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Patrick Reilly's avatar

Wes giving the average American the benefit of the doubt, “the weight of two adults (say 350 pounds).” 🤣

Appreciate the sketch of your process even more than the individual components. Teaching your readers how to think rather than what to buy is why I’m a subscriber!

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Wes Siler's avatar

Is that too light or too heavy? I just started with us (I'm 200, Virginia is about 100) and added some margin.

Glad this gibberish made sense. I'm really struggling to kick a bout of COVID.

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Patrick Reilly's avatar

200 for men and 170 for women is the average for Americans according to the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/body-measurements.htm).

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Wes Siler's avatar

I'm average!

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Deborah's avatar

As a woman, my biggest issue is that I wanted to be able--in a sticky situation--to get to the driver's seat without stepping outside of my vehicle. I also wanted better mileage than you were looking for. Ended up with a Ford Transit Connect commercial van, which has been a great vehicle for me.

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Wes Siler's avatar

It's a shame there's not more options in the van market. The basic premise holds so much value.

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Dom Sutton's avatar

Great article…I will put some of the recommendations to good use…thanks!

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Jordan's avatar

Great article! I made the rookie mistake on the Tacoma many years back and have "made it work" with the lightest accessories possible for years (and 225k miles) but need something bigger with 2 young boys. This article will be a guiding light and regular reference point in my research, Thank you!

Also, looks like the Discord link is broken, would love to join the chat there as well.

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Wes Siler's avatar

Here's a fresh invite link: https://discord.gg/tHzMuUGp

Looks like I need to figure out how to generate a permanent link to the channel. Sigh.

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cory's avatar

Nice article.

Can you tell us a bit more about the new Discord forum- why, what, etc? Thanks

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Wes Siler's avatar

I'd like to move the community away from substack chat, which is pretty janky, and over to that. Should be easier to search, use etc etc. It'll be a slow transition as this project continues to grow.

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

I wish we could drive up to 85 mph where I live.

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Wes Siler's avatar

Oh come on, I lived in the greater northeast urban conurbation for years. When not jammed, highway traffic seemed to flow along at about 90.

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