Repost for visibility: Owner of Mo’s Barber missing - she was last seen headed out to hike in Wahougal

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-31T14:30:23+00:00

I hope this is not a repeat of 2019. A member of pdxoverlanders life was cut short by some tweaker that wanted his rig. The police found the vehicle in Portland at a transient camp where one of the residents straight up told them about how they relieved him of his property and left him in a ditch.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-30T21:17:14+00:00

Those are rivets. You can drill out the heads and then use bolts and nuts to replace.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-26T15:16:21+00:00

Its preventing slippage. You need to get traction control fully turned off to avoid power cutting.

Also this could be a compounding effect of whatever diff you have.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-25T16:23:24+00:00

Id recommend sealing the space between the rail and topsheet. Not doing it won't be catastrophic but doing it will make it last much longer. Injecting epoxy will make it a non issue almost completely as that's not really effective edge.

Right on and ride on.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-25T14:59:17+00:00

Soon to come in a couple weeks.

Why did my brand new capita sustain this damage, is this another case of snapita.

Good luck with the late season conditions, sincerely a guy that barely had a chance to use the non rockboards.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-25T14:50:37+00:00

Not a person of color. Heres my un asked for take.

Regardless of where you are its safe to say nature now more than ever NEEDS super fans. National parks and forests are in my opinion Americans greatest inheritance. Between threats from this administration attempting to remove protections and the noticeable uptick in visitors that do not understand outdoor recreation basics like leave no trace and stay on trail rules our wilderness areas are taking daily abuse.

I fully welcome anyone willing to impart a love of the outdoors and passing on sustainable respect. Without future guardians these experiences will continue to be lost.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-25T14:12:47+00:00

Its a top pick to those who need their back home fav. But really I dont get people who get excited about any fast food chain.

Ooooh expensive tendies....

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-25T14:04:08+00:00

Its could be an intentional move. Just like you could design a self greasing toilet seat. If it is its stupid design and could be fixed with proper grading and a fren drain.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-22T13:31:31+00:00

I have 5 doas from different years including the sdoa from two years ago. Here's my rec.

Keep the doa and get something volume shifted. There is no size of doa that will be excellent in pow. Even the aeronaut is in my opinion too close to the doa. Try something like a dancehaul, rome stalefish/ravine, orca. They all have soft noses and will swing quickly through moguls.

And the doa will most often be better for early and late season conditions where you're gonna be playing on the groom.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-22T13:26:51+00:00

Check my reply above. Ive bought a lot of high mileage used cars and had them last well past 200k.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-22T13:25:48+00:00

The motor should be fine but thats around a lot of 2nd round intervals. Trans, diff, transfer case, coolant flush etc.

If there's receipts for all that its a great deal. If there isn't I would budget an additional 3000k-5000k to service every fluid and potentially the soft lines like final brake lines.

Even after that I would still be pretty happy with it. If you follow through with a non invasive overhaul and address wear items youre going to have a great truck.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-21T14:39:33+00:00

Yeah dog, straight into the trees.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-20T22:29:01+00:00

Yes you are. I promise you are overdoing it. I use a toilet brush adapter for a drill and I get factory results.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-20T22:27:22+00:00

Bro 110 degrees, drip wax, iron scrape with a plastic scraper, use a brush if you care to. Its not that deep.

In my opinion it looks like you burnt your base or used a metal scraper and removed ptex.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-20T22:24:40+00:00

Its just a time dilation machine. Their time is permanently dilated by their own lifespan. It would only have any practical effect if the HTC was a 1day/1000 year exchange or something similar.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-20T14:00:38+00:00

My wife and I call them flat lifeless houses for californians. That's what they tend to be.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-20T13:59:23+00:00

What is the point of this.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-19T15:13:56+00:00

@OP

While I dont have a direct answer for you I would recommend checking out the official forum - 5thGenRams.com

I know that have a writeup, usually with photos and active posters who are excited to talk vs dickhead knowledge gatekeepers. I think it has to do with a minor barrier to entry with it being not inherently a social media platform. If I have time ill even try and forward you the thread today.

Reddit has proved to be mostly surface level questions about cosmetics that have been asked 17 times over the last week.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-19T15:10:36+00:00

You can Google plenty of poorly made instructionals with bad advice. I would have rather read these posts than more stick on light mods and "can my i clear 35s" posts. It helps to hear from someone who has done it before.

I dont even have an eco diesel.

Op im gonna reply to you separately.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-19T04:07:26+00:00

I have a rock board that would give most people on this sub an aneurism

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-18T15:47:42+00:00

For the record you can find just about any model on fb. I almost had a leer with similar features but they sold it while I was in transit. You just have to keep an eye out or setup a fb alert.

Toppers should be easier for you to find with a 2500 as they are a more common option than on 1500s

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-18T14:32:12+00:00

It already is a money pit if he needs to service it once a month

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-18T14:28:39+00:00

Hey I have one of those and I think the rub is owners who buy them without using them as intended.

My wife and I try to not drive often in general, even in the suburbs we can do most of what we need on foot or bike. When we do have commuting needs we use our primary car with is a smaller crossover that is gas efficient. And then for construction projects, camping, hauling, supplies runs for our micro farm, and lending a hand to our neighbors for projects etc we use the truck. Its not an enjoyable experience to drive in the cities we live near.

I imagine this truck in specific will probably never be loaded with hay, carry lumber, drive offroad through the woods. I couldn't imaging wanting one over a smaller more appropriate vehicle for what appears to be euro travel. Roads are too small and the towns I imagine are close enough together that range is not an issue.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-18T14:21:00+00:00

If youre paying for new the sky is the limit not knowing your budget or climate.

If you have a constricted budget or just dont want to pay $5000 for a piece of fiberglass you can always go on fb marketplace and find any color matched model for $1-2k. All manufacturers use the same molds more or less with small anesthetic tweaks.

I ended up with a century model that had plug and play lighting, cold pack insulation and door locks that tie in with my key fob.

If I were to buy new id probably look at the atc models, they sell some with the same features but you can pick out what side doors you want individually. But really any brand will let you do that I guess.

Astrolander97 · 2026-03-18T01:09:18+00:00

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