3 Trucks!

I live in an area where having a pickup truck is a must. Make that a 4 wheel drive pickup! Gotta have the ability to haul; a lawnmower, a load of wood, the 4 wheeler. fishing equipment...you get the idea! You also need to get around in an area where we measure the snow in feet! It's probably not doing much for my carbon footprint, but as you will see I am doing what I can. (Not waiting for big govamint)

I have only owned 3 pickup trucks in my entire life. Hard to believe eh? Yeah, quite surprising when most of my buddies trade up on a regular basis.  But I have tried to make them last...less stress on our environment and resources when we make stuff last!

My first pickup was a blue 1985 Dodge Ram with 4 wheel drive that I purchased brand new for 10K. It was like riding in a tin can and had a manual transmission, but was a real workhorse with a slant 6 engine.  I drove t for 17 years, almost 100k miles before moving up to a 2001 silver colored Chevy Silverado in 2002. It was like coming out of the stone age when I slipped into the comfy cab of my Chevy. Can you guess how many years I owned it? If you guessed 17, you are right on! I finally let it go this fall as my mechanic pretty much condemned it for being all rusted out. I got not quite 150k miles out of it. Here are some fight eyes I dug up of the 2001:

Gotta love this second one of me getting ready to go camping on Mad River in 2006.  The truck is in the background. That pack was so heavy I had to practice walking with it!


Since arriving in Florida last month I have been on the lookout for my "last" truck. Hey, c'mon...do the math! I'll be 87 years old in 17 years. Think I'll be driving a pickup? Think I'll be driving? Uhh...will I still be here?

Last week Joanna and I discovered a wholesale used car dealership near Tampa. Some nearly new trucks at bargain prices. We went up but couldn't score cause we needed cash or a cashier's check. Thanks to my bradda, Rich, who lives down the road in Naples,  we were indeed able to arrange a cashier's check and now we are the proud owners of  a 2018 Silverado.  Looks and rides like brand new. V-6 engine easy on the environment. (Well, easier!). I'm getting 22 mpg. We're gonna drive it up to Pulaski in April when we come up for a 1 month visit. Then we are flying back down here to begin our trip out west in the motorhome. 2nd half of May and into June we are heading for Yellowstone Park on a big adventure that you can follow right here!
And so here is my "final" truck! May it get old and rust out long before I do!!!