2017 Ram 3500 Mega Cab Dual Rear-Wheel

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About the truck:

This truck has been an absolute beast. When we bought it, it had only 7,000 miles on it. Since then we’ve towed in almost every state across every terrain. This truck has treated it all like it was flat land. The extra width you get with the dually makes towing even in scary terrain comfortable. We towed a fifth-wheel over mountains all the way to Alaska and back. We’ve never had issues with this vehicle in the years that we’ve owned it.

We bought the truck February 2020. It had 7,000 miles on it and it was more than we wanted to spend at the time, but ever since we left Florida with it, we’ve never been sorry. It has been the best vehicle we’ve ever owned.

The best passenger vehicle you can get in a truck

The cabin is extremely comfortable. It has a leather interior, so it’s perfect for all climates and conditions. The front seats are both heated and cooled. The steering wheel has a heater in it that automatically kicks in at cold temperatures. The AC blows hard and keeps the cabin comfortable in the summer.

The Megacab means the rear seats are extra roomy, whether your putting gear in the floorboard or behind the seat, we’ve done thousand-mile drive days without getting uncomfortable. Whether driving around once we’ve set-up camp, or under-load, the truck is an excellent passenger vehicle. I think it’s the best you can get in a truck with that regard. Also, the rear seats recline (a little bit).

It towes like a beast.

Believe it or not, you can go down mountains and rarely touch the brakes. The exhaust break in tow mode will set your mind at ease, whether towing a 20,000 lb rig, or just a scenic drive, I’ve grown to love this feature for how much stress it removes. It also pulls like a tractor, so long sustained pulls uphill (I’m looking at you Utah) are also not a problem. The extra width of the dually makes it worthwhile for towing windy routes like the mountains of West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Full Disclosure:

We’ve had a few things happen that you should know about:

1. Our dog chewed through the seat heater wires under the backseat (yeah, the backseat has seat heater capability…which is pretty cool, we got to use it once before our dumb dog chewed through the wires) This is on my list to replace.
2. In Alaska, I ran over wet paint and got to have a keepsake of Valdese AK. I haven’t tried a lot of solutions to get this off for fear of scratching the truck.
3. Currently broken, but will fix: The right tow mirror hit a street sign in Louisville, Kentucky…I haven’t replaced this yet. But I will.
4. There are a few small dents in the truck that I planned to fix.
   1. the front bumper has a spot right in the middle
   2. the rear driver’s side passenger door has a dime-sized dent
   3. there’s a scratch(?) and dent next to the rear wheel-well on the driver’s side.

All of this stuff is on my mental list to fix, but getting back into suburban life has caused me to deprioritize them since the truck is just sittinng in the driveway.

Updated Photos coming Sep 3, 2025.