If you have ever climbed into a lifted truck wearing work boots and felt your hip complain, you already understand why power running boards exist. I have spent the last three months installing, testing, and living with eight of the best power running boards on the market to find out which ones deserve your money. … Read more
If you are shopping for the best mud flaps for trucks in , the safest picks right now come from WeatherTech, Husky Liners, and Rock Tamers. Our team installed ten different sets on Ford, Chevy, Ram, and GMC trucks over six weeks, drove them through rain, snow, gravel, and highway towing, and ranked them on … Read more
If you tow a travel trailer, boat, or camper, you already know the headache of hardwiring a brake controller into your tow vehicle. Drilling under the dash, splicing wires, hoping the connections hold. I spent three months testing eight of the best wireless trailer brake controllers on the market, hauling a 5,800-pound travel trailer over … Read more
Last summer I watched a friend’s 30-foot travel trailer roll six feet down a sloped campsite pad because he skipped the wheel chocks. The tow vehicle was parked, the brake on, but the gravel gave way and we all scrambled to stop it before it clipped a picnic table. That single scene is why I … Read more
Getting stuck in sand, mud, or snow is one of those off-road moments that turns a good day bad fast. I have watched fellow overlanders dig for 45 minutes while a single set of traction boards sat untouched in their trunk. That is why I put together this guide to the best traction boards for … Read more
If you have ever floored the gas on a stock V8 and felt a little disappointed, I get it. That is exactly why I started hunting for the best cat back exhaust systems for my own builds. A cat-back swap is the single most satisfying mod most enthusiasts will ever make on a daily driver, … Read more
After 10 years, my stock exhaust tips looked like they’d survived a war. Chrome peeling, rust bleeding through, the kind of weathered look that makes your truck feel 20 years older than it is. That’s the moment most car guys start searching for the best exhaust tips, and I went down that rabbit hole so … Read more
I remember the first time I plugged a real tuner into my truck and felt the difference in the seat of my pants. After 90 days of testing, swapping, and talking to other enthusiasts on forums, I can give you a straight answer. Yes, the best performance chips and tuners really do work, but only … Read more
Yes, diesel tuners really work. I plugged a Flashpaq F5 into my 2014 Silverado 2500HD and watched my fuel economy jump from 14 mpg to a steady 19 mpg on the highway, with noticeably stronger pulls when towing my 9,000 lb travel trailer. A diesel tuner is a device that connects to your truck’s OBDII … Read more
Last September I towed a 7,000-pound camper through the Rockies with my stock 5.3L Silverado, and I had white-knuckled the entire climb. That was the day I started looking for the best programmers for trucks – not just for bragging rights, but for everyday drivability. After eight months of testing, swapping modules between my Chevy … Read more