There is a harder to calculate cost from an experience like that, which is: “Will my partner want to do it again after this?” When push comes to shove, having a dry, warm place to sleep even when mountain weather sets in keeps everyone a happier camper.

Like most expensive gear, it comes down to how much you intend to use it, and what your use case is. If you’re going to campgrounds 6 nights a years absolutely not. If you are going to places often where turning around a trailer is a problem and the temperature can very from 80 to snowing in 24 hours, then it is a…

I know the “back in my day” crowd, and the “why would I spend $4000 on a tent” crowd is about to come out, but here it goes...

The 2009 crisis wasn’t a mess just because of the housing crisis, it was a shitshow because banks had exposed themselves to credit default swaps and other derivative products that multiplied their exposure many times over beyond the loans themselves.

I think you’ve hit the nail right on the head, and the fact that Chappelle doesn’t think Hannah Gadsby isn’t funny makes it all the more clear that there isn’t really anything left for him to say as a relevant comic.

These were questions asked from a earnest place of curiosity, and answered in good faith. Thanks for a providing thoughtful insight.

If you set aside any moral or religious questions, you get left with legal questions about how polygamy would work.

Underrated post.

I was thinking the same thing. It is going to end in tears when this thing hits the first hard pothole. I would much rather put $10 into retrofitting a Casita, or $40k into getting something fit for purpose than offroad with this rolling compromise.

The Scion brand. Toyota spent 30 years in the US being known for efficient and fun small cars, and when they realized they had become the boring brand they tried to fix it with a sub-brand. The cars from Scion were competent and some were even great. When Toyota killed the xB and tC they left holes in their lineup…

*surreptitiously replaces the refreshing scent bottle with a pint of raw ether*

Between the Bolt EUV, ID.4, Mach-E, Kona EV and Model Y competition for $35-50K EV crossovers might be just about the hottest place in the market right now.

There is only one answer - the Toyota Alphard. Getting ferried around in these things in China makes you feel like a VIP. There is plenty of leg room, the seats are fantastic and they have the guts to get through traffic. After a 14 hour flight, there is no place I’d rather be than these quilted leather seats.

Apparently Subaru adopted their approach to engineering. Having the left signal on while changing the radio station caused the headlight fuse to blow in my 2005 Legacy. They seem to have upgraded this feature in the CrossTrek to having the window fuses blow if they are used while the high beams are on.

On my Toyota, lowering the lights on the screens and dash is three menus deep. It is literally just as hard to lower light levels as to change the color scheme on the dashboard.

Two years before Azteks were fouling the left lane of America’s highways, Toyota was already defining the next 20+ years with the RX. The shape, layout and features set the template for all the crossovers that followed.

Into the fray of wonderful soaps, may I humbly suggest a French soap called “Savon de Marseille”. It’s made with olive oil, and they’ve been making their soap pretty much the same way since 1688.

It’s not like the Trump proposed livery had the Punisher sticker on the tail and Pepe in the presidential seal. Straight lines on a curved object just look a little derpy.

I appreciate you and the other folks in this thread calling out that energy is captured at the motor not the hub. 

The thing that hit me immediately is the damage that wheel size does to range. Depending on the model, it looks like you take about an 5-12% hit for 2".