Search results

Due to some minor medical issues, I didn't get out as early as I normally do, but I'm back on it. Had a great, if short, trip.

Did a little trip to the Arizona strip earlier this month. Things didn't start out so well. *********** had four mostly worn-out Hankooks on ... this was five miles from our campsite. Which was nice. He drove back into Mesquite while we went hiking. When we got back to camp ... he was...

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/west-van-driver-who-struck-and-killed-woman-in-crosswalk-wont-face-driving-ban-7524143

Just for fun. Brand new set of OEM C range. Cold, they ran flat at 32F/28R. Isn't that what they run at RA? I'm going to run here for a while and see how they do. The ride sure is plush.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/06/ford-submits-a-patent-that-would-allow-cars-to-repossess-themselves/

Got a little oops action the other day. Bounced off a rock and jammed the step into the bottom of the front fender. Some minor breakage down low and a bulge out up above which leaves a pretty big gap with the door. Is there any likely fix for this or will I have to live with it? TIA

https://babylonbee.com/news/ford-releases-new-safety-feature-where-car-shuts-off-if-a-woman-gets-in-driver-seat

Sometimes I have to park overnight in places where I worry about theft. Is there a fuse I can pocket that will prevent drive-off theft but not reset the software or give me a headache? Convenience is not a real consideration since I park in my garage at home. It would be for the occasional peace...

And I bet the woke morons at Ford are cheering. https://techxplore.com/news/2022-10-eu-combustion-engine-cars.html

Ran out to Eastern Utah last week and explored a new area near Grand Gulch. Ran up and down a dry wash, camping and hiking.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23049084/ford-f100-eluminator-restomod-electric-vehicle

Ran out to Arizona for a week and California for a week. Cali was OK, but Arizona was nice.

Did a trip last week. Perfect weather. First, some mandatory Raptor content Then some stuck Tacoma content: A nice ruin. Uranium miner ruin: And a couple of scenery shots:

Did a trip last week. Didn't see much interesting. No reason to go here.

On the way to Washington ...

Really? There had better be an opt-out short of unplugging the GPS module or Ford is shooting itself in the foot. I can't imagine many things that would make me hate my car more than this. https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-ford-infotainment-screens-ads-local.html

It shuts the engine off kind of randomly. Often after I get off the freeway having driven 20 minutes or more it doesn't shut the engine down at a stoplight. Other times, driving around town partly warmed up, it shuts off at every light. Other times not, even fully warmed up. This is without the...

Wow. Petro-masculinity. I feel all swole with pride just thinking about that. And I had no idea I was maintaining my performative masculinity by driving a pickup. Here I thought it was the viagra. :D...

Met my sister and BIL for four days of hiking. They were at a family(in-laws) reunion in Grand Junction. I drove into Yellow Cat, scouted roads with an eye for their trailer and found a campsite for the night. Yes, it's a cow pasture, but it's a NICE cow pasture. We hiked into the back side of...

Headed out to Tooele on the 13th. Did RA while my buddy took my truck and went joy riding. Happily, neither of us broke anything. My riding partner wasn't comfortable maskless, so we went full outlaw. When that was done, we headed down to the Henry Mountains for some hiking and camping. It was...

My transfer case housing finally made it to Colorado. It was part of a shipment of 38 housings. It's not a part that should fail, so most likely a whole run of transfer cases from Borg Warner is defective. Mine was built in mid-February 2020, so trucks built around the same time might have the...

My truck went in on Tuesday. It's in pieces and the part is due in a couple of weeks. The dealer is putting me off about a loaner, saying that they need one to come in first. It sounds kinda sketchy to me. Does this sound right or are they pulling my weenie? Do I just need to beat on them? Any...

I went out to visit my Mom two weeks ago. She lives in Washington state and the senior living complex where she lives started letting her out. Before, she could leave, it's not a prison, but then she had to self quarantine for 19 day when she returned. Totally not worth it. I decided to road...

I last bought a Bedrug in '03 and the quality was outstanding. Dense closed-cell foam padding and thick sturdy carpet. I just put the XLT in my '20 and neither the foam nor the carpet are high quality. The foam is cheap crap that's mostly large air holes and the carpet is thin. Granted, the...

Took a five-night trip down to central New Mexico last week. We were careful about social distancing and wearing our masks. My hiking companion. Oddly enough, people avoided us. They were probably just following the distancing rules. Or possibly it was the unbuttoned fly ... We ended up...