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Same here!!!! Talk about a sagging short wheel base!

Sorry to hear about your frustrations. While after-market vendors often state their components are compatible with older year trucks, such is often not the case due to small changes to frame and suspension geometry the manufacturer will make during and subsequent model year(s). As such, it is...

Hold your breath when they announce the price point for the Ranger Raptor. If like the F-150 Raptor, you'll be taking out another mortgage! F-150 Raptor only comes with a 5.5' bed. No extended beds for the Raptor. Doubt you will see an extended bed on the Ranger Raptor. I'd like to have...

Great idea! I hope you aren't using the solar panel for your primary source of charging the "house" battery. Shading, even partial shading, a single cell in a 36 cell panel can reduce power output of the entire panel up to 75% according to Stanford University’s Gil Masters. His excellent text...

Wish the Alu-Cab was available 3 years ago! You're going to like it, especially when the wind kits up. But, I would still consider stowing the Alu-Cab in gusty conditions.

Impressive! Do you ride the motos up the ramp? Ride 'em off backwards would be sketchy!

Here's a pretty good article that may explain the difference between weight parameters/definitions and why you should perhaps adhere to the placard. I installed OME F-350 springs and shocks on my now sold 2003 F-250 in order to safely carry my fully equipped Hawk. Made not only a huge improve...

Thanks for sharing Eddie! Great read and even better images!

Eagerly awaiting more.. To me..."Wander The West" is simply heading in the direction of the setting sun... Your geographic location on Earth matters not. I hope that philosophy resonates with others and the "decision makers" here.

Steve... I'll raise you one "Mac". Mac is ~54...and yes, this is a relatively recent image. Mac is a retired SGM from an elite Army unit. SgtMaj for Marines.

Just like the human body...you have to exercise those joints. I even run the AC in the house once/month in winter to move the refrigerant through the system since it is a lubricant as well. I learned more from old military power plant/airframe mechanics then anyone else. If parts are not...

Tech, especially in vehicles, is a love/hate relationship. Tech has dramatically increased the intervals between maintenance. But, unfortunately, maintenance is now something that requires access to servers with firmware that can "talk" to your vehicle. Any one old enough to remember the true...

Very cool. Thanks for sharing Steve. Great Circle routes are shorter than a straight line routes 99.99% of the time. Why we fly polar routes between US and Asia or to Europe.

A possible replacement for the dense foam from the factory and memory foam offerings. FELLFAB Not sure if they are available for purchase since I can't find a retailer. But interesting technology none-the-less.

I don't think I could get a wink of sleep at night with an alarm randomly going off all times during the day but silent at night. These devises are your first and only line of defense against the insidious poisonous gases that can and will kill you (and loved ones) while you sleep. Please...

+2 Peak Design Clip. My heaviest lens is a 90mm on my Leica M and the Clip is nice! Obviously, a day pack, backpack or load bearing harness is required.

2x when driving slowly and sight seeing. 4 High if making fast tracks. Much better control on sketchy surfaces. If you begin to slide, much easier to counter steer with 4 High engaged. Regardless of mode, think about airing down. I air down about 20 psi from 65 psi for long stretches of FS...

Check out the White Salmon, WA area. We almost moved there from NC. Only reason we didn't, too far from kids and future grandkids for the wife. Winters can be tough in the Gorge, but, with a camper, southern AZ is just down the road. But I like what Smoke said, I'm 63 years young, medical...

Thanks for all the great ideas so far Hodakaguy!!! I've upgraded: 1. Radio knobs installed 2. Ordered the TPAM with the BS 1039 from Jeff 3. And have a custom made ACR switch plate inbound ;) Now only to find a good gear shop to install the Nitro 4.88! Needs to be local to half day drive...

Glad you mentioned the OEM tires and 4.88, that was going to be my next question. I'm always paying attention to the engine, tranny and everything else going on with the truck I'm driving. Probably my decades of piloting aircraft where it's tough to pull over when something goes wrong. I'm...

Sorry NTSQD, but common sense logic and assumptions don't apply in gearing modifications. The math pertaining to the subject IS unassailable. Growing up in SC as a teen, we raced 1/4 mile and oval dirt tracks Friday nights and weekends. Later on, I got to hang in the garage and pit of Bill...

Lots to be gained from the insight of both Jonathan (JHansen) and Tom (Hodakaguy) have expert level knowledge regarding this subject. And it is not uncommon to find differing opinions among such experts. One simply has to take the info they provide and determine what you hope to achieve with...

Jonathan Hansen (an expert in this and many other overlanding subjects) usually chimes in on a subject such as this...when he has the time. Jonathon published this article and worth reading for establishing a good baseline to air down. Note the section in the article "How Low Can you Go?" I...

All great posts! I have a 2015 FWC Hawk slide-in in my F-350. But given the overall weight of the above package, the wife and I went looking for alternative vehicles when she decided to sell her MB GLA250. What did she buy? A 2107 Taco 4 door, long bed. Why? Because we might put a flatbed...

I used 3 sets of BFG KO A/T tires on my (now with a new owner) 2003 F-250. First set lasted 50,000 miles, second set went ~45,000. Could have gone perhaps another 5k but changed them for a new set of KO for a 6000 trip out west. For the conditions I encountered, I thought they were the best...