This week I took a quick solo road trip to Moab, Utah to explore some trails and see the southwest under a light dusting of snow (it’s hot as heck in Moab 6-9 months per year). I know every guidebook says to only go there March-October, but I’d been watching the weather for weeks and …
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First thoughts from a Rivian R1S test drive
In February of 2020, I plunked down a deposit on the Rivian R1S, a 3-row full electric SUV soon after the Rivian truck was announced and truck prototypes were shown at various events. I’ve owned nearly a dozen different trucks over my life but as I’ve gotten older I’ve come to appreciate off-road capable SUVs …
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Surprisingly good tech: The weBoost Drive Reach cell signal booster
A couple years ago, I started seeing ads for “cell phone booster” antennas for cars and trucks around the off-roading/4×4 world as a way to stay connected while out in the middle of nowhere, but I was deeply skeptical. How much better could your phone signal be after paying a few hundred bucks for a …
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Stepside: episode 12 is up
I just uploaded the newest episode of Stepside, which is our last show of this year plus it’s also our holiday spectacular, aka we didn’t have an agenda or plans and about 3/4ths of the hour is Joel sweating through his next truck purchase, which he’s already been sweating over for a year. I think …
Road trip idea #1
I drove on freeways for 8 hours today and often I was driving next to the same three cars for an hour. So then I had an idea. 1. Everyone gets a Raspberry Pi that runs off a 12v cigarette lighter in their car 2. Every car-based Pi connects to a car’s stereo via Bluetooth …
New Prius or old Lexus?
The new Prius mules are looking a heck of a lot like the Lexus small-SUV hybrid rx330/350/400h series.
A Whole Lotta Nothing 