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Mrs skreef thought the girls singing must have been naked because I never listen to country music - LOL 

On 4/22/2021 at 10:29 PM, Wingman505 said:

My truck is almost identical.  Nice choice!  Watch those Firestones.  I’ve had them on 2 Rams and have had to replace them in 2 years both times.  I actually have an appt. tomorrow at 2 pm to have them replaced on this truck.  Beautiful 5th wheel... Congratulations!

I've heard about the Firestones. Hopefully I can get one year out of them and replace them next spring. I have a few more truck and 5th wheel upgrades I want to buy. Plus we need to get camping. New tires just aren't in the budget right now.

Not that I really know what a budget is but I'm trying. 

On 4/21/2021 at 3:49 AM, RokDok said:

That's an amazing "5th Wheel".

We've had caravans for 25 years - great way to holiday with the children, but ours is pretty small - you could almost fit it sideways across yours !

Any chance of a look inside ??

In fact the truck sounds pretty special too.

Will try and get a couple of inside pictures this weekend. 

On 4/19/2021 at 8:07 PM, Basher said:

Wow Ckreef.
That trailer makes the truck look small, and it’s a big truck.
A good Tyre guy will be able to plug that, even though it’s close to the wall and tread.


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9 hours ago, Bruce Pearson said:

Basher I don’t think they plug tires here in US anymore. They usually patch them from the inside and won’t do anything if is the sidewall.

4 hours ago, Tyrus said:

Hey there Mr Destination Unknown, that's a beautiful ride and the coach must have been like 600 mice with magic. Sorry Bruce, I'd give it a go, it's actually borderline, every plug I've put in always stayed till the tire died...just sayin it would be a shame to let go of a tire like that, but it's not my choice though. So what can you say except, let the good times roll. Have fun

Well with the hole barely on the side wall an inside patch probably would have worked. But with the money spent on the trailer I didn't want to chance it over a $200 tire. 

@Tyrus this time the truck has leather trimmed and full memory seats along with a bunch of other goodies.

Definitely a major upgrade. Mrs skreef is really into all this so I have to give the Mrs what she wants after putting up with me

Really sucks about the brand new tire. Local tire shop will have me fixed up later today. A little screw will not stop this show. 

As you all may have read I got a new truck a little over a week ago. A Ram 3500. Well you can't have a new truck without a new trailer. Today we picked up our new Grand Design, Reflection 337rls 

Unfortunately as bad luck would have it I picked up a hitch hiker on the way home from the dealer. My TPMS did it's job and with a few roadside air refills I was able to limp it back home. I'm a little bummed about a ruined brand new Goodyear Endurance.

@tekobo fantastic looking paella. I haven't made one in a while.

Thanks everyone. The new position at work has really dampened my grilling (get home to late now). That and we've put all our effort in the new truck purchase and a new 5th wheel trailer we're picking up this weekend. Hopefully later this summer life will get back to a normal pace. 

On another front both me and Mrs skreef got our second vaccine shot yesterday

18 minutes ago, BOC said:

Nice wheels! It’s a good thing you went for the 3500 and not the 2500 . It’s a running joke with my wife and I every time we see one now.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/38238/ram-2500-drivers-have-the-most-duis-more-than-twice-the-national-average-report


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That is definitely a different angle on why not to buy a 2500 - LOL 

I got a new position at work which keeps me really busy so I've only done limited grilling lately and not much time on the forums.

I swore off buying new grills so I couldn't do that again but I never said anything about a new truck. 

Me and Mrs skreef wanted to get a bigger trailer (a 5th wheel) and our Nissan Titan was not going to cut it. Back in January I started looking around for a HD truck. Ended up doing a factory order of a Ram. From order date to dealer delivery was about 11 weeks. Here she is:

Ram 3500 6.4 Hemi, 4x4 crew cab, short bed
Laramie lv1, towing technology package, bed utility package, and 5th wheel/gooseneck prep

GVWR 11,000
Max Towing 14,525
CCC 4025
GCWR 21,500

I love the addition of lobster tails. Great cook. 

Looks tasty to me. 

2 KK's. Around 10 total grills depending on how/what you count. 

Hey I'm trying to reform. I've swore off buying another grill at least the last 2 or 3 times I bought a new grill. But this last new grill really will be the last. 

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Those new renderings look really good. I like the depth/3D effect. Makes them look more alive. 

Inspired by @tekobo. It was a much better idea for tonight's dinner than what I had originally planned. Mine is a creamy tomato version. Of course had to include Mrs skreef's muffin top corn bread

Really great pictures. Love seeing your effort. 

Wow a very moving message. 

Looking good. I might have to make that tonight. 

Our thoughts are with you all. 

@tony b that is definitely not a good price. That price is up in Jealous Devil range.

Academy Sports has B&B listed at 20# for $12.99

I've used the B&B lumps before. It's decent lump. Can also be found at Academy Sports.

55 minutes ago, tekobo said:

I didn't get much of a crust at the bottom.  Decided not to chase the socarrat.  Now I understand a bit more about managing the fire through the different stages I will have more confidence when I try this again.  

It definitely took me a couple tries to get better using the Nuke Delta grill and paella. I'm guessing in the Bonfire having a bunch of small sticks at the ready would help so you could easily (quickly) turn up the heat without going overboard. 

23 hours ago, tony b said:

The new "crack" - I'm dubbing it Black Crack!

I've seen it in one of the specialty stores where I go camping every now and then. Will have to give it a try. 

Looks like a great time. 

Merry Christmas Dennis and all the KK family on here.