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RE: BIG CHANGES ARE COMING SOON (Nov 15 2023)
The information is not always out dated. Somethings just don't change.
In my case there are 2750 sent messages and 2500 received.
I keep my old emails too btw.
Well, you're screwed... No sense in beating around the bush. Better get what you can while you can.
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mkirsch
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11/15/23 08:09am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Fuel Economy
"The Chevy dealer tells me that the new 2500 w/6.6L gas and 10 speed will deliver 20-25% better mileage (from the 9-10 mpg that I get now while towing) than that the current 1/2 ton with 6.2L gas and 6 speed trans."
You really don't believe anything a car salesman says, do you?
Tried that when one showed me a quote for a new truck. I said, "So since you never believe anything a car salesman says, it's free right?"
Apparently you do need to believe SOME things a car salesman says.
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mkirsch
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11/15/23 06:12am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Heavy-duty short bed ...
IIRC a short bed regular cab 250/2500 pickup has never been offered. Maybe in the '60s, but definitely not in the last 30 years. Maybe someone can prove otherwise?
I've never seen or heard of one.
I've seen rock crawlers with 3/4 and 1 ton axles, but that's it.
Even in 1/2 tons the short bed regular cab model was a "sport" deal.
The fact of the matter is the regular cab is on life support. Regular cabs are used predominantly by contractors and utilities. I'm sure numbers will indicate very few personal-use sales. The extra space of the double/crew cab has proven overwhelmingly popular.
Just realized I can probably say whatever I want at this point. If they go to the new site tomorrow this response will disappear.
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mkirsch
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11/15/23 06:06am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: BIG CHANGES ARE COMING SOON (Nov 15 2023)
and what is the best way to back them up?
Open each message, highlight it with your mouse, right click, copy.
Paste into a notepad document, word document, or whatever your favorite document editor is.
After doing this about six times, question your life choices and reevaluate your need for a bunch of old messages containing outdated information.
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mkirsch
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11/15/23 05:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: BIG CHANGES ARE COMING SOON (Nov 15 2023)
The username or password is not recognized.
My login creds do not work. I am tech savvy, so I know I have them correct.
Same here. With log in not working... I'm not sure how tech savvy I am! lol
Can't seem to get on. Is everything up and running?
You're still able to post here, which means the new site has not gone live yet.
If I'm not mistaken when the new site goes live, the old site will be locked down.
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mkirsch
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11/15/23 05:53am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Tow Vehicle w/ Best Back Seat for Passengers - Ram Mega Cab?
Thank you for the insights above. Do any of the crew cab models have rear seats that recline? Transporting someone with back issues and the recline relieves things.
Nope.
What's wrong with this person riding shotgun?
I had an elderly friend that traded off his beautiful stock 1500 pickup for a minivan because the ride was too hard on his back. To me it rode like a cloud. There was no way he'd be able to ride in a 3500 even a modern one with relatively soft suspension.
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mkirsch
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11/08/23 06:29am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Tow Vehicle w/ Best Back Seat for Passengers - Ram Mega Cab?
I believe the OP's intention is to tow a 9000lb travel trailer with a cab full of passengers. That does not require 2-1/2 tons of payload capacity or an 8ft bed.
Folks have been getting along fine with 6-1/2ft beds for decades now. I personally have not found anything that made me stop and say, "Gosh golly gee, I wish I had an 8ft bed." I've even hauled 16ft lumber in a 6-1/2ft bed. I'm not traveling from West Virginia to Colorado like that, but I sure can get home from Lowes.
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mkirsch
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11/07/23 12:33pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Design ideas for a platform to lower camper onto...
If you need a visual on the concept of the plywood X's, take your hands and make the Vulcan salute with both hands. That's make a V with your ring and middle finger on one side, ring and pinky on the other.
Now take the two Vulcan salutes, point the open V's toward each other, and jam them together so they interlock. Now cut off your hands at the wrists (in your imagination, or literally, your choice) and pretend they're sheets of plywood.
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mkirsch
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11/02/23 07:21am |
Truck Campers
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RE: I'm curious to know what you would do?
^^^How old is your current one? I’m not wanting you to put yourself in my shoes. I’m wanting to understand how others will view a sudden huge price increase from one year to the next. So I want to know if you were going to be buying a truck now would want to avoid the 2023 on account of the huge price increase or do the upgrades justify the cost in your way of thinking.I guess I’m not qualified to answer your question because even if I was going to buy a “new” truck today, the one I’d buy would be at least 3 or 4 years old ( or as in the case of my current truck - I get a fire sale, moving out of the country tomorrow, smokin hot deal).
I like the "get a smokin hot deal" idea .... do they only come by once every 20 years? It would be great if you could take advantage of more of those smokiin hot deals.
There are no more "smokin hot deals." People don't underprice what they have because they don't know what it's worth anymore. It's so easy to get a value online and any vehicle dealer will do a free appraisal for you if you're willing to put up with a few cold calls. Even on the off chance you're not tech savvy you know someone who is and ask them to get you a value.
It's the world of the "I know what I have. No lowballers."
If it's being sold cheap, there's something wrong with it that they're not telling you. That or it's stolen. You HAVE to assume that to protect yourself.
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mkirsch
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11/01/23 05:11am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Anyone put a truck camper on a trailer?
I agree. Unless there is something wrong with the TT, given your current financial instability, the wise decision would be to stick with the travel trailer and keep a "swear jar" for your eventual upgrade.
To go to a TC, you are cutting your living space by half or more.
What you have now is basically a "TC on a trailer" already.
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mkirsch
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10/30/23 08:53am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Lance Replacement lens?
Google "amber identification light bar." You're not going to find an exact match, I'd imagine.
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mkirsch
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10/30/23 08:41am |
Truck Campers
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