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I have a 100-amp panel and so I cannot operate the electric cooktop and my hot tub heater and my car charger at the same time. The vehicle is configured to start charging at 11 PM and so not a problem. I don't cook at the same time as I am heating the hot tub so no problem. I installed a NEMA...

My business has products produced in China as there are no companies able to do the work in the United States (and I searched for more than 6 months all over the country). In 2008 alone more than 2000 machine shops closed their doors forever in Ohio alone. When the jobs left so did the expertise...

I bought a truck with a 6.5 ft bed as I knew it would be long enough for our bikes to fit inside with both wheels left on the bikes. The short bed truck owners have fewer options. I want our bikes locked away safely inside the bed with the fiberglass cap on the truck. With the black cloth...

We had a Republican governor who put through tax cuts for the rich and to compensate he double the DMV fees. Any pickup in California is now considered a commercial vehicle regardless of its GVWR and so subject to the additional $1,000 fee.

Adding a self powered sub will be the most cost effective approach. The stock system will be able to direct its power to the mid and high range speakers. I would visit a local auto stereo shop and talk to them about options and costs as they have the most experience.

If all that is needed are new pads I would find an independent brake shop to do the work. If the rotors are too far out to be turned then I would shop for aftermarket ones that are likely to be much better than the OEM one. My 1998 Chevy Tahoe needed both pads and rotors at 28,000 miles. I...

Your local dealer can search all dealers' lots and find the truck you want. You can also check Craigslist were many internet sales people post trucks for sale.

If you can find the truck equipped as you want it buy now. Delaying is not a good idea unless you can wait for Trump to leave office. This is going to affect prices for both new and for used vehicles as we saw with Trump during his first inflationary term in office.

I have used the same 48" x 72" bed mat in my Chevy pickup, a Chevy full size SUV, and now in my F-150. A quality bed mat can last many years and only needs to be thick enough not to deform when something is slid inside. My 6.5 beds and my large SUV all allowed me to put two 10-speed road bikes...

A self-powered sub is the best solution and I would be talking to people at a custom car audio shop as they know which options work the best and can be easily installed. For myself I prefer to use the space under the rear seat for storage and that is more of a priority than window rattling bass...

OK if one has a short bed truck. With my 6.5 ft bed I went with the Snugtop fiberglass shell that is color matched to my truck.

The Tractor Supply horse stall mats are the best made and the lowest cost bed mat. The truck bed mats with corner tabs are a pain to remove to clean out the bed of the truck and I have never needed a pad in the corners. With a regular bed mat I cut off the corner tabs before using it. A 4x6...

I have a fiberglass shell to protect the contents of my bed from the weather and from thieves. I made a simple bike carrier with a piece of 3/8" OSB and a 2x6 board and two mounts for the forks of bikes. The mounts I bought were expensive but they work with every skewer and thru-bolt axle on...

As during the pandemic one should expect trucks to cost $5,000 more than otherwise without the Trump tariffs. Interesting in that the pandemic was far worse thanks to Trump's mishandling of the situation, much as with measles today. Expect supply chain disruptions that will add both cost and...

The Fabreze product is designed to remove smells and I used this in the cab of my last truck where a mouse had built a nest. A single application fixed it 100% and odor never returned. I spent $10 and an hour of my time and problem fixed.

At what intervals did you have the tires rotated?

Two concerns is always fuel consumption and range as well as water. I go with 1/3 of the range to a location and 1/3 at the location and a 1/3 reserve to get back to a town. That is why my last two camping pickups had 36 gallon fuel tanks that provided a range of more than 600 miles. A common...

You are not going to get a full size slide-in camper in a short bed pickup. You want a 6.5 ft bed at a bare minimum. With a camper the load has a high center of gravity and that requires more load capacity when in turns with the weight shifting to one side of the truck. Each rear wheel needs to...

We are not allowed to buy the most affordable EVs which are being made in China. We also pay a tariff on many items that are used in our vehicles and then there is the lack of competition with domestic automakers. We bought a Toyota plug-in hybrid and it has saved us on fuel costs as we can...

The fossil fuel industry is funding people to spread disinformation, the tried and true Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt strategy that has worked wll for decades to slow the transition to green solutions. This was pioneered by the sugar industry and used later by the tobacco industry.