First Camping/Towing Trip
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First Camping/Towing Trip
I've owned this truck for a few months and we finally got to go out and go camping. We drove from Southwest Missouri to the California coast (to visit family) before heading up to Yosemite.
I towed a small trailer from our stop in California to Yosemite and back (unloaded other than camping gear in the bed from Missouri to California. I had confidence that the truck would do just fine, and having towed the same trailer with a 2002 7.3L F250 and a 2013 3.5L Eco F150, I had a good basis for comparison. Well, the truck didn't just do okay, it did great. The roads up into Yosemite aren't for the weak, and this was the same week they got 7 feet of snow and had total closures due to the road.
The truck towed it great. The trailer is small; about 18ft and about 4000-5000lbs as towed. With the level kit the truck sat a little nose high and I had to adjust my headlights down, something I hadn't done since leveling the truck anyway. MPG was 11-15mpg hand calculated.
The suspension was a bit jolty with the trailer on. Something I noticed on my 2013 as well. Nothing alarming, just noticable.
Overall, a very productive trip.
(I also proposed and got a yes, so there is also that!)
I towed a small trailer from our stop in California to Yosemite and back (unloaded other than camping gear in the bed from Missouri to California. I had confidence that the truck would do just fine, and having towed the same trailer with a 2002 7.3L F250 and a 2013 3.5L Eco F150, I had a good basis for comparison. Well, the truck didn't just do okay, it did great. The roads up into Yosemite aren't for the weak, and this was the same week they got 7 feet of snow and had total closures due to the road.
The truck towed it great. The trailer is small; about 18ft and about 4000-5000lbs as towed. With the level kit the truck sat a little nose high and I had to adjust my headlights down, something I hadn't done since leveling the truck anyway. MPG was 11-15mpg hand calculated.
The suspension was a bit jolty with the trailer on. Something I noticed on my 2013 as well. Nothing alarming, just noticable.
Overall, a very productive trip.
(I also proposed and got a yes, so there is also that!)
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The trucks 4x4 did great too. This is the first time I've tested my new Falken AT3W tires in anything too serious. We get some light snow and ice back in Missouri, but this was much more "real". The truck handled it great. I kept it in 4Hi most of the time for peace of mind, and couldn't break it loose if I tried (while still being responsible on park roads). In 2wd I would occasionally feel the back end slide but nothing scary. We carried chains, as per the law, but didn't need them. We even pulled out a Jeep Wrangler that was stuck in a snow bank. I put it in 4Lo and locked the rear end. It was effortless pulling that light Jeep out of the ditch back onto the road.
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Also, that blue looks good even when snow covered, I like it!
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