It's rather like when GM used the same chassis for everything from a Biscayne taxicab to an Impala SS to a Cadillac. Pity that there's no convertible. ... View more

A 2004 Nissan Xterra, which is ugly enough that I don't mind getting it dirty, but still offers a back seat and enclosed space for the big camera on photography excursions. For big dirty or stinky things, the aforementioned U-HAul-It trailer is the best option. ... View more

We had a travel trailer in the early 1970s. We kids learned very quickly that dump-station time was not a good time to bother my dad with anything. The technology apparently hasn't changed.  ... View more

I was distracted by that magazine cover. I'd pay real money for a magazine that reviewed UFOs and cameras and told me how to make a gun cabinet all in the same issue. The New Yorker has nothing like those Renaissance men.  ... View more

I can tell you from experience that a '85 Chevy S-10 can actually carry a full load of topsoil, as in full up to the top of the bed, albeit somewhat slowly and with difficulty on hills. Sometimes those guys with the front-loaders don't have much finesse. Also a 5-series BMW wagon can carry 15 bags of bark mulch but gets a little squirrely.  ... View more