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i can see how indicator fog lights would be interesting. with the ALLA ones we have, it might not matter thoguh as as long as you dont indicated twice wtihin thirty seconds or so (which IIRC is how long the driver takes to reset to default white). so it would always fire up the white LED color...

T That makes sense. I definitely appreciate that the TM system is hesitant and occasionally jerky when negotiating difficult obstacles. I have been operating with the mindset: drive the car and if I get stuck, consider the locker. And I have yet to have to resort to the locker. But it sounds...

maybe. maybe we are reacting to the unusual sentiment that the 5G ranger isnt the best thing since sliced bread. most of the forum folk feel that way (hey, my wife and i do too) and it doesnt feel nice to have a naysayer in the mix. but all that said, i think that the themes that have come up...

one data point: we just picked up our truck after shipping it across the pacific. battery 16k miles old, and then it sat in a shipping container for 9 weeks. started right up today. maybe we got lucky.

thanks for the responses folks, althouhg i admit i was hoping for a deluge of "yeah i get drive our ranger through muddy crossings all the time and dont have problems". the notable silence on that front isnt reassuring. i guess i can look into getting a spare alternator before getting into any...

my wife and i will be in the middle of nowhere for a year, where mudding is pretty much the only offroad game. ive browsed with some interest the intermittent "my alternator died after i went mudding" threads. it seems like there is something there. it makes sense. but then- people who use this...

now if you could just design a second version that would stop me activating the wipers while I spin the wheel with my right hand.

Bed Storage II: Our ranger, as set-up, has more than ample room for stuff, if you're a weekend warrior or going on overlanding rides. But if you are packing a lot of gear for other various adventures because you are living out of the truck, not just using it for trips, or if you are carrying...

If I remember correctly, the OEM tonneau that came with our truck also had a metal leveler piece that bolted on to the front bulkhead wall. Might be an easier source if it’s a ford part. But then again I suspect it would be pretty easy to make one with a piece of painted wood, a couple machine...

thats a really interesting product. adds a lot of moving parts, but would certainly expand headroom and flexibility. if you were regularly putting the topper on and off, or raising it up and down, i think the bedrail seal will be an important sticking point. perhaps they have a specific system...

if you accept my final end point, and just do what i did instead of mucking around and experimenting like i did it might not be a big deal. with electrical tape, a can of sprayfoam, and the twenty dollar rubber weather strip kit you could be done in 45 minutes. shoving some cut pieces of rubber...

Agree here too. My wife and I watched seemingly days worth of TFL videos when we were choosing which truck to buy. Their ‘tests’ are uniformly bogus, featuring single runs with no attempt at any degree scientific leveling of the field. I suspect this is partly because that would take more time...

sealing the bed: For folks that DO plan to live in the bed with a topper, or are considering it, i think it might be useful to review how I approached sealing the bed. Preface: this is our first truck, and we previously were doing our adventuring out of a lightly converted minivan. We chose...

when you change tire size in forscan, i was assuming it changes speed and mpg calcs together because both are based on the same dimension. for example: while my speed calc seems dead-on (after adjusting for new tires), my mpg calc remains off. it always claims im doing 1 or 3 mpg better than...

one note on the cooler: one thing that does annoy us about this setup (using an in-cab cooler with ice as our fridge) is how much noise it makes when offroading. on the first day it doesnt matter much as everything is still frozen, but as the ice melts and you have an ice-food-water slushy mix...

i think you just have some special "gas sipper" edition. i am jealous. we run 32s, no lift/level, cruise control on 65, gentle on the gas, and still get 20-21mpg.

Yes, that notch makes a huge difference to us in terms of usability and flexibility. If it weren't the two of us in there, It would be nice to make it even larger. As-is it seems like a good compromise- Plenty of foot room at night. If it were larger I would need a rail or net along the side so...

we put 16k miles on our baby in 6 months and have had zero buyers remorse. tickled pink with our choice.

this is exactly the upgrade we are looking for. where can i purchase the GTGallop module?

how the heck are you getting 26? we have never gotten close to that, even with stock truck, stock wheels, tonneau, cruise control on 70, unloaded all highway, not passing people. ive heard folks talk about a tune helping mpg a few times. im interested. by my napkin math (using data from my...