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Curt63
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Location: San Diego, Ca.
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Mood: Fish tacos and Tecate
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I got a wife and 3 driving teenage daughters.
It is not cheap to keep my girls on the road!
No worries
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EdZeranski
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Location: Ocean Beach/Borrego Springs
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Baja'yota
Pretty happy with our 'runner after a bunch trips South. We have racks on top now for the rods and yaks. Buggy is the alternate transpo in San
Juanico.
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EdZeranski
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Baja'yota
Pretty happy with our 'runner after a bunch trips South. We have racks on top now for the rods and yaks. Buggy is the alternate transpo in san
Juanico.
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castaway$
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Might be ok for offroading and those travelling light but I don't hear to much about towing power, I think I'll stick to my Powerstroke! But if i was
going to travel light I would consider an FJ.
Live Indubiously!
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David K
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My Tacoma came with the towing setup (haven't needed it yet) and has 236 horsepower... But, get the truck that fits your needs...
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EdZeranski
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
My Tacoma came with the towing setup (haven't needed it yet) and has 236 horsepower... But, get the truck that fits your needs...
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dizzyspots
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1st trip we took from Rcoky Point to El Golfo was in a Manx...across the railroad tracks, salt flats...then zoom north on 40 miles of empty beach!!!
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EdZeranski
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buggin' about in Baja
| Quote: | Originally posted by dizzyspots
1st trip we took from Rocky Point to El Golfo was in a Manx...across the railroad tracks, salt flats...then zoom north on 40 miles of empty beach!!!
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Yep, fun stuff! The above buggy and our Toyota ran south from San Juanico/Punta Pequena to San Gregorio to kayak the estuary and Ocean.....didn't see
a soul. My friends had a Manx and a Tow'd years ago, geeze the late '60s-early '70s , we used to run all over Borrego and San Filipe.
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woody with a view
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about 5 minutes prior to a mud bath. crossing the estuary and hit a soft spot and sunk to the frame. she pulled through like a champ.
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Roberto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
My Tacoma came with the towing setup (haven't needed it yet) and has 236 horsepower... But, get the truck that fits your needs...
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A common misconception is that the limiting factor in towing is the horsepower. As anyone who has towed anything serious for any length of time will
tell you, it isn't. Mass, stability, breaking power, those are they key features. Don't want to have the "tail wag the dog". A swaying load on a windy
road can be a terrifying experience.
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EdZeranski
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Baja fun stuff
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A common misconception is that the limiting factor in towing is the horsepower. |
We just play it low and slow with a good eye on the rear view mirror.
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bigboy
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I tow an 8,000# boat with my V10 Excursion. Best tow vehicle I have ever owned!
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EdZeranski
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towin' and goin'
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I tow an 8,000# boat with my V10 Excursion. Best tow vehicle I have ever owned! |
My fishing friend has a 20ft Blackman on twin axel trailer, not as big as yours I guess but at least it has twin axels. Perhaps what I didn't say was
about matching the load to the prime mover. Our Jeep SUV and 4Runner V8s are great for the proper load. Big stuff? Go for the F350+ etc. My other
friend uses a 1 ton Suburban Diesel with custom hitch and BREWERY SIZED xmision cooler.
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motoged
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But those Toyota guys are crazy 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk6KJXeOM0k&feature=related
Don't believe everything you think....
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Spearo
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I loved my '06 Tundra (my 5th Toyota truck) but with the slide in camper and boat trailer I was lucky to get 12 mpg. Sold it and bought a '05 Dodge
diesel and with the same load I get 18 mpg. If you want a truck to do well offroad and drive like a car on the highway, get a Toyota truck. If you
are going to pull weight long distance, buy a diesel.
Were it not for the abdomen, man would easily reckon himself a god.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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dizzyspots
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had a f350 7.3 crew cab dually for pulling the big race car trailerr....but the math is such that on a typical 500 mile road trip...gas vs diesel
(when diesel is .50 more per gallon)...saves about $20 in fuel...with a much more expensive, usually larger truck
end of this chapter...said yes to low mileage, spotless Tundra sr5 4x4....probably pick it up Mon?...our new ride to GB in October
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woody with a view
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good choice. we're heading south on oct 21 if you wanna eat some shrimp tacos and share the road....
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dizzyspots
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we..and yakyak2010 are headed down Oct 1...we will hoist one to the triggerfish that donate to the fish taco on the beach party
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
about 5 minutes prior to a mud bath. crossing the estuary and hit a soft spot and sunk to the frame. she pulled through like a champ.
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Most estuary salt flats I have seen that are worth their salt will stop just about anything...come try our Abreojos/La Bocana salt flat....Maybe
Blanca will come help you out.
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woody with a view
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believe it when i say, "the salt was worth it!"
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