by Howard J. Elmer | Dec 4, 2023 | Product Reviews
GMC has been calling itself “professional grade” for over a decade – that message was crafted to convince buyers that GMC trucks were serious work machines and differentiate themselves from Chevrolet. It was somewhat successful. During this campaign, though, an...
by Howard J. Elmer | Nov 15, 2023 | Product Reviews
The 2024 Ford F-150 debuted at the Detroit International Auto Show in September. We saw a re-fresh on stage (as the last generational update was made in 2021) that offered some thoughtful fine-tuning on an already good truck. Talking to the engineers during the...
by Howard J. Elmer | Oct 13, 2023 | Product Reviews, RV
Airstream builds a variety of RVs. The most iconic, of course, is the shiny, rounded travel trailer. This is something they have been doing since 1931. A little less known fact is that they also build motorized units. While this is a smaller portion of their business,...
by Howard J. Elmer | Aug 22, 2023 | RV, RV Living
Over the past half-year or so I have become very concerned about my weight. My truck and trailer weight that is. I’ve explored truck classifications and the reasoning behind the payload limits on our trucks that manufacturers give us – and, if you’ve followed my...
by Howard J. Elmer | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Buy a Ford pickup this year, and you’ll see a special sticker on the upper windshield declaring that the F-series you just bought is celebrating its 75th year in production. This legacy started with the F-1 in 1948, the first all-new pickup designed and built after...
