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Old 03-19-2018, 02:36 AM   #21
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A very nice looking truck with a great towing pedigree! !
You , evidently read the OP's post and the whole article
Our Tacoma was in the ;'barely adequate' category. it was fine pulling the casita 16 as long as we didn't overload with gear. our big summer trip last year for the eclipse and some national parks, and a major music festival, we were over-packed (I brought 2 10x10' popup awnings we really didn't need... I brought a generator + 5G of gas we hardly used. We had 8 camp chairs, a portable hammock, a large and small camp table, etc etc. all that and more would EASILY fit in this F250.

and, pulling the Escape 21 back from Dallas, the Tacoma did just fine, but the gas mileage was pretty bad and most annoying, the 21 gallon tank was just too small, when we were doing the cannonball thing, I would have liked to have been able to go farther than 200 miles before hunting for gas. the F250 should get better mileage AND has a 38 gallon tank.

now, I just need to find a camper shell for it, as my astronomy gear needs weather protection.
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Old 03-19-2018, 07:55 AM   #22
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So I'm not the only one who looks at it after he says send and dives for the edit button? I'm not real sure these aids like "ok google" or "voice command" are really that useful. I've sent accidental text and called people more than once thanks to them. They do beat typing on the tiny screen.
I usually look, but sometimes in too much of a rush to worry about it. Makes for some interesting posts. For some reason the texts to my one daughter always have some kinda funny error, whether I swype type or do the speech thing. I do use the "Okay Google" thing once in a while, but find it works only 75% of the time for what I was wanting, though that could be me.
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It's a simple thing. Just read what the app has written and make corrections. Then hit spend.
No fun in that.

At least when on the computer I have very little issue, as I can type proper and fast.
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Old 03-19-2018, 09:11 AM   #23
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Our Tacoma was in the ;'barely adequate' category. it was fine pulling the casita 16 as long as we didn't overload with gear. our big summer trip last year for the eclipse and some national parks, and a major music festival, we were over-packed (I brought 2 10x10' popup awnings we really didn't need... I brought a generator + 5G of gas we hardly used. We had 8 camp chairs, a portable hammock, a large and small camp table, etc etc. all that and more would EASILY fit in this F250.

and, pulling the Escape 21 back from Dallas, the Tacoma did just fine, but the gas mileage was pretty bad and most annoying, the 21 gallon tank was just too small, when we were doing the cannonball thing, I would have liked to have been able to go farther than 200 miles before hunting for gas. the F250 should get better mileage AND has a 38 gallon tank.

now, I just need to find a camper shell for it, as my astronomy gear needs weather protection.
We have the larger fuel tank on our truck and would not be without it . We also have a fiberglass topper with the optional opening window on the curb side , nice for security and keeping things dry.
Again I hope your new TV serves you well , now what you take along is limited by you and not the vehicle.
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Old 03-19-2018, 09:41 PM   #24
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I'm not towing a "Space shuttle" or a 747!!!
Well a Tundra may pull a space shuttle but a fellow pastor Kevin Fast can pull a lot as well, even in the rain He's in the Guinness book!

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