Hey alla y'all... Strangely enough I found internet. I posted to the blog and wanted to also post here. Day four and have had luck shine upon me so far... that said I definitely over packed ... I will not start into about the planning of this trip but at the end anything my wife wanted I took.... well... the load is way up there and after the scales I thank heavens for the reinforced suspension. (scary above what I thought) Being a worry wart I dreaded every 70 mph bridge abutment bump where the whole vehicle does the bounce. All told if has handled the weight superbly and drives great but..... it would be nice not to have this weight with me...alas it is what it is. My days were 660, 607, 450, and 450 miles so somewhere around 2175 for four days. This is the price to pay and I am willing and actually have had a lot of fun finding that each night's surprise camp is better than the last...all good. I have been fighting a strong 30 mph wind out of the west. I feel it when I step out of the truck and it is steady and with gusts. So far my total mpg has been ..... 20. It was great until the plains and then it was a labor against the wind... just letting go the foot and the truck slowed fast. I will say the exhaust brake is great for the steep declines in the hills. I hope to get back to 24 mpg soon but from here tomorrow is all up hill. Tonight by Cold Stream in Big Timber MT.