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    ckouba replied to the thread M1088 camper conversion.
    Moving back to my build thread. Just did another UT/AZ trip. Some details here...
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    ckouba reacted to hike's post in the thread Road Trip - UT/AZ Again with Like Like.
    Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. I think we just missed each other. I was at Grand Canyon NP, Whimore Wash 1May - 3May; a...
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    ckouba reacted to Guyfang's post in the thread Road Trip - UT/AZ Again with Like Like.
    We spent a week there in 1971. The night/star picture is a heart stopper. My family did a lot of camping and water skiing all over the...
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    ckouba replied to the thread Road Trip - UT/AZ Again.
    Back home. Roughly 2800 total miles, truck ran fantastically. For the record, it was a total of 322 gallons of fuel to go 2570 miles...
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    Very possible if your CTIS came on, your tires needed air, and your RPM's were down. I'd bet this was the trigger.
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    ckouba reacted to Guyfang's post in the thread ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears? with Like Like.
    I most humbly apologize. I misunderstood someone else about the thread getting off topic and soft deleted your posts. So here they all...
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    ckouba replied to the thread ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?.
    No worries at all. I assume that volunteers keep the forum running and I appreciate the efforts, even if everything doesn't go...
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    ckouba replied to the thread ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?.
    Gunny, Despite a number of other people discussing their rig configurations and mileage impacts, my prior reply to you was deleted...
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    ckouba replied to the thread Road Trip - UT/AZ Again.
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    ckouba replied to the thread Road Trip - UT/AZ Again.
    I thought I'd share my view right now.
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    ckouba replied to the thread ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?.
    Still out on the trip but can drop a note... Check out the elevation profile of I-84 from Portland to SLC, then I-15 to Spanish Fork...
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    ckouba replied to the thread Road Trip - UT/AZ Again.
    Things are going extremely well. Very briefly in Kanab this afternoon to stock up, then off to the great outback for more adventures.
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    ckouba replied to the thread Road Trip - UT/AZ Again.
    Moved camp into the Swell today. Perched on top of Cedar Mountain tonight. Lunch stop on edge of an outcropping Pulled into camp...
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    ckouba replied to the thread ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?.
    Mileage update: ~25k pounds, 6x6, 3.09's, Goodyear MVT's, big box on back (12' 4" high, 8' wide), kept speed at or below (most of the...
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    This is the originally planned trip which was supposed to be our big maiden voyage, and we're well underway at this point. Truck ran...
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