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I"m also in Seattle, same thing happens to me.

I agree, the engine braking on the Raptor is pretty poor. I came from a Taco, roughly the same size engine (3.5 L E'boost vs 3.4L 5VZ-FE), but a substantially lighter truck. Engine braking on the Taco was pretty good, the Raptor not so much. I think it comes down to the physics of the amount...

Nice! This one, Rail Road Ridge (ID) and Harts' Pass/Slate Peak (WA) are on my bucket list to do the three highest roads in the PNW!

Tried to become the highest truck in Washington State, heading up Hart's Pass (6204 Feet) eventually ending at Slate Peak about another 1000' or so higher, but got stymied by downed trees. Wasn't expecting this, and was on a golf outing so didn't come fully prepared w/chainsaw etc. Checking some...

I agree w/the others. Drive it and enjoy the trip. If you're really that concerned, get an AAA Premium membership. Should cover any emergency. I've taken mine from Seattle to Las Vegas twice, Southern Utah once, and lots of 1-2 day local road trips, and getting stranded is the last thing on my...

A tradition up here in the PNW is the annual opening of SR-20 aka the North Cascade Highway. SR 20 is one of the State Routes in Washington that have portions closed in the winter . Washington Pass (elev. 5,477 feet or 1,669 meters) and nearby Rainy Pass (elev. 4,875 feet or 1,486 meters)...

Exit 34. Turn left, go past the Popeyes'/gas stations etc, bend right at the "Y" and head East on Middle Fork Road. That eventually becomes FS5600. I've heard there's some decent roads just a bit further up at exit 38 as well, may go check that out in a couple of weeks, workin' to feed the...

Did some xplorin' up FS 5600 near N Bend, WA. Nothing too intense, but a good shakedown to get the winter cobwebs out of her.

Thanks for rubbing salt in the wound, bro' !! Haha/ j/k. Great pic, sure hope I can reproduce it one day :).

Not. A. Thing. Not a stinkin' @#$%&* thing. I was supposed to be on my way to Yosemite Nat' Park for 5 days/4 nights, but yesterday afternoon, the owners of the RV I'd arranged to rent (a 'brand new' Airstream), informed me there was a problem with the water system, and they were scrambling to...

Not bad...not bad at all. How about some steady speeds, say a consistent 35-45, 60, 70 and 75 MPH depending on your local limit. Concern would be the in-cabin drone.

The 2017 data covers 44 vehicles, 901Kmiles with 2440 fill-ups, the '18 data covers 72 vehicles, 1.5 million miles, 4319 fill-ups and the 19 data is 38 trucks, 495K miles and 1420 fill-ups.

Some data from Fuelly would disagree with you: This is for 2017 Raptors. 18 were in the 12-14 MPG range, 21 in the 15-17 range. Looking at 18's, 25 were in the 12-14 MPG range, 46 in the 15-17 range, and for '19's, 11 were in the 12-14 range, and 23 in the 15-17 range. The 20+ years didn't...

You could also do a 5-tire rotation (or ask whoever does your rotations to do it) as long as you're following the same pattern each time. Keeps the spare from aging under there, gives you a chance to verify the tire winch is working correctly (you don't want to find out it's rusted in place when...

First pic is installed on my '17. Second pic is the back-side. When unlocked, the metal tab is at 6 O'clock, then locked at 9 O'clock. Last pic is the fuel filler inlet, you can see the small opening at about 9 O'clock that the tab fits into. Would this prevent anyone from tampering? No...

Now this I can agree with and appreciate. I'll even buy the first round of Iced, Half Caff, Ristretto, Venti, 4-Pump, Sugar Free, Cinnamon, Dolce Soy Skinny Latte for ya.

" “frac’ing” is a loosely used term" You could be (probably are) right here...I'm not in the industry so I don't have any first hand knowledge of how it affects water tables, nor if every use of 'frac'ing' is referring to the same process. I've only spent a little time reading about this...

Y'know, this is so offensive, I almost didn't bother to reply, but I just have to. MFNG, I bet you're pretty proud of having put that comment in a public forum for all to see. Let's see how proud you are: 1. Take this to your wife. See how she feels now knowing you just think of her as a...

Where are the assumptions you seem to see? Does fracking pollute SOME groundwater? Yes. Does SOME of that groundwater make it into municipal water supplies? yes. Does it pollute everyones' groundwater everywhere? I never said it did. These are not assumptions, they're facts you can verify...

I've respected your opinion on other topics, Slayer, and still do here though I don't completely agree with them. I'm going edit out some of your reply for brevity, but hope to preserve the points. Yes, they may be good at bringing in people, equipment and supplies. Why not go through all the...

Assumptions where? Supertankers...already exist. Ports for them....already exist. Pipelines to refineries from the ports...already exist. Refineries at the ends of the pipelines...already exist. None of this exists in ANWR. It would all have to be brought in from somewhere. Where's the...

The calculus is whether it's better to use currently existing infrastructure (pipelines, ports, nearby refineries, existing supertankers) or create entirely new infrastructure to support drilling in ANWR. Which would include housing for the builders of the wells and pipelines and their...

I have to say despite the price of gas currently, and even if it goes higher in the future I am and always will be against this. ANWR is just that...relatively unspoiled wildlife REFUGE, where wildlife can survive/flourish without interference from Man. And I'm willing to pay more for a tank...

Here's what I do: The 20 oz bottle clearly states it treats 'up to' 20 gallons (12 gal for the smalle 12 oz bottle). I'll pour 2 bottles in and fill it up (Use the plastic funnel as suggested). That's roughly 36 gallons total (and 18 gal/bottle average). I've done this three times now at...

VERY Nice! I've taken a liking to the Outdoors RV line, their BackCountry series is a bit more off-grid oriented, and I may get one in the next year or two myself. In the meantime, renting thru one of the bigger on-line RV rental services isn't a bad way to get a 'taste' of the RV lifestyle...