1st Memorial Weekend with the 3rd Gen

Completed the break-in period after three days of ownership.

Now the truck is doing what we meant for it to do… Camping!

Averaged 21.9 mpg from the house to the campsite going 60–70 mph.

 

That's really cool!!!!

 

Good dog's having a grand ol' time!

 

The Minnesota state bird (mosquitos) are in healthy population and are in full attack mode! I actually inhaled a few of them while on our evening walk.

Tomorrow, if I don’t get lazy, we’ll swim, kayak and fish.

 

I fish a little north of there every year and man at times they can carry you away , need the 100% deet spray lol

 

All packed and off to the lake.

What bed cover would you suggest? I’m thinking of the fas-top traveler combo (tonneau + soft top)
What do you think?

 

Love my Rugged Cover II tri fold…

 

That's some impressive MPG!

 

I hear the OEM tri-folds are good.

 

I also want a rail system that doesn’t interfere with the digital rear camera.

 

Made it to the lake. The air quality is so bad though so we’re just going to stay in the shade while Arthur does his thing.

2 at a time!

 

Fires still ?

We had smoke all the way down here before

 

oh yeah…just a few more hours from Charles Lindbergh State Park

We only get a few months of warm weather so just gotta come prepared to fight the blood suckers.

 

With the headwind and faster traffic flow, got 19.2mpg on the way back home. Still pretty good. I think I’m going to keep the stock tire size on this vehicle. Might just get Coopers or KOs in the same size, depending on how these OEM Wildpeaks perform in the winter.

 

We traveled about 130 each way. Speeds were 80% 60-70 mph.

For fuel average:

• 21.9 mpg: house -> 1 stop for supplies -> state park
• 19.2 mpg: state park -> lake -> house

Combined average was 20.5 mpg.

The numbers include stops for coffee, getting lost and turning around, and driving around looking for a parking spot to my liking

 

Great pics man looks like you had good weather, food and the pooch had a blast!
Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks! Yes, we had a great time. Even with lots of pollen and mosquitos, it was a blast.

We all feel this way today.

 

Who's a good boyyyyy? You're a good boy, the best boy!

 

He really is a good boy. Today he’s just walking along side me while I ride my bike. Sometimes i take my unicycle.

His leash is tucked in his vest, in case I need to quickly grab him. But he understands rules on the road like stopping at intersections, walking either on my left or right side, and ignoring dogs, rabbits, birds and other animals (for the most part ).

He's just 17 months old.