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  1. The problem with just looking at weight tow rating is that it ignores cargo/load capacity of the truck. It is very easy to exceed cargo capacity with passengers, bed cargo and tongue/pin weight, in fact that is probably exceeded much more often that actual trailer tow weight. Add in 4WD and a diesel and you take real hits on load capacity. My old 4WD Crewmax Tundra has shit for load capacity: 1341lbs. I had a truck cap on it and carries a couple of hundred pounds of gear and tools most of the time in it which left a very capacity for trailer tongue weight. When we first looks at RVs, we had several sales slugs at dealerships tell us we would be fine towing a 27-28’ trailer with the Tundra. I see this on RV forums a lot where a newbie is told by a truck dealer and the camper dealer that their new 1/2 ton 4WD crew cab truck will be awesome to tow that new “1/2 ton towable” 30’ travel trailer that has a 9k gvwr. They then load the bed up with bikes, chairs, firewood and coolers and and then all the shit in the trailer and that 650lb dry, unloaded tongue weight becomes 1k+. Add Mom, Dad, the 3 kids and golden retriever and that half ton truck gets pushed all over the road on their first two trips and they are back the dealer buying a 3/4 ton.
  2. This guy has a good watch channel and is always suggesting best watch for $XXX amount. Here is his recs for $500
  3. davidg

    Kayaking

    Yakima system for me. Had it on 3 trucks and carried two boats a lot of miles. Toting a WS Pamlico 130T and Tarpon 120 right now. I use straps at the bars and bow and stern ropes that tie to the bars and then down to an eye bolt that I added to the top loader brackets and is through bolted on the camper shell.
  4. The one that was tripping was a 15A branch and he replaced it and it still tripped. He has a loose, shorted wire somewhere in that branch. I would check the terminations at the main panel and then pull every outlet and check them. Some where in that circuit is a intermittent short. Those statements are dependent on everything else working Ok when the bad circuit breaker is turned off.
  5. Hey, you guys want to take some lobsters for your ride home?
  6. See y’all on the river
  7. It’s a 15 A breaker that is tripping, correct? Does everything else work when you turn that breaker off? What loads are on that breaker? If it is just 120V receptacles, you might need to pull them and take a look. Most RV receptacles are designed for shallow/thin walls and use an insulation displacement type of wire connection vs a screw. They suck and are very prone to loosen. ETA: Kill power to the trailer (and unplug) when you are troubleshooting each receptacle etc, then plug back in to check.
  8. Pull your panel and look for Loose wires. You really need to inspect and re-torque the VAC electrical wiring every year or so in the main panel. Road vibration, screw terminals and solid conductor wires don’t go together very well. I’m probably going to buy a torque screwdriver to ensure I get the terminal to the breaker mfrs specified torque.
  9. Camoflauge
  10. Get a set of Goodyear Endurance and you will be good to go. Also check out your spare, might need to replace it too.
  11. Never seen this performance before. All the clips I have watched are absolutely fantastic.
  12. Red Green approved.
  13. With apologies to Ron White, that sounds like just enough range to get to the crash site. I think we are a couple of generations of battery and motor technology away from being able to make an electric airplane a commercially viable product.
  14. “We never play this song as a joke”
  15. Adam throwing down a bass line and the Edge on guitar, pianos and backup vocals. Great version of one of my favorite U2 songs.
  16. But is anyone surprised that NMAS knows all about it?
  17. If you convince someone to strap something like this to a 5 gal can of gasoline the cops and fire department also come. Makes a pretty big fireball/mushroom cloud in the sky or so I've been told.
  18. Napalm, hmm. The cops and fire department get called when a line of napalm is poured across the road and lit with a length of cannon fuse. Only the cops get called when you repeatedly pull a dead snake across the road with fishing line. Same as when someone discovers the fake body you made out of a manikin head, a wig and clothes stuffed with pine needles that you found at the dump and put it in the ditch on the side of the road.
  19. .410 shell with a steel BB taped over the primer, the shot removed, additional powder put under the wad, then taped to an arrow make a pretty good Dukes of Hazard replica dynamite arrow. A buddies dad also taught us how to shoot a spoke. You take a motorcycle spoke and flip the head around and barely thread back on. Cut off some white matchheads and fill up opening, then crimp a lead shot (removed from above shotgun shells) in place. Hold the wire of the spoke and turn the head with pliers until in compresses the match heads and it will eventually fire off. You can also heat with a lighter to get them to fire.
  20. Fixed me for me and my running buddy. One speed, banana seat bikes, pellet gun across the handle bars, old GI surplus garand ammo belt with a canteen on one side and a hatchet or machete on the other and maybe a pouch with some fire making/cooking or fishing gear in the back. We would roll out towards the end of the block, where the woods started, right after breakfast and return late for supper. Birds and animals were shot, fish were caught, trees were cut down, forts, tunnels, and dams were built and a small bit of hooliganism took place.
  21. Lots of videos that estimates how much youtubers make. Don't know how accurate any of this is. I've read that youtube typically pays $2-4/1000 views. Could be wrong.
  22. It's not gay during play?
  23. @Saint Tacky That sucks about not making Baldy. @sasquatch69 There is a meadow at https://www.google.com/maps/@36.6070234,-105.1464125,358m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en that has a great view of Baldy. We had just left Miranda and one of the crew saw a little sign that said scenic view and wanted to look. We went and ended up staying for an hour just hanging out, throwing the frisbee and relaxing. If your trek is going between Miranda/Maxwell and Baldy Skyline/Head of Dean you will pass right by it. We passed by it on our way to Miranda and didn't even see the side trail. Also, bring a small Tx flag for one of the crew to put on their backpacks (using the XXL safety pins that everyone put on their packs for drying socks, bandanas, etc). You will get a US flag from PSR but we flew the Tx flag as well.
  24. I did two treks with my son. Adult advisor on the first and on vacation for the second. Other that the standard, remember you are on vacation and let the youths lead, my biggest tip would be to make sure you are packed up and ready to go before the yutes. On our first trek, we had a sister crew from the troop and one of the adults was the last to get ready almost every morning. From what I understand, everyone else would be standing around waiting while he doctored his feet, fussed with his pack, etc. It took several talks from the adult advisor and the youth crew leader to get the adult to better manage his time in addition to getting called out during Roses, Buds and Thorns. Is your step off date on Tuesday? It won't help this time but it might be something to think about for future crew treks. We selected treks that started on Tuesday, but we left Houston on Saturday morning. We stayed a night in Amarillo at the Kwahadi Museum and then 2 nights at the NRA Whittington Center in cabins. We used all that extra time to do hikes at elevation around the Capulin Volcano crater rim and in the WhC back country. On that Monday, we did about 13 miles at the WhC with full packs and did a meal cook using similar items in the PSR meal kits as a final shake down.
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