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How do you pick?
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I know me. If I'm stuck inside because or rain or weather, I need to be able to pace...at least three or four steps. Therefore, I also need to be able to stand up comfortably. I need to be able to go from the driver's seat to the cabin without exiting. I need to be able to go down a forest service road many, many, many miles---over the life of my travel I would hope to log as many miles on dirt roads as pavement. I'm old and my hips hurt, I need a vehicle that's as easy as possible to get in and out of without giving up too much ground clearance. I need to own it free and clear by the time I pull out of my driveway a year (or less) from now.

Class A is too long to turn around on a forest service road.  (And I can't afford one.)

Class B is too confining.

Class C might work, but I'd beat the shit out of anything factory made. (Read cheap, shoddy workmanship and materials.)

A box truck has advantages (high ground clearance) but has disadvantages with no easy access to the drivers seat from the cabin (can be done but not with ease of ingress and egress) and is tall making overhead branches a potential issue.

So, it's a step van for me!

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How do you pick? - by OutdoorFT - 11-19-2017, 12:43 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by Snikwahjm - 11-19-2017, 05:03 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by wagoneer - 11-19-2017, 05:27 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by AbuelaLoca - 11-19-2017, 05:54 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by waldenbound - 11-19-2017, 09:31 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by Ballenxj - 11-19-2017, 09:43 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by Putts - 11-19-2017, 10:58 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by Blacktank - 11-19-2017, 11:03 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by TrainChaser - 11-19-2017, 01:12 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by Motrukdriver - 11-19-2017, 02:47 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by frater secessus - 11-20-2017, 07:56 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by TWIH - 11-27-2017, 03:58 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by TedOnWalkabout - 11-27-2017, 06:52 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by Ballenxj - 11-27-2017, 07:09 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by TWIH - 11-28-2017, 01:04 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by Everyroadleadshome - 11-28-2017, 01:12 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by rvpopeye - 11-28-2017, 02:09 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by Everyroadleadshome - 11-30-2017, 07:56 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by Ballenxj - 11-30-2017, 08:12 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by Anna - 11-28-2017, 03:32 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by TWIH - 11-28-2017, 03:36 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by TedOnWalkabout - 11-28-2017, 04:28 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by TWIH - 11-28-2017, 04:54 PM
RE: How do you pick? - by Ballenxj - 11-30-2017, 08:24 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by rvpopeye - 11-29-2017, 09:58 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by TWIH - 11-29-2017, 11:28 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by TrainChaser - 11-29-2017, 11:35 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by rvpopeye - 11-29-2017, 11:35 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by OutdoorFT - 11-30-2017, 01:34 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by frater secessus - 11-30-2017, 10:21 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by Everyroadleadshome - 11-30-2017, 07:51 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by rvpopeye - 11-30-2017, 08:47 AM
RE: How do you pick? - by TWIH - 05-31-2018, 09:57 AM

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