Everything I need for a day in the woods...and more.

Cozy and not to cluttered. What are you shooting this year George?

Good pic George...mine is leaking oil and rattling like hell, but it will be loaded for opening day this Saturday! Speck

Wow George, that makes me so jealous.

Had a green 1993 Ford 150xl long bed four by four five speed with camper from 1995 until a little over a year ago (for 20 years). Miss that truck real real bad so your photo is great. Had several folks up here in NY and two in OK offer to buy it. However when I retired, it felt good giving it to a friend I worked with in agriculture research in Oklahoma who on weekends would shoe horses.

Well George, It certainly looks like you've got room for my stuff. I carry about what you do. (Maybe a box of spare arrows the way I've been shooting this last week!) :-) Lance.

The one you see is a Black Hawk Short Hornet, 57"...47#. I also have a Carroll's takedown set up as well.

That looks downright homey George

Shell takes me back. My dad had one on his 77 GMC for a long time. A guy who used to hunt with my brother and I drove a ford with shell. Plus there is just sonething about the look of the bed with a shell over it.

A bit of a pain to take on and off and really don't have a use for one plus we often need the bed open anyway on the farm.

Takes me back though.

George, you are a tougher than me, I need a pillow.

That's perfect George,looks to me like a GM truck. I'm hoping, I've see a few :) in my work. The topper makes it. JF

Hey Gerald, not very tough. If I'm going to sleep in it I'll pack an air mattress too. 8^)

It is a 2003 Silverado that I bought new. It's been a darn good one.

Not sure what else that You carry but don't forget the TP and a small shovel! STAY SAFE / WELL / COOL / COMFORTABLE & BLESSED BE! Batman

hope you're not carrying any of those 8 penny nails! lol

This is how I like leaving the woods, in my hunting truck.

Nice George...my truck bed isn't that nice, and it will probably need a good cleaning after cutting some wood today.

You guy's that post your bows always have me searching e-bay, especially those Bear recurve guys...lol

Lately I've been thinking of giving a Chevy a try, alway's been a Ford guy but those Chevy's sure are nice as well.

Mama has the pick up if i need it But i went van years ago and never looked back : )

Love my FJ

I have a Dodge van...but it's not for hunting...it's for travelling. I like the ground clearance of my pickup. Anyway, around these mountains, a van in the woods is considered a potential meth lab until someone knows better. 8^)...

Hey however ya gota pay the bills : )

Mercades started importing the 4x4 this year My new ones on order,,much better priced then you'd think Ill never not have one the whole family loves my van

Yessir. Love the van for travelling. My wife and I, and my brother and his wife used the van this year for an 8000 mile road trip. Had plenty of room for us and the myriad stuff we gathered.

Huntin Truck. I got one! 1973 GMC 4X4. Took the original 350 out and put in my Matco Tool Truck one weekend so I could run on Monday. I put the 307 that came out of my 69 Chevelle in the GMC. Started at 2:30 pm on Saturday and backed the tool truck out of shop 5:30 AM Sunday. Went home and slept for 3 hours and went back to shop and put motor in GMC. Finished it by 5:00 PM Sunday evening. That was in my younger days. I was 57 then. lol. My son done the camo paint job on truck with rattle cans using tree branches and leaves for stencils. Turned out real nice when it was fresh. Even got a hay fork in back to hoist up my game like rabbits and doves. Sig9 PS Reminds me I need to put some gas in it for this year. 3 gals. should do it.

Awesome, George.

Nice truck. We have, and had a few 69-72 ford highboys.

Used to do the very same thing with my old Jeep J-10, George! Good times! A couple suggestions for added comfort...cut yourself a piece of carpet pad and carpet as those boxes can be hell on your knees...also, a piece of 2' plywood laid across the rails up front keeps all your gear up and out of the way and gives you a place to make lunch should it rain.

I used to hunt with a fellow down the road who had a 1972 Ford F- 250, 4 wheel drive. That truck would likely have climbed a tree, or at least got half way up. When he sold it, he had guys dang near fighting over it too. It was over 20 years old when he sold it. Every now and then you just find one like that. It may be Ford, Dodge, Chevy or Toyota. I had a 1980 Chevy 1500 two wheel drive back in the early 80's. I loved that truck too. It was a straight 6 and I could sit on the wheel wells and change spark plugs. Can't do that with any today.

Darn Craig now there's a couple beauty's. My truck is like me falling apart it runs like a bandit it's a Chevy can't expect anymore. Shouldn't say really falling apart though need to repair both cab corners rats been at them. Always have stuff in bed under cap. Pie bal rug picked up from taxi.

Been wanting to get a new rig but with health issues few months ago holding off.

yOu guys are killing me> keyboard is f-d up>

I have gotten soft in my old age. No trucks for me, I pull a little four by six cargo trailer or my canoe trailer, behind my new Outback with a really good stereo system. gots to hear my Mozart and opera while I am driving to and from hunting.

Do any of you remember these. 1980 Chevy LUV. Not much of a mountain climber but it gets me to my deer lease. The original 4-banger threw the timing chain into all other parts of the engine so I swapped a 1995 Blazer V6 into it. Nearly tripled my Horsepower.

Do any of you remember these. 1980 Chevy LUV. Not much of a mountain climber but it gets me to my deer lease. The original 4-banger threw the timing chain into all other parts of the engine so I swapped a 1995 Blazer V6 into it. Nearly tripled my Horsepower.

dean, my Silverado rides as good as many cars I've ridden. Most of the trucks...starting in the 1990's became much more like big cars. Power steering, automatic transmission, air conditioning...stereo. Pretty nice for an old softie like me.

I have been truckless for 6yrs , I now drive the mom mobile a van , at least its a Dodge .

Sorry for the double post. By the way, I'm Glen E in OK, not Cimarron, my Rendezvous name.

Looks good to me Glen, even twice. I like it. 8^)

This is my baby. I hope it lasts as long as your's George.

Mine is my 2010 Chevy Tahoe. Remove the rear seat., lay down some plywood and it's my mobile home for a week in the woods. Any plenty enough room to haul any deer I might kill here in the great state of Washington.

I'm laughing all the way to the bank about "old trucks." I bought a 2001 Chevy 4x4 new, and it now has over 270,000 miles on it and all I've ever done besides oil and change the tranny fluid is put in two water pumps and a fuel pump. And I'm a Ford guy! Mine's got a camper shell, too, George. My all time favorites were the old straight six Ford 300 ci with manual transmissions. Lugged well, not enough power to get into any real trouble, and just kept on chugging along. Two of them had well over 200,000 miles on them, too. In this era of transparency, I did just buy a new 2016 Ford 150. It will be a good many years before it gets off the road...

It looks like you have everything in order George. Don't need much more for a good days hunt.

Here's my hunting, fishing, kayaking, and everything else truck. This pic. was taken this past Sunday by my Wife. Caught me totally off guard.

LUV that LUV!

I would much rather drive my truck than any car. Have had 2 Silverado Z71s and the ride is like a luxury car, but without the feeling that my butt is almost touching the road. Plus it pulls my camper and bass boat. Hope the guys that like cars and SUVs never have to bring home a dog that's been sprayed by a skunk. MP

This will be my first season with this one....also pulls a fifth wheel...topper is "seasonal."

Those old pickups are too slow, I bet most of them will not do much over 85 or 90 clicks.

this is what i am getting next year, I am getting old and need my afternoon nap, and i still won't get stuck in the snow.

You don't need many "clicks" when you are pulling a grade on an old tram road. This ain't flat land around these parts. )))

My wife drives "my" hunting truck haha. I'm trying to talk her into getting a car so I can have it.

Here's a pic of a pic of my old huntin buggy- sold it like an idiot because I needed the money. One of the best vehicles I've ever owned. I see it around town ever once in a while and makes me sick every time. Sammys rule!

Thankfully, I have access to a primitively cabin where I've been hunting, but am considering buying one of those new tents specially made to set up in the bed of a pick-up, for any other possible hunting opportunities.

This is my Dad some years back with my daughter. Took that buck first morning of season. My old F-150. My Dad was a W.W.II army vet.

That's awesome Ray...a great photo.

These newer vehicles have a fuel pump that is kept cool by the gas in the tank..When you run less than a quarter a tank of gas in them you risk burning out the fuel pump..And when it quits you in heavy traffic you can be run over and killed..Learned this the hard way..After spending around $500 for a new pump..When they quit you better hope you are on a country road..On an Interstate you will end up dead..Keep that gas above a quarter of a tank.

A quarter of a tank on my Silverado is 8 gallons. It has a 34 gallon reservoir. I rarely let it get lower than 1/2 a tank anyway. I don't like the bill to fill that tank from near empty.

Here's mine. 2004 Tacoma. Best truck I've ever owned. Tough as nails and roots through mud like a pig.

Utah fishing trip this June...

Towed the Aliner out for the archery elk season...

See, Mr. George what you started haha?!?!

Here's the one I sold earlier this year darn I miss it all ready, CJ-7 1978!

Have a good one

Here's my '87 Bronco that's been my since 1996.

Here's the CJ's replacement a 1967 F-100 4x4 short bed.

Have a good one

Back in the late 90's I had an 86 Bronco. Really loved that vehicle but it was contrary as heck. It stopped on me three separate times, and the last time I traded it in...in 1999. I do have a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee as well. I bought it for the wife to drive in the winter.

This is my truck. Have 5 more of the same make. 4 wheel drive, doesn't spin out on the steep rocky places, can haul out anything I kill, Can go for all day on practically nothing, and I get to sleep in my bed at home every night.

Sort of like George I hate to give up on a good rig just cause it's a bit old. This is a 03 GMC diesel with 185,000 miles on it. It spent the 1st 10 years in Alaska and the last 4 in north Idaho.It's been a great rig and besides the turkeys take great joy in seeing their own reflection in the chrome strip then puffing out and gobbling at themselves. Makes for great entertainment.

Nice garage pathfinder!!

Thanks, Scott!

Here's my 95 Silverado. Has almost 200K on her and she's still running strong. Made a few mods to her that makes her more hunt/fish ready for me.

Well, by the looks of all these nice rigs I guess I'll have to find me an older Chevy 4X4 for my turkey trip next spring. I don't think my 2013 Malibu has enough ground clearance! Back seats fold down so I think I could sleep in it if I had to. Ha! Good post George. Lance.

G. Wilson. What were you thinking? Nice jeep. my hunting rig is a 4cyl Toyota Tacoma . 1999. Love that truck

I hunt avround the house here with the lil Sami....

Jack, I know it was tough to let her go! :(

Nice rigs everyone!

Have a good one

My hunting rig is a 1996 Ford F250 Crew Cab power stroke diesel with a cab over camper. No more sleeping on the ground for these old bone

J10 Jeep

My FJ when hunting it wears Hitch racks when needed front and back, when fishing rods get locked in the ski racks up top.

My FJ when hunting it wears Hitch racks when needed front and back, when fishing rods get locked in the ski racks up top.

OK I gotta chime in. Last year, just for old times sake I took my 56 Ford ranchwagon. Cars are made for driving. And huntin'.

I hear ya larry, just bought a 4 yr old lippitt Morgan to bring up behind my 13 yr old Morgan gelding. could not hunt elk with out them and they make me look good.

George, I think I know the F-250 you are referring to. It drug my pap, me and his f 150 out of "the hollow" with about a foot and a half of fresh snow after an all day hunt years ago. Man, I miss those days

I like Larry's truck best. It'll start every morning and can find its way home on the darkest of nights or heaviest of snowstorms. And you never get locked out or worry much about oncoming traffic. It will often see the deer before you do and sometimes let you know if a bear's been in the huckleberries. It has a smooth ride, can turn on a dime, and comes with a true lifetime warranty. I' haven't sent one to the junk yard yet, but I have buried a few. Never done that with my Fords, Chevies, or Dodges, but thought about it once with a VW camper.

If we were talking about horses or mules, yeah, then Larry has the cream of the crop.

Traction is about tire style more than what brand vehicle you drive. You will see that in those extreme 4 wheelin shows. It's all about clearance and tire design. I don't go into nasty spots any more, but I had an old 65 Jeep Cherokee, back in the mid 70's, that got me in and out of some iffy spots back across the lake at Mt. Storm, West Virginia.

Kurt, thanks. Last year my wife and I drove the Ranchwagon 6,400 miles from our home in Washington State to Chicago, then down the 2 lane route 66 all the way to Albequerque, then back home via the National Parks in Co, Ut, etc. . Great trip.

I Found the wagon as an abandoned wreck while hunting on an old farm in wastern Nebraska. I eventually dragged it home, did a complete frame off and imstalled the engine and running gear from a '93 Mustang H.O.

Here's the 'before' picture.

A year and a half after the 'before' picture was taken, my daughter asked me if she and her new husband could use the 'wagon for their wedding getaway. How could I say no to that?

Ha,,,i could only imagen how nervous the new son in law was! : )

He marries your daughter then first thing after that borrows your classic car.... He must been more nervous bout that then his wedding night!

One of our painters fixed up his dad's hunting truck. Sweet all painted on. JF

keng, yes...you do know that truck. That thing would go anywhere for sure, and I remember a few of those trails. 8^).

Ralph, I do love those Broncos as well...I had an 86 Bronco II. My Silverado will get me to the end of the roads, and I agree that when the road stops...so should we. I can't go as fast on foot anymore, but I can still go.

2005 Tundra 4x4 with 6'4" bed, 4.7l, 5 speed auto, air. Incredibly well built truck. Mind boggling engineering really. >Love< that engine and tranny combo. 15-20 mpg up at 6500 feet. Engineering perfection imo.

1979 F150 custom 351M with a granny low 4 speed. Friends named it Big Red.

Scotsman, you did a great job bringing that wagon back to life!

My new ride, I will be decking it out with roof and front and rear racks.

I'm with the sammy guys...I prefer to hunt alone so I took the passenger seat out.

I keep a hitch carrier on her during huntin season....or a trailer to carry my 4 wheeler to get back and forth to the woods as its a mile back and I have neuropathy kinda baaaaad...jeepman

1970 fj40 "the original fj"

I like my FJ as well

I love those Sammy's. Cheap and easy to work on plus they will go places most 4x4's would never attempt. I have an 03' Silverado 2500HD 4x4 that is less than impressive. It's one of the least capable 4x4's I've had but it's ok as as a city truck. Lots of known issues and a few recalls GM didn't want to deal with on those trucks.

Got a 2012 4x4 Tundra double cab last March after 25 years with my trusty Toyota Dlx 4x4.Just hope it handles the winter roads as well.Probably not though being so much bigger.

Bernie, my Silverado is not a small truck but I've been on a lot of roads with it from small mountain trams, to turnpike. Never one single issue as long as I didn't get stupid and drive too fast. I suspect that Tundra will do great....they are awesome trucks. I like those FJ's too, just never owned one.

George I looked at the FJ when they first came out.All reports say they are excellent off roaders-OK on pavement.Only thing I didnt like was the serious lack of visability.Beyond my comfort zone.

Yeah, I just thought they looked cool. I really don't do much "offroading" since around these parts it would be mostly illegal. We have 112 acres of mountain farm and about 1/2 an acre of that is flat. We have some roads there we travel to keep cleaned out for fall wood gathering, cutting short a deer drag, etc. Any 4 wheel drive with ground clearance, and low range works there. We're pretty well covered; my buddy has a Ford, my brother-in-law has a Jeep CJ, and my daughter's boyfriend has a Dodge. I also have a 99 Jeep Cherokee...my wife's winter work vehicle. They are are great vehicles.

My gear....but not for the day we were there from Thursday until today (deer and hog hunting)......the guys are still there until Friday. Back of my Mazda CX-7. Marsha

Can't post the photo for some reason, but my rig is a base model 2005 Silverado regular cab 1/2 ton short bed 4x4. It has the 4.8 V8 and has only 61000 miles. I had the same set up on a 2004 Sierra longbed and sold it with 187000 miles 4 years ago and I still see it on the road occasionally. Put a fiberglass cap on it this past spring to keep my gear out of the weather. Decent gas mileage, pulls my 18' trailer with my little Kubota tractor, 4 wheel drive, I and can sleep in the back, cheap insurance and it's mine! All a fellar could ask for!

Some pretty good looking rides here. I'm in. Had it 13 years. 290k on the first engine. Bought it in college. 10 years of marriage and 3 children later still got her.

Thanks Kurt. I rescued That old 4x4 out of an alley in downtown Jackson,MS of all places.Lol Im trying to build a gnarly front bumper with a winch and add a few LED lights on the headache rack along with some wooden side walls to keep my gear in place.

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