Welcome to this Country Life. I'm your host Brent Reaves. From Conehutton to

Trotline and in just general country living I want you to stay a while as I share

my stories and country skills that will help you beat the system. This Country

Life is proudly presented as part of Meet Eaters podcast network bringing

you the best outdoor podcast in the airways have to offer. Alright friends,

pull you up a chair or drop that tailgate. I think I got a thing or two to teach you.

Country Vehicles

This week we're talking Country Vehicles. Your signature sled that gets you

from the casa to the woods and back. Now whether you're fixing fence, feeding

cows or chasing critters that ramble amongst the flora, how you get to and

froze is a lot about who you are. It's your statement without making a statement

and it's for everybody else's eyeballs. We're going to talk about what makes

a good one and where you might find these units but first I'm going to tell you a story.

My first truck was a six cylinder standard shift three speed 1973 Ford F-100 long wheelbase pickup.

That inline six cylinder motor didn't have enough power to pull the grease

string out of a catch behind but it was easy to maintain and it cranked from the seat which is

a plus. It was powder blue and outside of the gun rack I'd installed in the back glass,

it was as basic of a vehicle as you could get. If it had been a pack of smokes,

the outside of the package would have been white and the black print would have only said cigarettes.

No air conditioner. The only air turning in the cab was a direct result of how much

glass you rolled down inside the door. It was not fancy. I bought it in 1982 when I was 16 years

old with money I'd made haul and hay and trapping. It cost me $700. The dimmer switch for the

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