Curious who's here that hunts and fishes throughout the year and how you use your truck/SUV? Hoping we may be able to get a few odds and ends considered to make the vehicles as friendly to our passions as possible.
Me: Upland hunter who runs 2-3 shorthairs and travels across the midwest. Deer hunt, and occasionally get out and elk hunt. But, for me, its about dogs and birds. Used to write for an upland magazine, guide for an Orvis lodge and work in conservation.
My wants:
1. 35" tires and no swing out rear tire mount. Getting dogs, a vest, etc. in and out with that darn swing arm would be miserable.
2. Outlets to charge dog collars in the bed. I can do this as an add on in a cap set up; but why pay twice?
3. I need a cap/topper right away. Please work with Leer, ARE, Snugtop, etc.
4. Decked drawers are awesome. Please work with them
5. I know people who heat and cool the bed of their trucks through the pass through window and an insulator panel between the back window and topper window. I have a Tundra with a roll down window. It'd be nice to have the option of both window styles.
6. App interface capability with Garmin to track dog collars from the truck if you lose and are looking for a dog.
7. Fly guides I know are always sticking flies in their visors. You should look at a fly pin board of some type.
8. Lockable vault in the console for a pew pew that goes in your hand.
9. I'd love to see cabin lights that can be in red or green
10. for the Tacoma, Body Armor makes a nice grill guard for a winch and lights. Something that can hold a winch and some KC lights (not a light bar) would be solid. And a skid guard.
11. It'd be great if the bumpers came set up to mount a high lift/farm jack. Scout doesn't need to sell or equip the lift/jack (although I suppose it could be an option), but the mounting set up would be great.
What else?
Me: Upland hunter who runs 2-3 shorthairs and travels across the midwest. Deer hunt, and occasionally get out and elk hunt. But, for me, its about dogs and birds. Used to write for an upland magazine, guide for an Orvis lodge and work in conservation.
My wants:
1. 35" tires and no swing out rear tire mount. Getting dogs, a vest, etc. in and out with that darn swing arm would be miserable.
2. Outlets to charge dog collars in the bed. I can do this as an add on in a cap set up; but why pay twice?
3. I need a cap/topper right away. Please work with Leer, ARE, Snugtop, etc.
4. Decked drawers are awesome. Please work with them
5. I know people who heat and cool the bed of their trucks through the pass through window and an insulator panel between the back window and topper window. I have a Tundra with a roll down window. It'd be nice to have the option of both window styles.
6. App interface capability with Garmin to track dog collars from the truck if you lose and are looking for a dog.
7. Fly guides I know are always sticking flies in their visors. You should look at a fly pin board of some type.
8. Lockable vault in the console for a pew pew that goes in your hand.
9. I'd love to see cabin lights that can be in red or green
10. for the Tacoma, Body Armor makes a nice grill guard for a winch and lights. Something that can hold a winch and some KC lights (not a light bar) would be solid. And a skid guard.
11. It'd be great if the bumpers came set up to mount a high lift/farm jack. Scout doesn't need to sell or equip the lift/jack (although I suppose it could be an option), but the mounting set up would be great.
What else?
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