If you were to start all over with a brand new truck, which would you choose?
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Regcabguy
Oil eater.
That's a great towing platform and for safely carrying a hardsided cabover. Enjoy.
Regcabguy
Oil eater.
You're killing me. That's what I'm gonna get with my Powerball winnings. I'm dreamin'.
legendaryandrew
Adventurer
Yeah I'm digging the AEV PW on 40's LOL I think it's proportions are perfect. Get a rack, RTT, or a modified military trailer with our base camp all on it....mmm and a few weeks in MOAB.
Stuckincitymud
Member
Enough with the toys boys this is overland, not trail runs.
no lift needed for big rubber, spec a customer box or flatbed and pop up camper on back. 200k miles from the stock engine, choice of gears, axles, suspension and trans from factory....come on powerball..I only need a couple mil of the 1.3 billion jackpot to make this happen
International Workstar
no lift needed for big rubber, spec a customer box or flatbed and pop up camper on back. 200k miles from the stock engine, choice of gears, axles, suspension and trans from factory....come on powerball..I only need a couple mil of the 1.3 billion jackpot to make this happen
International Workstar
Littlehouse
Adventurer
Stock-New PW. Modified-Carli CTD Ram. The new Titan Warrior concept looks amazing though. A raptor with a CTD. I would probably go with that if they ever made it.
STREGA
Explorer
Here's a pic of my future adventure truck.
My plans for this truck is to haul a hardside TC. I'am leaning towards a Baja style TC something like the new Northstar. Hopefully they will come out with a longed version of it, if not will look at doing a custom build.
p nut
butter
Man, I love the look of them dually's. That's a nice truck.
jus passin thru
Adventurer
I did buy a new truck last month. I wanted a crew cab 4x4 truck to carry a FWC. I was leaning towards a Taco the more reading and talking I came to the conclusion that small trucks and half tons reall aren't safely up to the task. Gas or diesel , I drive about 10K miles a year I'm not going to live long enough to justify a diesel. I drove lots of trucks and liked Ram and liked power wagons until I looked at the payload and the fact that Dodge doesn't recommend campers on them the facts are payload wise Powerwagon 1510 lbs, diesel 2389 lbs and 6.4 Hemi 3300 lbs. there is a 6.4 Hemi in my drive way waiting for a FWC. It will really do the job not sorta do the job with add ons and inadequate brakes. Mike
Mighty Dodge Ram
Explorer
Ram fanboy here. My '96 has over 280k on the original 5.9 gasser and transmission so I'm sold on Dodge reliability. My buddy drives a 5.7 Hemi PW, one of the last made before the switch to the 6.4. Awesome truck but for my purposes I'd look for a 3500 regular cab long bed Hemi. FWC out back or even a Callen style shell.
My trips don't require anything other than perhaps a Tru-Trac out back with an open front...that's what winches are for if really needed. I like simple and don't go searching for crawling scenarios. YMMV. I really appreciate the different views and experiences I've read here; adds great perspective on style and locale.
Not a full size but the new Chevy Colorado with small diesel...complete opposite of what I just described but interesting nonetheless. :sombrero:
My trips don't require anything other than perhaps a Tru-Trac out back with an open front...that's what winches are for if really needed. I like simple and don't go searching for crawling scenarios. YMMV. I really appreciate the different views and experiences I've read here; adds great perspective on style and locale.
Not a full size but the new Chevy Colorado with small diesel...complete opposite of what I just described but interesting nonetheless. :sombrero:
calicamper
Expedition Leader
No idea where my post went. LOL.
Some of my best trips have been in the minimalist mode. The GMC little diesel fwc flat bed idea just seems ideal to me. I find my self taking the smallest vehicle I can get away with these days. If a solo trip to meet up with some guys and no dirt road travel needed? I'd steel grandpas SLK350 pack my tent and basic and be on the road in 5 minutes. Ha If typical logging road stuff were in the plan I'd pack more comfort gear in the Subaru and split town. The canyon flat bed idea just seems like luxury yet still in a pretty small package.
I spent 4 days in the Rockies last year with my 2014 Raptor, a Brand new 2015 PW and 2014 Jeep 4 door Sport, all stock except for the winch added to my Raptor. All were very close to their Max weight when we started the trip. The PW with the new rear suspension and 6.4 was really impressive and a goat when it came to tough climbs and the really rough rocky areas. The payload was also better than my Raptor and the ride acceptable for a 3/4 ton and better than any other truck in the 3/4 ton range. Overall it was a better truck for overlanding in the mountains with a 4 day load in the bed and it could really take a beating with less worry about breaking things up front.
That being said, the Raptor was superior on the forest roads, whoops, or anywhere it wasn't exceptionally rough. The ride and handling is better overall but it's a trade off for the payload capacity. The downside of the raptor was its width on tight trails. but it went everywhere the PW did just not quite as fast in the really rough and tight sections of trail.
The jeep was easier on the tight trails and very nimble allowing better lines, but couldn't keep up with either truck when it opened up or got really rough. It was also the only vehicle to get stuck, but only because of a lack of lockers. The Jeep guys whined about the 900 mile drive each way and said they are riding in one of our trucks and towing the jeep next year, which says something about the jeep comfort and on road behavior.
The 6.4 of the PW wasn't as fast as the 6.2 Raptor, but close, and the gas mileage was close between the two at around 12mpg for the trip. The jeep killed us at about 15 mpg but range was less due to tank size.
This year we are also bringing a 4Runner to add to the comparison, we just need to determine where we are headed.
My $.02 from our past experiences.
That being said, the Raptor was superior on the forest roads, whoops, or anywhere it wasn't exceptionally rough. The ride and handling is better overall but it's a trade off for the payload capacity. The downside of the raptor was its width on tight trails. but it went everywhere the PW did just not quite as fast in the really rough and tight sections of trail.
The jeep was easier on the tight trails and very nimble allowing better lines, but couldn't keep up with either truck when it opened up or got really rough. It was also the only vehicle to get stuck, but only because of a lack of lockers. The Jeep guys whined about the 900 mile drive each way and said they are riding in one of our trucks and towing the jeep next year, which says something about the jeep comfort and on road behavior.
The 6.4 of the PW wasn't as fast as the 6.2 Raptor, but close, and the gas mileage was close between the two at around 12mpg for the trip. The jeep killed us at about 15 mpg but range was less due to tank size.
This year we are also bringing a 4Runner to add to the comparison, we just need to determine where we are headed.
My $.02 from our past experiences.
OCD Overland
Explorer
Seems like an accurate report of each. I've gone back and forth among all three - each has it's strong points.