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Old Jun 16, 2014 | 10:36 AM
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You realize the X doesn't fit at Sonic so you have to drive up on the curb just to get to the speaker.
You'll learn to fold the mirrors in when going through drive-thru's soon enough as well if you have the towing mirrors
 
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Old Jun 16, 2014 | 11:45 AM
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You'll learn to fold the mirrors in when going through drive-thru's soon enough as well if you have the towing mirrors
I've had to do that more than a few times...
 
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Old Jun 16, 2014 | 03:12 PM
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You go to Lowe's and get five 4x8 sheets of plywood, five 2x4x8's, and four 12' pieces of lumber and nothing is tied to the roof rack and all windows are closed. Gotta love an Ex!

Did this on the weekend to help a friend... he has an S10. Needed to get lumber to extend his shed... I said, let's take the Ex.

Get to Home Depot and load 3 sheets of 4x8 plywood, 22 - 2x4x8', and 4 - 2x6x8', plus all the brackets and tiddly bits needed. slid everything right in and closed the barn doors. He just stood there laughing... while two other guys going into the store stopped to watch.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2014 | 03:53 PM
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and people try to pass me thinking I drive slow due to my size and I just get over whether or not they get there
Hmmmm...sounds similar to what happened to me this weekend...had a gal try to pass me in the passing section of the 2 lane road...while I was pulling my camper and passing a little Toyota Tacoma...needless to say SHE ran out of room
 
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 03:05 PM
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When you and your friends start calling your Ex the "MRAP".
 
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 04:19 PM
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You know you drive an Ex when:

The wife sends you for a load of groceries, you take the Ex, and you've got 35 bags to carry, but the back of the truck is simply too huge to keep them all from rolling around on the way home, so you stick them in the floorboard behind the front buckets.

Seriously, does anyone know about a cargo net or something that I could make a compartment in the back of my truck small enough to do a load of groceries without so much space where I would have to worry about my milk rolling around and rupturing?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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Seriously, does anyone know about a cargo net or something that I could make a compartment in the back of my truck small enough to do a load of groceries without so much space where I would have to worry about my milk rolling around and rupturing?
Try a motorcycle cargo net. I've got one but it's in use on my motorcycle right now so I haven't test fitted it yet but it should work fine. This is what I'm referring to and I'm pretty sure you can get them in different sizes. Cargo Nets - BikeBandit.com
 
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 05:32 PM
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Thanks, lunatech, very nice!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by slowlanemcvane
You know you drive an Ex when:

The wife sends you for a load of groceries, you take the Ex, and you've got 35 bags to carry, but the back of the truck is simply too huge to keep them all from rolling around on the way home, so you stick them in the floorboard behind the front buckets.

Seriously, does anyone know about a cargo net or something that I could make a compartment in the back of my truck small enough to do a load of groceries without so much space where I would have to worry about my milk rolling around and rupturing?
I leave the 3rd row in, that creates a "corral" for the bags and boxes. I also keep a few moving blankets and bungy cords to help limit things as well.

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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 11:25 PM
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Why not use one of those collapsible organizers?.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by slowlanemcvane
You know you drive an Ex when:

The wife sends you for a load of groceries, you take the Ex, and you've got 35 bags to carry, but the back of the truck is simply too huge to keep them all from rolling around on the way home, so you stick them in the floorboard behind the front buckets.

Seriously, does anyone know about a cargo net or something that I could make a compartment in the back of my truck small enough to do a load of groceries without so much space where I would have to worry about my milk rolling around and rupturing?
I keep a couple empty banana boxes back there for just that reason..
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 03:33 PM
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Ah, an organizer would be good. Or one of those cargo gates that you see in pickup trucks sometimes.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by slowlanemcvane
You know you drive an Ex when:

The wife sends you for a load of groceries, you take the Ex, and you've got 35 bags to carry, but the back of the truck is simply too huge to keep them all from rolling around on the way home, so you stick them in the floorboard behind the front buckets.

Seriously, does anyone know about a cargo net or something that I could make a compartment in the back of my truck small enough to do a load of groceries without so much space where I would have to worry about my milk rolling around and rupturing?
I use a flat cargo net with hooks on the corners and elastic on the edges. I hook it into the hoops in the floor for my "smaller" items
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 05:20 PM
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Nice. I'll have to look into my options and find out what best fits my needs, wants, practicality, and budget. Thanks for the input, fellas!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 06:23 PM
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Banana boxes are free...lol
 
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