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Don’t go anywhere without chains
My dad taught me the value of a good set of tire chains at a young age. I was probably eight years old, riding along with my dad on a spring bear hunt, and we […]
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Jeep Rubicon would be fun in the mud left by recent storms
Back before Mother Nature decided to give us our winter’s worth of snow in the first few weeks of spring, I was handed the keys to a 2016 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Hard Rock. It was […]
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The Toyota Tundra TRD Pro is all that … and more
A few weeks ago, the vehicle fairies left me one heck of a truck. Just sitting there in the parking lot, the Toyota Tundra TRD Pro looked like it was ready to take on the […]
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Chevy High Country puts luxury in a capable package
I have to hand it to Chevy. When they decide to go fancy, they do it right. That’s certainly the case with the 2016 Silverado High Country package. I got the keys to a crew-cab […]
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Jeep Renegade is a lot of SUV in a tiny package
The vehicle fairies dropped off a Jeep Renegade at my office last week, and my first thought when I saw it was, “man, that thing is tiny.” It’s classified as a small SUV, and they’re […]
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Land Cruiser is a very fancy, but very capable, SUV
If you have a need to get over, through, or around the toughest obstacles in your drive to your hunting or fishing spot, but you also have an overwhelming desire to be more comfortable during […]
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Do your homework before buying a new hunting and fishing truck
With all the choices for off-road-worthy vehicles, and with the hefty price tags most of them carry, if you’re going to buy a new one, you need to do your homework before you get yourself […]
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The Chevy Colorado is a lot of truck in a little package
You don’t have to drive a big truck if you want to get out in the backcountry. In fact, sometimes a smaller truck is better than a big one. The vehicle fairies left a […]
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An aluminum pickup? You bet.
It’s simple physics. A heavier vehicle won’t do as well on fuel as a lighter one. Likewise, a bigger engine will use fuel faster than a smaller one will. But those of us who hunt […]
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Can the Cadillac Escalade go off-road? Why, certainly.
It’s amazing what they’re doing with vehicles these days. Take the Cadillac Escalade I got to drive last week, for instance. From the rear back-up camera all the way up to the front-view camera embedded […]