Well MM, I prefer to follow someone when I ride an unknown area, it's hard to use the cell for GPS without a mount
As far as gas mileage with / without a trailer, in my experience it makes no difference with a truck, with a trailer you're pulling extra weight, but with bikes in the bed you have more aerodynamic drag
And Versy's truck ain't no Ranger, it has a wider bed
I can likely get a trailer if I have to (worst case I could rent a Uhaul trailer lol)
Dave I will PM you my number today, although i still don't have a definite answer as of yet as to time off, if I get it it looks like me and Springman can get moving pretty early, we should be able to get in Thursday night I hope
Springman I'm gonna do a test load on my bike soon and see how much room there really is
I'm pretty sure both bikes will fit, just not parked slantways nose to tail, It'll likely be as I said, mostly forward aimed and wheels into opposing bed corners
I'm very confident they'll fit, even if I gotta do some heavy lifting, just that kitty corner would put the rear tire of one bike would be sitting on the wheel well of the truck
I'm looking into maybe better anchor points, too, if I don't go the trailer route (there are advantages to that that have nothing to do with gas mileage)