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I find the headrest on my Base Sierra obscenely hard. The geometry is ok, I just wish it were a little more plush. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the post!

I washed my truck tonight, then went and shot some photos. IMG_1974_5_6_tonemapped_edited_edited by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr IMG_1981_2_3_fused_edited_edited by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr IMG_1990_1_2_fused by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr IMG_1993_4_5_tonemapped_edited_edited2_edited_edited by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr IMG_1996_7_8_tonemapped_edited_edited_edited_edited by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr IMG_1984_5_6_tonemapped_edited by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr

I was looking at these online the other day. I really like the design. The new style rear stake pockets / hand holds forced a re-design on their mounting, but it looks like they figured it out. I'd like one to carry my canoe, but I'm not too keen on pay more for the rack than I did for the canoe....

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I love the Truxedo LoPro on my old truck, but am struggling to accept the cost to buy another one for the new truck. The Tyger seemed like it was maybe too drastic of a swing from high quality to low price. I stopped by my local truck accessory shop (Niagara Truck 'n' Stuff), to look at what they had. I was pointed towards the TrailFX Tonneau Cover TFX1205. It's basically a Truxedo LoPro copy, with a 5 year (vs lifetime) warranty, and a slightly cheaper looking material. It's priced between the Tyger and the Truxedo, and looks like it just might be a happy middle ground for me. I don't see many reviews on the internet, but this video gives a nice overview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBngbiy96sw

Looks great Rally18 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's a neat colour. It was was the runner up to the Stone Blue I chose.

This really is a serious issue for anyone who tows. Making the tank size smaller than the previous generation, without a substantial improvement in fuel economy is a bad move. I used to tow a small trailer with lifted Canyon. Its 20 gallon tank gave me about 220 mile range. I had to make a lot of fuel stops. I started carrying a 7 gallon jerry can most of the time, since I often travelled late at night, to areas where gas stations were spread apart, and closed early. It was pretty annoying. Honestly, fuel range was one of the improvements I appreciated most when going to my stock 2018 Sierra. I am now pretty happy with my range, but as I mentioned, my trailer is not that big, and about 2,000 lb. I can go about 340 miles, if I fill up with about 2.6 gallons left in the tank. If I was towing anywhere near the Sierra’s towing limit, I’d probably be longing for the 30+ gallon tanks the competition offers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I recently got back from a long trip with my new 2018 Sierra. With the tongue weight of my small trailer, and a bed full of gear, there was probably around 500 lb of weight bringing the rear of the truck down a bit. I was getting flashed a ton by other drivers at night, especially by truck drivers. It was very annoying. Completely unloaded, I find the stock headlight adjustment a little low for my liking, but I have not changed the adjustment. I get flashed a fair bit in my wife's Mini Countryman as well, with its stock HIDs at the original adjustment level. My point is, that even with stock headlights, and factory adjustment, if your vehicle has bright headlights, some drivers are going to be flashing you.

I like it quite a bit. I think it looks best in bright sunlight.

IMG_0936_edited by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr

When I first got my truck, I was having a hard time getting the truck to pull off the line smoothly. This thread proved to be helpful. There was definitely significant flex in the assembly. The first bit of pedal movement did not yield any actual throttle input / response. I jammed a piece of paint stick behind the assembly, but managed to crack the paint stick when stomping on the pedal. Whoops. lol I then chucked a small plastic bicycle tire lever behind the assembly. It has held up fine, and makes the throttle response much more to my satisfaction.

When you goin' muddin'?

Well done. That looks perfect to me. GM has a lot of great stock wheels, and I think 3.5-4" of lift looks perfect.

That's a great looking truck.

I was going for an industrial / print brochure look with this one....

I don't have any personal experience with them, but they check out on paper. It's always good to have more all terrain mountain snowflake rated tire options.

If just carrying my one mountain bike, I don't even use ratchet straps. I just lay it in the truck bed. When I carry two bikes though, my bed is usually full of camping gear too, so it is helpful to reclaim some space under the bikes, as well as keep them to one side of the bed, close to each other. Fruthermore, it is harder to find a place to put a foot down in the bed, and sometimes the cargo obstructs the tie down points as well. There are 50 ways to carry bikes in a truck, each with pros and cons for each scenario.

Haha! I'm going to take that as sarcasm, since the truck is rated to tow ~4x the weight of the little teardrop in stock form. My wife and I love the little trailer. It's far more maneuverable than a larger trailer, and we have enough room to store it in our driveway.

I quickly whipped up a bike rack for our upcoming trip. I painted the 2x4 black after I had it sized up. It keeps the bike steady and upright, and does not take up too much bed space, as you can still slide totes and other gear under the front of the bikes. I'll have to tweak it a bit when I get a roll up cover for the bed later this fall. Untitled by Ryan Jakob, on Flickr

Here’s what I’ll be towing around. Generated from my Apple iPhone using tools.rackonly.com Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Same spot as last week, different angle. Generated from my Apple iPhone using tools.rackonly.com Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. It's an interesting idea. I really don't think I'd like it as a replacement for 4L. If you use it for any length of muddy trail, it could lead to high brake wear. Also, off road driving is risky enough, and I'm not a fan of having the vehicle control the brakes for me. I never understood why "hill decent control" is a feature either. Does anybody use that ever?

My owners manual for my Sierra says you can use 4L up to 45 mph! Wow. The only time I tried 4L for more than 10 mph was on sand dunes in my Canyon, and I quickly concluded 4H was better suited.

I'd be interested to hear more about that 4lo mimic button. Any video reviews yet?