If you spend some time with an e-ink screen and the reader’s corresponding battery life, you won’t want to read books on anything else.

Growing up, my parents owned an 1,800 square foot ranch home set in the middle of an acre lot. I only mention this because the house, along with the creative parenting skills of my mom, is why I’ve only been bored twice in my entire life.

What if the trailers had extra batteries for longer hauls, independent of the truck, and the truck only had its own short range system?

This video shows us which configuration moves the fastest over the initial ~375' but...so what. Aren’t most trucks are on the interstates where stopping and going is not a factor? And just because the truck is capable of launching at a certain speed, it doesn’t necessarily mean doing so is good for the cargo.

I owned an 87 Chevy pickup for about 15 years that had no AC. The secret was knowing how to keep moving. I never hesitated to take the long way so I could avoid traffic and keep rolling. Keeping rolling keeps the wind blowing and helps keep you cool. I only say “helps” because I live near the coast between the…

And why does your car overheat? Usually it’s because of a leak or crack in the shitty plastic sides most radiator manufacturers are using now.

Used Kindle prices lend themselves to buying a refurb or a sale Kindle, rather than used. I bought a Paperwhite a couple years ago in an effort to read more. The end result is that I have read on it every single day, whether in my own bed or in the rooftop tent on my FJ in the middle of nowhere.

I have boxes upon boxes of Transformers, He-Man, Superfriends, etc. Glance at eBay prices for a used G1 Optimus Prime or Thunder Punch He-man. Toys are not necessarily a bad investment.

I was under the impression that David Tracy’s yard was the Jeep museum?

I was vaguely terrified of my chances of this after seeing it on an episode of Baywatch. lol

Don’t bother with the stock tire carrier. It is only strong enough for a 31, which you can still fit inside in the stock location.

Ever read a headline and know it’s a David Tracy post?

He’s a career mechanic who worked on everything from roller skates to jet engines. I can’t begin to explain how much he’s taught me about twisting wrenches and life in general.

This show had a character with a tail. Stop trying to take it seriously.

I just heard the ‘33,000 people die a year from guns’ statistic quoted again on NPR. Let’s do the mental math: There are 30,000 gun related deaths per year by firearms, and this number is not disputed. The U.S. population is 324,059,091 as of Wednesday, June 22, 2016. That means 0.000000925% of the population dies…

The problems here are pretty typical of any government-run maintenance operation. Even worse, the government operations get away with stuff that a private entity never would.

Also, feel free to enjoy some dry meal.

When being civilized means paying more than necessary for something, I will gladly show civility the door. I am a reasonable person, but I am not a timid person.

Probably my favorite eBay part has been radiators. You get the same plastic-sided garbage as the parts stores, but for half price. I have 3 out there now in stuff I’ve fixed over the years for myself and family. I leak checked them when they came out of the box and have had no issues.

I’m a man who grins when he fights. I have fun buying cars. We saved about $2,000 under MSRP on the last one.