Not to mention a decade or more of drought, a much larger population (read: larger likelihood of starting fires) and a HUGE, regular flow of tourists and campers that don’t always realize how much more sensitive CA is to camp fires or cigarettes that can quickly get out of control

automatic bid for 15th place in standings if he finished 27th or better in stage 8 of the race.

I think at one point this driver was asked in an interview something like:

He’s nuts!

It only takes Juan...

Does that mean he’s not coming on, then?

But WHY, Amazon? WHY are you doing this?

delivered pizza

Oh look! A battery held on by zip ties and dreams.

Many folks are dismissive of preparedness, until they’re caught unprepared.

I know there’s a lot of flippant comments, but this really ISN’T common sense for a lot of people. My uncle is a COO for a large multinational company - so, you know, someone who’s generally considered prestigious and smart. A few years ago he and his son almost died after getting stranded, unprepared, in rural…

People make a way bigger deal over food than it needs to be. You don’t need a bug-out stash. Most of us hearty Americans could probably stand a week without food no problem. Water, though, is a big freaking deal -- especially if it’s hot, you don’t want to go even a day. Three days and you’re toast. If you fill your…

My only problem with modern minivans is how bloated they’ve become. Look at how almost svelte the old 90's vans were. More room in the wheel wells for mud and snow. Shorter front and rear overhangs for better approach angles.

And the weight!
97 Grand Caravan: 3,681.
19 Pacifica: 4,330.

I understand that the modern…

That’s the biggest head scratcher with the new Subaru Ascent. You must choose between a 60/40 bench (with a fake middle seat, so not even a real bench) or captains chairs in the second row. Why not copy a minivan and provide a removable middle seat? For a company selling practicality, this is just dumb.

the open floor layout allows you to put all kinds of bulky stuff in your family hauler so it can serve double-duty as a utility vehicle.

I appreciate how many responses you are getting saying that your solution doesn’t make sense. Here’s two important points to those people 1) you already own two cars. 2) If it works, it’s not stupid

serves as sort of a DMZ for the kids

We have a 2012 Sienna that has a removable middle jump seat. We use it when we want to haul all three kids with TON of stuff in the back, or remove to have two separate captain chairs in the second row (third child gets their own in the third row). This really has been a one of the greatest features.

That’s why we bought a Ford Transit Titanium used. $17K, 3rd row for my wife to use once in a great while for the kids friends. FWD (Need to mount the Blizzaks soon) Acres of easy clean plastic. Leather seats for ultimate durability. No navigation (Phone) No Media devices (plug in your portable) very little to break.…