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That will depend on how much flex is in your truck's frame. I had to make a platform for my camper to raise it ~3" above the cab of my Dodge. Otherwise, when I got it in a good twist (to where one front tire and one rear tire just about come off the ground), the cab and the camper would make...

All depends on where you will be driving the rig. If in the desert southwest then tall isn't much of a problem. But any road with tree limbs hanging over the roadway can stop you cold. The outer shell of a cabover camper is fragile - whether it is aluminum or fiberglass/plastic. My setup -...

Hope it comes with excellent camera on the front. No way you'll ever be able to see any obstacles on the trail with that tall hood.

Without a doubt - the Toyo Open Country Mud Terrains are the most durable. I live in the back country of Nevada. If I leave my house and drive south it is 133 miles to pavement. My problem was always rock breaks in the tires. Until I installed the Toyo M/T tires. Never had a flat with...

^Also extremely important, depending on where you will be driving! If in Nevada or even southeastern Oregon, Ford dealers are about all there is. Some years ago in their infinite wisdom GM shut down all the dealerships in Nevada small towns. So if you need service from a GM dealer your...

What GeorgeHayduke says. I have a 3500 with a big cabover camper on it so I follow the RV forums a lot. Just what George is talking about is what everyone's experience has been if they load a tall cabover camper (or haul any other tall load) on a Ram with coil suspension. The sway with the...

Yup! My John Deere diesel dates from the 60s and is the same way. Everything on it is very simple and easy to fix. No computer needed!

That will depend on the weight/size of what you are trying to mount. The bigger the ball size the more stable the mount. Sizes you mention are for small stuff like phones and small GPS units. I believe the big Garmins like the 10" Tread models require a 1-1/2" ball size. RAM mounts offers up...

Wow! Did you have a trailer hooked to it most of the time? My 2016 averages around 21 mpg when not towing. Hook a trailer to it and that cuts the mileage in half.

So do 80 year old men! My Dodge/Cummins is about to turn 21 years old and I intend to drive it until they bury me!

Same here. My 2016 that I bought new has been trouble free. My understanding is that the newest version of the 3.5 Ecoboost puts out 500 lb-ft of torque - that's almost what the 5.9 Cummins in my 2004 Dodge has. What's amazing is that 90% of that torque the Ecoboost puts out is available at...

And I'm just the opposite. Love my 2016 F150 with the 3.5 Ecoboost. I have a whole fleet of vehicles and this one is my favorite, especially for long road trips. Plus, most of the time my F150 has a trailer hooked to it. The low end torque of the 3.5 Ecoboost makes it a much better pulling...

Absolutely true. No argument there! So find yourself an early 90s Dodge/Cummins with a manual transmission. Simplest, most reliable drivetrain there is. Only accessory you'll need is ear plugs.

Found this "modified" road sign near the Black Rock Desert a few days ago, not far from the site of Burning Man:

The above should answer your question. Tow a generator if you are driving an electric vehicle to Burning Man.

So are you going to distance yourself from Toyota products also, now that they are recalling all the new Tundra and Lexus engines? https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a61708841/toyota-tundra-lexus-lx-engine-replacement-recall/ Good ones and bad ones in all brands. I have a 2016 F150 with the 3.5...

I was caught in the same dust storm, driving home from Midas! At times the visibility was only about 100 yards. Been reading the dust came off the Black Rock Desert - surface of the playa all tore up by the Burning Man festivities last week, and then those high winds Monday evening grabbed...

Did you read the original post? Sleeping inside a Kia Soul. That's a tiny vehicle, so a choice between the person sleeping in the vehicle or the food container. Not room enough for both. I have a 4Runner, a much bigger rig and there's no room for me in the back if I leave my ice chest inside.

Transfer case in Lo range makes it much easier on the automatic transmission when in difficult terrain. I always use low range when climbing steep roads at low speeds (and back down those same grades also). Matt of Matt's Off-Road Recovery makes that point in one of his latest videos. He has...

Probably because they are about the worst as far as off-road ability and yet people take them on Jeep trails. Almost zero articulation. I've now watched several off-road recovery videos of electric trucks. Here's one, you'll see the Rivian high centered at about 3 minutes: Seen several on...