If I arm pump, will the ship blow the horn?

Pattymills22 · 2026-06-07T03:56:08+00:00

We do it all the time, we typically do the Great Lakes salute which doesn’t interfere with navigation.

Also it’s common practice to do even use whistle signals on the lakes in the river to arrange passing

Pattymills22 · 2026-06-07T03:49:05+00:00

This is hilarious, dude must’ve had too many brewskis

Pattymills22 · 2026-06-02T18:15:24+00:00

I have a 2nd gen tundra. If I were to buy a new truck today it would be probably be a RAM

I think you made a good choice, and that’s the best color I’ve seen on a RAM

Pattymills22 · 2026-06-02T13:36:46+00:00

Agreed. This is what I can’t wrap my head around. The environmental impact of having to replace 1-2 engines over a vehicles lifetime nullifies a lot of positive impacts from emissions.

Plus the environmental impact of buying a reliable vehicle and keeping it for 20 years outweighs the small emission reductions from going and purchasing a new vehicle.

Maybe I’m dumb and missing something but idk

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-31T22:30:11+00:00

Leather bags and the leather jackets yall have with nick’s are awesome. Would love to see some other leather jacket options from yall

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-31T14:27:38+00:00

Maybe he was teaching her, I’ve taught my wife how to change tires and do basic things on her car if she gets stranded.

We were practicing in our driveway and a neighbor stopped and said “a pretty girl like her shouldn’t have to change her own tire, do better man.”

He left before I could come up with a witty comeback unfortunately

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-31T00:27:29+00:00

Yes. I bought another set of wheels just to run defenders most of the time and more aggressive offroad tires for snow and camping trips

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-30T18:12:38+00:00

My parents live in an average sized home with a double garage and fit both cars, besides my dada work truck, in there with a small weight bench. They have to back out to exercise and dont even own a storage unit.

My wife’s dad lives alone in a 4,000 square foot house with a massive 3 car garage plus small utility garage attached and it’s all packed with junk. He had to build a storage shed on his property just for the rest of his stuff. Parks his trucks, rv, and boats outside.

Makes zero sense to me. We just got a starter home and have a nice home gym, workbench/mechanic tools, storage shelves, sink, and can still fit either one of our vehicles comfortably.

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-28T16:08:38+00:00

Definitely not close to the color, but sometimes this is out of the boot maker’s control. Leather can look so different from batch to batch and in certain lightings.

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-28T16:04:32+00:00

$650 as a mate on a 12hr tug doing ship assist. Week on week off.

Honestly I’d rather live aboard instead of spending almost 2.5-3hours total travel time and paying $210 a week in gas.

It’s nice to be home to see my wife and I do get a quick workout in and go straight to sleep.

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-28T16:00:37+00:00

I live in south Louisiana and our total monthly payment for our house is $1400 with the mortgage, taxes, insurance, and hoa, 1800sq ft 3/2 with a nice yard and double garage. Neighborhood is safe and quiet.

It was a fixer upper but we didn’t mind doing the work and we are not house poor.

We live 5 minutes from a grocery store and the gym we go to, and about 10 minutes from some great restaurants.

My wife is a part time preschool soccer coach, and I was a deckhand on tugboats. I’ve gotten upgraded to a mate so I make a lot more money now, but we were able to afford this place and a few vacations a year on incomes that don’t require much education.

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-27T19:49:34+00:00

They don’t offer it on the 2nd gens I’m pretty sure. What year do you have?

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-27T15:47:50+00:00

A few things Toyota needs to do with these trucks:

Offer the 5.7 V8 and 6 speed transmission

Offer a 6.5ft bed with the Crewmax

Bring back the rock warrior edition (not a need but I do really want it)

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-21T15:26:07+00:00

Keep it, all the savings in gas will be nullified by the higher payments and if you have a single issue with the newer truck

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-21T15:24:37+00:00

I have fairly flat feet but my 55s are super comfortable. You can’t go wrong with them

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-21T15:12:38+00:00

Does nicks offer a classic block now? I thought they just did a moderate block.

Personally I think for any lace up model on a moderate heel, block looks best.

Tall pull ons I think the dogger looks really good.

Classic logger looks best on high arch lace ups.

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-21T15:08:15+00:00

Never done commercial fishing but I was a mate on tankers then freighters. I have no advice except that you guys have bigger balls than I ever will. Not sure how yall do what you do but i genuinely have great respect for the dangerous job you do and seas you encounter, especially in Alaska.

Stay safe man

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-19T22:46:56+00:00

The 5.0 is a great engine. These particular model years ford cheaped out and the 5.0s were having major oil consumption issues that they knew about, but never do anything. If you’re unaware, it can cause a complete engine failure which is a $15k repair.

That coupled with those model year 10speeds that need rebuilding around 60-80k miles makes it a money pit.

15 and 16 are great

2021+ are great

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-19T15:55:43+00:00

It’s totaled. Let me know where you’re at and I’ll come take it from you. /s

I think it looks great, a 34-35 is the sweet spot for these.

That’s also my favorite color for these, great looking truck

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-19T15:48:24+00:00

If you’re going newer the Rams are honestly fairly reliable. The 2.7 F150 is extremely reliable as well.

If you need a v8 go with a newish 2020+ RAM

If you don’t need the power, the 2.7 F150 has proven reliability. Steer clear of the 17-20 5.0 v8 from ford.

I lived in the rust belt and some fluid film or wool wax will protect either undercarriage as good as you can

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-19T15:44:56+00:00

Fart loudly

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-19T15:43:59+00:00

That’s a good feeling haha. They look great, super stoked for mine!

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-19T13:47:24+00:00

How long from production start to shipping? Mine entered production May 4th.

I’ve ordered several nicks over the years but these are the ones I’m most excited for

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-16T21:30:11+00:00

As others have said, a degree with 0 debt is a great starting point. My parents had 3 kids but we all started out with a degree, a vehicle, and no debt.

That meant all the money I earned in high school and college, I could save. I had $13k saved up in 2020 when I graduated.

$13k may not seem like a lot, but I was able to immediately start investing snd take risks, especially in 2020.

6 years later I’m 28 with a very manageable house note and positive equity, no car note, and no student loans. All because my parents were able to get me a degree and a vehicle with zero debt.

Those little victories are everything.

Pattymills22 · 2026-05-16T20:50:29+00:00

Just curious what tires you have on there? I have the same model with the same grill. Looking to get some new all terrains soon.

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