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  1. tacollie

    Is e-Bike Trailer Living Feasible for Full-Time Adventuring?

    If you're not using e-assist to often it should work. It's going to take some planning but you seem like a planner. I would probably leave the dogs at home. Making sure they are feed, watered, and happy would stress me out. Probably because our dog is 66lbs🤣 Pretty sure I powder coated your...
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    Reasonable Mods For Carrying Heavy Things

    Leafs made the biggest improvement for comfort on our truck. Performance improvement came from shocks.
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    2020 Overland Explorer Vehicles (OEV) CAMP-X pop-up slide-in pickup camper (renamed "Back Country" as of 2023)

    The under bed storage is great. It also helps keep it dryer under the mattress. I'm 5'9" and the wife is 5'7". We can kind of sit up. Either way I would recommend a strap to close the camper. Any excuse to buy more tools! It was well over 100 rivets.
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    2020 Overland Explorer Vehicles (OEV) CAMP-X pop-up slide-in pickup camper (renamed "Back Country" as of 2023)

    I was opposed to it but it was on my wife's must have list. It is worth every penny. It took less than 2 hours to unbox and install with a power rivet tool. It's a lot of rivets.
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    2020 Overland Explorer Vehicles (OEV) CAMP-X pop-up slide-in pickup camper (renamed "Back Country" as of 2023)

    We added it to our Camp-x. We had to remove the handle from the hinge. It wasn't a bit deal because we had already installed a strap for closing it. I think it raises the mattress 3 inches.
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    Lightweight E-MTB, does it exist?

    My buddy did some digging on Specialized's website and found a demo of their lighter trail bike in the midwest. It showed only 3 charges. MSRP was $11,000 and he got it shipped to the local shop for $3700 out the door. Side note, I took advantage of ktm's financial troubles and got a sweet deal...
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    Better Buy Your New Rig Before the Tariffs Kick In 🤑

    Supply and demand. OPEC flooded the market pushing down oil prices in 2018. The US has produced record amounts of oil in 2023 and 2024 but demand is high so prices are high . You could argue overturning the Jones act or building the type of refineries we need to actually use the oil we produce...
  8. tacollie

    Top Side Tool Box Placement in Preperation For FWC Slide-In

    Boxes don't do anything for the camper. Just make sure they aren't to tall so the camper has clearance.
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    New Rivian Factory Planned, Should Boost Output

    Seems like Rivian likes to burn cash. I thought they were struggling to meet current sales goals. My understanding is the Georgia plant is to help with R2 and R3 production. The wife really like the idea of the R2 so let the cash burn! Makes me a little curious about their stock prices.
  10. tacollie

    WTB - OEV Alpine or Backcountry/Camp-X 6.85

    https://www.facebook.com/share/182E4B5V1g/ https://www.facebook.com/share/1KHpzAWf89/ Both in Colorado
  11. tacollie

    2020 Overland Explorer Vehicles (OEV) CAMP-X pop-up slide-in pickup camper (renamed "Back Country" as of 2023)

    We have the under bed storage in our Camp-x. I'm 5'9" and my wife is 5'7". We can kind of sit up if we slouch some.
  12. tacollie

    Expo Vehicle MPG

    That's pretty accurate. We have some friends that are concerned about the environment. The always commuted to work by bicycle and public transportation. When covid hit and they were able to work remotely they bought a 7.3 F-250 and put a Bison hard side on it. It gets 10mpgs. It replaced a...
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    How Soon Before They’ll Be Coming For You? Busting Diesel Deleters Continues…

    I keep hearing about the EPA cracking down on deleted trucks on the internet. In the real world I see a lot of deleted trucks even though I live in a county that requires inspections of diesel trucks. I'm sure they're trying to crack down on it but they have a long ways to go.
  14. tacollie

    Carb at high elevation

    Advance the timing if you can when you get to your destination. It'll still run rich but it'll help.
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    Which of the big three 3/4 tons would you look at and why?

    I have no clue about the new market. The OP stated up to five years old. The 6.2 Fords don't hold value compared to the other options. It's is a dated engine but it's reliable and more than capable of carrying a camper.
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    Which of the big three 3/4 tons would you look at and why?

    OEV Camp-x. Our F250 has a GVWR of 10000 with almost 3500lbs of payload.
  17. tacollie

    Which of the big three 3/4 tons would you look at and why?

    If you're trying to save a few bucks get the Ford 6.2. It's reliable and cheaper because everyone wants the 7.3. 2020+ F350 with the 6.2 gets the 10 speed trans. Fully loaded we're over 9600lbs on 35s and have zero issues keeping up with traffic even on the I70 corridor in Colorado.
  18. tacollie

    Expo Vehicle MPG

    Drive slower. Our Tacomas got 11 MPGs at 80 and 20+ at 60 mphs. Our thirsty 6.2L F250 on 35s will get 15 mpgs at 60 mph. Drive less. In 4 years we've only put 30k miles on our F250. When I was young I would drive 30k miles in a single year just for work. You could get a 1/2 ton truck with...
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    The Scout is back

    Same goes for me. I'm trying to justify buying my mom an EV just because I'm tired of working on her high mileage Lexus 🤣 At least the new Scout looks good. The Scout was probably my least favorite International truck so that might swing my opinion some too.
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