Looking for a new hunting vehicle

I've always been a truck guy but sold my son my Tacoma when he turned 16. I stole the 4Runner from my wife and don't think she's going to get it back. I love it for hunting. I can fit two Ruffland kennels in the back. Can also put a sled in the back with two deer in it when I get that low brow, knuckle dragging feeling to deer hunt.
 
akp said:
Can also put a sled in the back with two deer in it when I get that low brow, knuckle dragging feeling to deer hunt.
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Knuckle dragging comes in handy when it comes to dragging a deer out. Less lifting needed.
 
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akp said:
I've always been a truck guy but sold my son my Tacoma when he turned 16. I stole the 4Runner from my wife and don't think she's going to get it back. I love it for hunting. I can fit two Ruffland kennels in the back. Can also put a sled in the back with two deer in it when I get that low brow, knuckle dragging feeling to deer hunt.
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Yeah knuckle draggers
 
Bob Peters said:
That is a '65 I believe. I was online shopping for them(not mine). If it were, I'd have a picture of a couple dogs in it sticking their head out the window. :)
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After I saw that picture I started looking for them. Unfortunately you can buy a brand new truck for what they want for one of those four doors but they are cool!
 
We are a GM family. We owned a 2023 Escalade with the 6.2 in it (cadillac's version of the suburban).
It was a great vehicle other than engine failures, valve train issues, transmission issues, some electronic gremlins, more engine failures, a few more transmission issues. It also shifted very rough from 1st to 2nd and shuttered terribly at highway speeds with the cruise on. It was all covered under warranty but was a major headache. Other than those things it was a great vehicle. We sold it and went back to a 5.3 for the wife.
 
My 2017 Toyota Sienna fwd van with the 2nd and 3rd row seats removed or laid flat, with a 4’ x 8’ piece of plywood laid down in it, can accomodate 4 dog crates and much more…my favorite hunting vehicle, though I have to take my 2016 Silverado 4 x 4 with topper and Ainley drawer system for pheasant trips in order to drive in corn stubble, deep two track roads that lead into public hunting areas, etc. love the van, even bot another AWD version just to be ready, as the 2017 now has 252k on it, and it’s been virtually flawless. Great for September prairie trips, never miss a 4 x 4 pickup on those trips. I may leave the pickup in my pheasant camp permanently and do my 420 mile commute in one of the vans…I just need to make sure I can park the pick up on concrete or in a metal shed. Love them vans! I had 3 suburbans in the 90’s into the 2000’s….the ‘93 had 265k on it when it went to a farmer in my pheasant country. The next one was ok, the last one not so much. If I had to buy a new hunting rig, and have just one, it probably would be a sequoia…
 
I went home for a long weekend with a guy I went to school with. They had an old power wagon and we took it up into the gypsum red hills fishing. That thing was a kidney punch.
My wife has an uncle, farmer, he’ll tear down and restore a vehicle every year during the slow season. He has sheds and sheds full of old cars and tractors. He has a power wagon, I haven’t seen it finished . I bet that thing is sweet!
 
I'm still in my 2010 Ram 2500 diesel megacab bought new, now with 226k miles. Topper on the back but the pair ride in side by side kennels in the back area with the seats folded down. They load in from the rear passenger door. Works great except it's a two hunter, two dog rig.
 
Im trying to get rid of my 2002 rav4, im looking at a 1998 Pontiac. The mail carrier isnt for a straight trade though. I put mud digger tires and a 2" lift on the toyota but he backed out again.
 
I don't believe the orginal post was serious, but since we are on the topic - I also took a hard look at the Tahoe and Suburban and GMC equivalents. What turned me away (other than the +$25k over truck price adder) was that these are no longer a truck chassis with the back enclosed & trimmed out. They are now big cross-overs on a unibody. I think they technically call it 'unibody on frame'. The upside is lower deck hieght, ride quality and more cargo space. The tradeoff (and show-stopper for me) is the rear suspension - no longer a solid axle and have low ground clearance due to the way the lower control arm drops down. This is great for hocky mom duty but I would not take it down a rutted SD section road. Ended up just getting another truck with a topper.

And the 6.2 is a great engine if fuel cost is no object. When we tow trailers my neighbor gets around 10 mpg (at best) and the 6.2 requires 91 octane or higher. My 3.0 diesel (same truck otherwise) is getting 18 mpg towing, 24-30 mpg unloaded on the highway (very speed dependent).

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Woollybob said:
I don't believe the orginal post was serious, but since we are on the topic - I also took a hard look at the Tahoe and Suburban and GMC equivalents. What turned me away (other than the +$25k over truck price adder) was that these are no longer a truck chassis with the back enclosed & trimmed out. They are now big cross-overs on a unibody. I think they technically call it 'unibody on frame'. The upside is lower deck hieght, ride quality and more cargo space. The tradeoff (and show-stopper for me) is the rear suspension - no longer a solid axle and have low ground clearance due to the way the lower control arm drops down. This is great for hocky mom duty but I would not take it down a rutted SD section road. Ended up just getting another truck with a topper.

And the 6.2 is a great engine if fuel cost is no object. When we tow trailers my neighbor gets around 10 mpg (at best) and the 6.2 requires 91 octane or higher. My 3.0 diesel (same truck otherwise) is getting 18 mpg towing, 24-30 mpg unloaded on the highway (very speed dependent).

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Was driving behind one of these the other day and thought it had about 4 inches of ground clearance.
 
Look, if you want to drive to the country club, get a suburban. If you want to drive to the soccer field, get a Tahoe. If you want to drive into the backwoods, get a pickup truck with a topper. If you want good off-road capability and you want to look cool, get a bronco...
 
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