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Mine was the 2001 Ranger with a manual transmission. We used that truck for all kinds of adventures.. I really loved that truck. It was an XTL and a CD player. Simple but solid truck. The worst part was we picked up a Honda Pilot, which we also loved, but that started a trend where we started...

Hey all, Tim fell in love with the Ranger Raptor: I can see why. I had the chance to drive one last weekend. It was very nice. The seats are super comfy, it drives very well and the suspension was very soft on road as well. It has lots of cool features and I was very impressed. I didn't...

I would say that Sheldon builds within the constraints he's given just like all engineers and product managers. What those are, who knows. Profits, profits, profits. I don't think it's much different than any other brand there though. On another topic how's your boys Ranger performing?

i remember one of my friends had a major issue with his Dodge Straus and they gave him what we called the hooptie. it was a Buick i think. I rolled hard through corners, but it got him and us where we needed to go.

I remember people here asking for Toyota or talk about what happened. The did and the first reaction is I don't believe them. It's definitely a no win for them. I did feel like Sheldon is pretty genuine and you have said, he wants to build the best truck he can and wants people who buy them to...

I hope they do as well, customers deserve to have their investments made right. I think it's in the best interest of the Toyota to ensure they fix it correctly so customers and dealers can resell them at a decent price once they've gone through the recall. And @Fightnfire I was not picking on...

Well as only of only actual owners of the 24 Tacoma on the forum I feel pretty weird reading a lot of the comments here. There's a ton of hate for Toyota and some of the negativity may be deserved, but some of it is not. I have about 2500 miles so far on my Taco and the only things wrong with it...

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Thanks, I have not gone to any scales after the calculations and loading up, but this is at least a great ball park tool and better than just loading everything in the vehicle and not caring at all. I have weighed some of the parts I have installed on my truck to see what they weigh and some of...

BTW if you are interested in figuring out how much you are bringing with and how much payload is left I created this tool. You can make a copy of it and I believe Coda still has a free tier...

I hope so too! 🙏

Yes, stay safe @NMTRUCKER and I hope they can get everything under control quickly.

Yeah we are just getting started with our build too. It's expensive and unless you have a money tree or you're Tim and can write it all off and sell it in a year, it takes time to do it right.

That's a nice looking truck and it looks like you really had a great time. One of my viewers commented recently that my truck wasn't an overland build because I didn't have winch and lift. So they'd probably say your truck can't to drive off road or at Moab. Looks like you knew exactly what...

For home power backup, you need something quite a bit bigger unless you're just going to power a fridge to keep things cold. Probably 2-5kw minimum to power the essentials. Maybe even 5-10kw with enough solar to be able to keep them charging and powering the house during the day. I just have a...

For just camping use you don't really need a very large battery at all especially if you also have a solar panel. I think a lot of people feel they need something bigger than they do, "Just in Case", but even running a fridge all night, my 800 watt Bluetti still showed full and on another trip...

I have really loved my portable power systems. I started with sm Ecoflow and have switched to Bluetti. I use it everyday to charge my devices, phone, tablets, laptops, cameras and what not and they're great. I'd the power were to go out I could use them for backup as well. On the emails from...

@testerdahl and @jillciminillo I had a thought today that might be interesting for a podcast and/or video. Are Luxury brand vehicles really still luxury? If so, what separates these brands from the rest. It seems like every brand has a lux trim that can compete with lux brands and many of...

I just want/need accurate information and the opinions of the reviewer. In the end, we all make up our own mind. Validation that we made a good or the right choice is always great, but it comes at a cost for the reviewer. You'll always be wrong. You can recommend or not recommend something and...

Hi Matt and Welcome! I'm BenInBeta so I would say drive something from every brand with the price/features you like if you don't have brand loyalty. Each vehicle has advantages/disadvantages, but if you drive them all you'll likely find the best truck for you. Then make sure you do the checks...