Recent content by UglyViking

GOS is absolutely amazing, and I'm seriously looking forward to their supposed new hardware. There are so many pieces of technology that are now buying and selling our data it's gone right past shocking into comical. Great short write up on GOS for those that are unaware and are looking for...

Similar to feedback you've received from others, I've not heard someone with a heavy camper that's been happy with a 2500 long term. The 5 link is absolutely amazing for off-road articulation, but they ride a bit nicer on-road, but they aren't ideal for carrying heavy payloads.

I struggle with this exact same thing. As an avid hunter and outdoorsman, I love to spend time in nature, and I want it as pristine as possible. I also grew up in southern california, and I saw the smog as a child, and saw it get better over the years. Today, if you look out towards LA from a...

What your local town registration agent allows, and what is actually legal in your state often don't align. A buddy of mine had a 3500 but didn't wanna pay the extra, so he went down to his town hall and registered it as a 10k truck. Agent said nothing, gave him his papers, and said have a nice...

I've been reading up on that new yaesu. Honestly, I just am not a fan of their layouts on the new products. I also am very weary of all the screens coming on the new products. I used to be categorized in the "innovators" phase of the tech adoption curve, but I now often find myself squarely in...

Man, I wish I could find a d710ga for a reasonable price. Physical buttons and that early 2000s style screen bring me back and are 100% what I love. I had to hunt down a few Icom 7200s but I'm happy I snagged some excellent working ones, with the handles!

It's currently sitting on my 2014 dually. My experience is positive, but there are a few oddities. Because of the design, you can't guarantee the logo appears in the correct position. I was actually hoping to hide the logo, but again there isn't much you can do about that because the whole...

Sadly, development for AA doesn't even require interfacing with multiple different manufactures. AA is functionally it's own sandbox that developers interact with. It's the responsibility of the phone OEM (ie. Samsung, HTC, etc.) to integrate correctly with AA. I really have no clue what it's...

It's all about consumer demand. As much as I hate it, you have to realize Ram is a business, and they are only going to spend time on stuff that results in sales. It's short sighted but there is no value in updating old trucks, and the new potential buyers aren't demanding it in enough counts to...

There seems to be a lot of conversation on if you should even get a HD truck for your son, but I'm gonna skip past that and address the question on short tripping. OP, I can quickly sum it up as follows. Correct. Then why ask for feedback? History has shown no, but only time will tell...

Sadly I think they are too busy stuffing antiquated infotainment systems into the passengers glovebox to care about this

Allegedly, even with flashing them from hot to wet they stay sealed. I'm generally not moving fast enough for it to be a concern, but I've been in water up to the tops of my headlights and haven't noticed any issue yet. I'm about to do diff service here soon, so maybe I won't be so lucky, but...

Glad to hear you're sticking around, always enjoyed the convos on here and groups on Facebook. Totally understand the desires to save the money and focus on other things around the homestead. Similar to you I'm curious to see what the new engine/trans combo is like after a few years.

The pass mirror is something that you somehow both get used to, and can't get over. I forget about it after a while, and then I'm backing up somewhere tight and realize and it will drive me crazy for days before it slowly fades away. Congrats on the new purchase man, a little offended there are...

That 2025 Cummins is the largest change to the Cummins platform since we went from the 5.9 to the 6.7, so I personally wouldn't hold your breath for any major engine changes by 2027. I think the biggest thing Ram is working on for the HD trucks is to revamp the cab, but I don't anticipate that...