marlowfw
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2015 2500 DirtyMax. Only has about 52k miles on it right now.
Thanks! No, they are Methods.Badassery Rig and Clean! , are those Rhino wheels? @ R_burg
2011 Xterra Pro 4. Got a great deal on it at the beginning of the year. Just had 65,000 miles on it. I put 15,000 on it between turkey and elk season. Slept in it ~30 nights or so this year. Love it!
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Here's my new ride, picked it up last night. After 6 years with an Xterra, an SUV like this really fits the way I hunt. I spent this morning making a nice carpeted platform that makes the entire rear cargo area flat for sleeping. I'm going to throw some BFG KO2's on it tomorrow also. I got the Venture trim package, which is between the TRD Off Road and the TRD Pro I think. Lifelong Nissan guy here, but really hoping I can enjoy the next decade or so of hunting, fishing and camping with this rig.
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Mine, for now, It's been awesome over the past 4 years. It's been all over OR and ID, I've even hauled my camper to ID twice with it. I'm really considering selling it and buying an older Tundra Double Cab with a canopy. It's tough to get me and my two boys in the Jeep for week-long hunting trips and have much room. I'm still on the fence though, the Jeep does so good in the woods it's hard to get rid of, it unbelievable in deep snow shed hunting, I went and picked up a trail cam this weekend 8 miles in 2-4' of snow and was able to air down and drive almost all the way to the camera, I really don't see being able to do that in a 4 door truck.
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I don't mean to pick on you but this illustrates exactly why I am done with GM trucks and am now driving a Ram. You have a 2500 with probably 33" tires and that lower bumper section is only a few inches above that parking curb.Just got this one a few months ago. This was after a few days in Wyoming’s backcountry. I need to lift it a little and create some more room for gear. I won’t go back to a gas truck ever!
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If I'm not mistaken, I think some trims don't have that stupid air skirt.I don't mean to pick on you but this illustrates exactly why I am done with GM trucks and am now driving a Ram. You have a 2500 with probably 33" tires and that lower bumper section is only a few inches above that parking curb.
My last truck was a 2007 Yukon XL and the front bumper was so low that it would get caught on parking curbs. I ripped it off twice in snow after the plow blocked me in my driveway just after spending hours digging out. GM pussified a truck that previously could go almost anywhere for a tiny bit better gas mileage and to fit the looks soccer moms wanted and sacrificed the key words in SUV "Sport & Utility". They are now doing it to the pick up line too and its ridiculous!
If they offer it without the skirt I haven't seen it.If I'm not mistaken, I think some trims don't have that stupid air skirt.
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Yeah I hate that darn thing too. Lots of guys trim them off and I’m gonna cut that one off. And your right about gm trucks you have to lift your truck 5” just to sit where other do normally. I didn’t have the time or cash to mess with this one yet but it will see a small lift. I will say the fuel mileage runnin 90 mph cross country and ride like your on a cloud was nice.If they offer it without the skirt I haven't seen it.
Nice truck! We have the Grand Cherokee w/the diesel. Best vehicle purchase to date.This is after.
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If camping with someone, I take this tent.
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I got tired of having my Raptor barely fit on too many sketchy, cliffy, muddy, snowy FS roads where I felt like I was going to plummet to my death at any moment. I broke down and brought a Tacoma a few months ago that I made into a heavily modded mountain rig. I'll take the Raptor on known roads and flatter terrain while hunting, but the Taco will be taking me everywhere else. It's surprising how narrow and nimble those things are and they can be bought and modded for less than a new UTV with more durability and longevity.That’s how I ended up with a wrap on this one. I scratched the holy hell out of my first Black Raptor because it’s so wide. If I screw up and drive through cedar/scrub oak lined trails again hoping the wrap only gets killed.