesman PW was cheaper and didn't come with a bunch of crap I dont want (like premium lighting for an example)
  14. 85_Ranger4x4

    Talk me out of a Power Wagon

    PW is like a $6k option stuck on my Tradesman build.
  15. 85_Ranger4x4

    Talk me out of a Power Wagon

    I talked myself out if it by not REALLY needing all the PW stuff. A mere mortal 2500 4x4 OR is a lot cheaper with better MPG and payload/towing.
  16. 85_Ranger4x4

    Long Distance '85 Ranger Build

    Went ahead and packed up the tents etc. And then we headed out by our lonesome. I had gone thru the tubes on our quick run last night sans my wife so I took her thru Sunday. Swung by an African water hole... Since we were by ourselves I decided to do the right thing and play in mud...
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    Long Distance '85 Ranger Build

    Headed back to camp for lunch and so the kids could get a nap and managed to catch the evolution of the Ford Ranger in one picture... And everybody that attended minus one who cut out early. A huge shoutout to Midland for donating radio gear. I won this 5W GMRS radio which is going...
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