Review: 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is ridiculous, ludicrous and pure awesomeness

The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, affectionately called the T-Rex and with Easter egg graphics to encourage that moniker, boasts 702 horsepower (523.4 kW) and a 0-60-mph (0-96.5-km/h) sprint of about 4.5 seconds. In a full-sized pickup truck. Ridiculous? Yes. Lud… Continue reading Review: 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is ridiculous, ludicrous and pure awesomeness

Carbon-monocoque Toyota Tacoma 4×4 RV is a mini explorer yacht on land

Even with the launch of options like the Hiatus Camper, Toyota-based 4×4 mini-RVs have a way of leaving our American team members deep, deep green with envy. Most recently it was the EarthCruiser XTR. Why can’t we get something just like that in the Un… Continue reading Carbon-monocoque Toyota Tacoma 4×4 RV is a mini explorer yacht on land

Toyota Tacoma camper trailer is an overlanding multitool

One of America’s greatest overlanding motor vehicles has transformed into its latest overlanding camping trailer. The Toyota Tacoma is the choice of off-road and overland enthusiasts around the country and has served as the basis of countless camper tr… Continue reading Toyota Tacoma camper trailer is an overlanding multitool

Nine awesome pickup campers and small camper trucks of 2020

Twenty-twenty wasn’t a great year for most of us, but it did prove a good one for RVs. In an era that made other forms of travel difficult or unattractive, the RV enjoyed sudden stardom. And despite the cancellation of many RV industry trade shows, the… Continue reading Nine awesome pickup campers and small camper trucks of 2020

A Pair of Steppers are Put to Work in This Automatic Instrument Pickup Winder

For something that’s basically a coil of wire around some magnetic pole pieces, an electric guitar pickup is a complicated bit of tech. So much about the tone of the instrument is dictated by how the pickup is wound that controlling the winding process is something best accomplished with a …read more

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Ford F-150 Tremor is the workhorse that plays like a bronco

The Ford Raptor is some of the most fun you can have off-road on four street-legal wheels, ideal for stirring idyllic desert floor into a virulent sandstorm. But what fun is venturing out there without all your favorite toys and camping supplies in tow… Continue reading Ford F-150 Tremor is the workhorse that plays like a bronco

1,300-hp Hercules 6×6 pickup flexes big, bonkers off-road muscles

We’re not sure any person in history ever looked at the bullet-shielding, smoke-spewing Rezvani Tank XUV (xtreme utility vehicle) and thought it needed just a little more work. But Rezvani has been going that direction anyway, pushing the “xtreme” fact… Continue reading 1,300-hp Hercules 6×6 pickup flexes big, bonkers off-road muscles

In videos: The Hummer EV shows off its 8 best off-road talents

From bumpy, ungraded job site approaches, to slow, meticulous boulder crawls, electric powertrain technology is on the verge of entering off-road outdoor expanses in a big way: the Rivian R1T, the Bollinger B2, the Cybertruck, the Neuron T/One. The all… Continue reading In videos: The Hummer EV shows off its 8 best off-road talents