Thanx. Might I make a suggestion. Please have Ford offer a hole plug kit so those of who want to reduce water intrusion from the holes in the bed can order it. It will never water proof, just water intrusion reduced.
Hello to anther Washington raptor!
Chelan National Forest - Slide Ridge Road, due west of Lake Chelan in central WA. My first time driving on tight brushy forest roads, the RR fits so much better than my old Land Cruiser 200, no brush stripes. The truck is not really ideal for these conditions, the wheelbase is a little too long, but boy is it a hoot to drive quickly in Offroad Mode, with the rear locker turned OFF. I hate that it defaults to ON in that mode, could a dealer change that programming?
The inReach SE+ lives in a RAM phone holder, the Garmin DriveSmart 76 gps has free ROUTABLE USA Topo maps loaded so that the screen shows useful info when the supplied Roads database goes blank. The center display shows Gaia Premium with the Overland Topo layer showing my preplanned routes and waypoints. I also have onX Offroad with Hybrid Satellite/ Topo data downloaded, those maps are mainly for reference if I get really confused. I am not really very happy with that program. it all streams off my iPhone. It is a great setup.
Normally I would also have my iPad Mini with other maps on it, but I' left it at home by mistake this trip.
John Davies
Spokane WA USA
Great photos, John! Thanks for sharing your Ranger Adventure with the forum.
Chelan National Forest - Slide Ridge Road, due west of Lake Chelan in central WA. My first time driving on tight brushy forest roads, the RR fits so much better than my old Land Cruiser 200, no brush stripes. The truck is not really ideal for these conditions, the wheelbase is a little too long, but boy is it a hoot to drive quickly in Offroad Mode, with the rear locker turned OFF. I hate that it defaults to ON in that mode, could a dealer change that programming?
The inReach SE+ lives in a RAM phone holder, the Garmin DriveSmart 76 gps has free ROUTABLE USA Topo maps loaded so that the screen shows useful info when the supplied Roads database goes blank. The center display shows Gaia Premium with the Overland Topo layer showing my preplanned routes and waypoints. I also have onX Offroad with Hybrid Satellite/ Topo data downloaded, those maps are mainly for reference if I get really confused. I am not really very happy with that program. it all streams off my iPhone. It is a great setup.
Normally I would also have my iPad Mini with other maps on it, but I' left it at home by mistake this trip.
John Davies
Spokane WA USA
Wow! What beautiful pictures of your Ranger Raptor. Thanks for sharing!Couple of pictures from the Ranger Assault. A very nice gentleman from Germany took this picture and offered to share them with me! So if you see this, thank you again!
Mods: Tinted windows, spray in bed-liner, Bakflip cover and Procal tune.
Mine did not come with the graphics options, I do have an idea for a custom design that would go in the same spot as the OEM but not sure about it yet.
Review: Love it, I've had no issues with the truck so far. It runs like a champ, it feels "better" since the tune. I hope that's not bias believing I didn't waste my money. The truck seems to hold gears/shift at better points. Normal mode seems like it was turned up a couple notches and is a bit more spirited.
Great photos, Joshua! Glad to see you are enjoying your Raptor. Thanks for sharing!Went to a lake in the Tahoe National Forest.
