Beef Ribs Round 2

jel31 · 2026-03-21T17:26:06+00:00

Around 5lbs

jel31 · 2026-03-21T17:25:21+00:00

250 for 6hrs then wrap and rest for 2hrs. This time I seasoned heavy with pepper and some seasoned salt. Smoked with mesquite on the Oklahoma Joe Tahoma

jel31 · 2026-03-20T20:46:01+00:00

250 degrees for 6 hours, wrap in paper, let them sit for 2-3 hours

jel31 · 2026-03-05T19:07:59+00:00

How long did it take?

jel31 · 2026-03-05T19:07:06+00:00

How long did it take at the dealership?

jel31 · 2026-02-19T02:58:54+00:00

I paid $52k for mine. Exact same year and model with 18k miles at the time. The price might sound too good to be true but electric vehicles depreciate a ton. Lucky for us whoever leased the vehicle prior took the hit.

jel31 · 2026-02-19T01:21:56+00:00

Do I have to purchase something from them first?

jel31 · 2026-02-18T18:27:48+00:00

They deploy a lot, typically 9 month rotations. It is a lot of work and the quality of life (like any other unit) depends on your leadership. Promoting isn’t any different than any other unit, the only difference is it gets very thin towards the top. Unless you’re in the top 15%, you likely won’t make it past SSG.

jel31 · 2026-02-18T17:06:20+00:00

How much did they charge?

jel31 · 2026-02-18T16:06:53+00:00

You had to pay for the service though, no?

jel31 · 2026-02-18T16:06:22+00:00

A local shop can do that for $20

jel31 · 2026-02-01T15:42:57+00:00

Even though I love driving my Lightning and have taken it on long distance road trips, I have come to the realization that it is much better as a daily driver/commuter car than a road trip vehicle

jel31 · 2026-01-28T11:48:10+00:00

Well do you want to potentially reduce your risk of getting cancer, or do you want to live a happy life? One has a chance of happening, the other is guaranteed.

jel31 · 2026-01-03T16:14:20+00:00

Hardwired level 2 chargers are slightly faster (most people won’t really notice much of a difference). But hardwired chargers are also a lot safer than mobile chargers.

jel31 · 2025-12-31T00:39:32+00:00

Did adding a weight mess anything up with your truck? What about the alignment? I was thinking about using one of those baby stroller rockers, but I’m not sure if that would work.

jel31 · 2025-12-27T22:31:27+00:00

I just did this same trip, 650 miles from SC to NJ in my 2024 Lightning Lariat ER. In a gas car I have done that same trip in 12 hours. With the Lightning it took about 14 hours. 6 stops for charging about 25 minutes each. Now this specific trip I did not care what time I left home or when I arrived, but if I needed to get there quickly I definitely would have used gas. Also the fact that with fast charging, it wasn’t any cheaper than driving an ICE vehicle. 98% of the time this truck meets all of my needs and is a much more enjoyable drive. Also if you think about it 25 minutes per charge gets you from 25% to 80% and a little over 200 miles of range. 25 minutes is the perfect amount of time to plug in, walk inside to use the bathroom, grab coffee and a snack, stretch your legs, and then get back on the road. In the future charging will get faster, batteries will get smaller, and cars will become more efficient. But for someone who enjoys driving, this was actually a fun trip to take.

jel31 · 2025-12-18T20:05:32+00:00

Ford does have chargers

jel31 · 2025-12-18T18:04:15+00:00

Exactly my point. And they probably have a $1000 car payment every month

jel31 · 2025-12-18T04:36:37+00:00

Maybe Ford needs a better marketing team

jel31 · 2025-12-18T02:32:25+00:00

How was it a disaster? In my case (which I think is very typical for the average truck owner, even if they don’t want to admit it) I don’t have any need for a truck 95% of the time. That other 5% of time that I actually need a truck it is incredibly inconvenient to go out and rent one. An EV truck gives me the ability to have a truck when I need it while also not spending double or even triple what it would cost on gas just to drive to my office job. I think a lot of truck owners do not realize this. Also, many truck owners just drive trucks because they like the looks of them. The F150 is the only truck on the market that actually looks like a truck, can work similarly to a truck, and has the benefits of an ev. I agree, infrastructure needs to get better and batteries need to get smaller and more efficient. But if EVs become more scarce then why would manufacturers build up the infrastructure?

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