Hunting Rig

[Maverick1]

SUV. About perfect for my needs.

 

[katiesmom]

Dedicated hunt truck, 2018 Ford F150, super crew, 4x4, towing package, Linux bed liner, and sport package. 30k miles

 

[Horn]

'21 ranger, I have only hunted near home. If I needed to camp in it Lady Horn bought a conversion van converted into a tiny camper or I'd steal her highlander. I'm not too prideful to hunt/ camp in a hybrid

 

[OSUTodd]

2016 GMC Canyon, with a Duramax diesel. It sips fuel and pulls my bass boat better than the Trailblazer it replaced. One summer coming home from Iowa, it averaged 43 MPG at 69 mph on I-35 from Des Moines to KC. The TB was lucky to get 20 MPG on the highway without the boat. I can get 18 in the Canyon pulling the boat.

 

[Frontman44]

2016 Ram Big Horn 1500 Ecodiesel. It has a backflip hard tonneau so most gear can go in the bed. The properties I have permission for are only a 20 minute drive from my seasonal campsite that has my old 36' bunkhouse trailer parked on it. Once September rolls around, I pretty much live there.

 

[JC3]

2018 Chevy Silverado long bed 4X4
This is my sleeping quarters/base camp, one man set up very comfortable with cots.
Disregard trailers, ugly divorce for my friend........

 

[Wirrex]

I've never driven a rig, but my truck is a 2019 Tacoma. 6 speed for fun and a cap for storing hunting and fishing crap.

I may be getting rid of it. Wife is pressing hard to upgrade. She's still in our 2012 Highlander. She wants to upgrade to a Suburban or Expedition. I think something that large is ridiculous, but you're not gonna agree on everything.

Thing is I'm thinking about trading in my truck and driving her Highlander for a couple years. Idk, it's a tough decision. Highlander is paid off, only has 150k miles, should be easily good for another 3 or 4 years anyway. It's fine, it's not as manly or fun as my truck but should get me everywhere I need to go. And it's paid off. Objectively it's probably the right decision, unless the transmission craps the bed next month.

Butttttt, my truck payment isn't really too bad at all. I only have $9k left to pay off. I got it early during the covid insanity for a steal at $30k and 2% interest, it's still worth $32-35k now. We had two kids when I bought it, now have three. It's a squeeze getting them all in but doable. I see myself upgrading to a Tundra at some point sooner than later anyway. Might as well just dump the rest of my payments, sell the thing for a small gain, and call it a day. But I do love my Taco. Hell someday it could be my kids' first vehicle if I decide to hold onto it.

I'm still torn, we shall see. Totally listening to anyone that wants to tell me I should preserve my manhood and keep the truck.

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Keep the truck. I have the trundra and wish I also had a Tacoma especially the manual! All my friends with tundras feel the same. They are different trucks for sure.

You will be using the wife’s vehicle 98% of the time that you are all traveling together anyway. That’s the easiest way to keep yours clean.

 

[BTaylor]

Keep the truck. I have the trundra and wish I also had a Tacoma especially the manual! All my friends with tundras feel the same. They are different trucks for sure.

You will be using the wife’s vehicle 98% of the time that you are all traveling together anyway. That’s the easiest way to keep yours clean.

That new tacoma has all of my attention but I am waiting for the 25 4 runner to come out before making a decision. I like my tundra but I feel like I would be happier with the tacoma or 4R. Wife has a 4R and I really like it.

 

[Jammintree]

That new tacoma has all of my attention but I am waiting for the 25 4 runner to come out before making a decision. I like my tundra but I feel like I would be happier with the tacoma or 4R. Wife has a 4R and I really like it.

Me too… but at $40-50k they can keep it.

I’m in a real bind: I need a new rig before hunting season and the vehicle market, at least in my area is insanely overpriced currently. I bought my 2002
Tacoma with 40,000 miles for $12k and got almost 200k miles out of it… these days $12k would barely get me a POS beater.

 

[Will Harris]

Eberhart has at least one thing right. Vans with a hitch receiver are great hunting vehicles if you dont have to go off road too much.

 

[BTaylor]

Me too… but at $40-50k they can keep it.

I’m in a real bind: I need a new rig before hunting season and the vehicle market, at least in my area is insanely overpriced currently. I bought my 2002
Tacoma with 40,000 miles for $12k and got almost 200k miles out of it… these days $12k would barely get me a POS beater.

I hear ya. I am 93k on my 2017 and not in a hurry to replace. Got it in 2019 with 18k miles on it. It is about 6 months from being paid off and though I would like to trade it for a new one, I am leaning more towards putting a topper on it and driving it until it falls apart. Would be nice to be payment free and only have a house payment for a while.

 

[Jammintree]

I hear ya. I am 93k on my 2017 and not in a hurry to replace. Got it in 2019 with 18k miles on it. It is about 6 months from being paid off and though I would like to trade it for a new one, I am leaning more towards putting a topper on it and driving it until it falls apart. Would be nice to be payment free and only have a house payment for a while.

That’s exactly what I did; it’s hard to swallow the return to a monthly car payment after almost
A decade without one. Sadly my frame is rusted out completely, though the motor is still going strong.

 

[BTaylor]

That’s exactly what I did; it’s hard to swallow the return to a monthly car payment after almost
A decade without one. Sadly my frame is rusted out completely, though the motor is still going strong.

I really wish you hadnt posted that because it made me do math. Holding off on replacing the truck for 5 years and throwing the payment over to the house note would just about pay the house off. Frickersnapperdefloper if'n the wife figures that out I for sure aint getting a new truck.

 

[thedutchtouch]

I really wish you hadnt posted that because it made me do math. Holding off on replacing the truck for 5 years and throwing the payment over to the house note would just about pay the house off. Frickersnapperdefloper if'n the wife figures that out I for sure aint getting a new truck.

Join us on the paid off truck with a topper bandwagon. It's nice being able to buy more toys or pay down other debts, and I try to avoid the first year or two of a new generation anyway in case there's any kinks they need to work out...

Or don't, these trucks have pretty dang good value and you would likely get more selling it used than you would as a trade in...

 

[Gator]

Still using my 06 Tundra. I'd love to put a camper shell on it but not going to buy a new one just for hunting. I has a lot of rust on the underside so I'll drive it until it gives up on me. After that, I'll probably just start using my GMC 1500.

 

[K98Al]

2000 F350, 4x4.

2001 E350, 4x4

Both have 7.3 Godzilla engines. The truck is my daily, and usually what I take hunting. I got drawn on a controlled hunt last year, so I stayed in the van (wife and I have bed, fridge, etc in it). It has a receptacle for hitch, so I was able to use it with my game hoist.

 

[Weldabeast]

Nice.... Share some van pics

 

[elk yinzer]

Eberhart has at least one thing right. Vans with a hitch receiver are great hunting vehicles if you dont have to go off road too much.

I don't disagree, but I have to spend time around my kids and other peoples kids, not sure I want the cops called on me on the regular. Strange a reputation as men driving creeper vans has developed, it's a real thing. They need to bring back the Ford Excursion aka the Man Van.

 

[Jammintree]

I don't disagree, but I have to spend time around my kids and other peoples kids, not sure I want the cops called on me on the regular. Strange a reputation as men driving creeper vans has developed, it's a real thing. They need to bring back the Ford Excursion aka the Man Van.

Or the Suburban - the off road man van
So long as you’re ok with 5 miles to the gallon

 

[elk yinzer]

Or the Suburban - the off road man van
So long as you’re ok with 5 miles to the gallon

All basics with 3 or 4 kids driving burbans and xpeditions around these parts. Like my wife haha. They are nice though, whole family could camp in one in a pinch. I'd rather take one of those out west than my tacoma.