[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ Current fixation with short bed pickups

[SidecarFlip]

Cannot understand the current fixation with short and shorter bed pickup trucks. Fine for pulling a TT or even a 5er but no good for a TC. The current trend seems to be a short box with a huge cab (usually 4 doors). I think they look odd with no bed to speak of.

The shorter the bed, the shorter the TC, the less available space inside and typically, short bed pickups are also short on payload capacity as well. Finally, the short and shorter bed trucks usually are short on power, all negative impacts to hauling a TC with any substance.

Myself, I'd never buy new unless it was an 8 foot bed and at the very least a 3/4 ton truck with a motor to match the payload capability.

I consider 1/2 ton short bed pickup trucks to be a status symbol and grocery store hauler and not much else

I realize the RV industry builds short box TC's but they are real tight inside for one and lack many features that long box campers have and secondly, most, if not all require extensive suspension modifications to their carry trucks to be able to even haul a camper.

Seems counter productive to me....

I don't get it.

[Checkswrecks]

New guy here who has heard the "no use for" comments before so hope you don't mind adding to this older thread. Basically, this post is a counterpoint on behalf of the owners of short half-tons, it's not meant to be mean or provoke.

There's an old story about the two blind guys describing the elephant, in that our trucks reflect what we use them for. The blind guy feeling the side of the elephant said the animal is like a great wall and the guy describing the tail said the animal was like a thin tree. They both thought anybody saying different must be crazy.

The OP lives in the country and I need to be able to do renovations in an eastern city. The OP would come to hate his big truck real quick in my daily life, because the streets were designed in horse carriage days. In addition to how narrow the streets are, we see delivery and work trucks get hung up or need to back away from corners on a daily basis. Plus, everybody ELSE here has small cars, so when you are lucky enough to find parking, it will be a short spot and only a short truck will fit.


I've started with a basic 2016 F150 with a standard cab, 6' bed, tow package, and added options to make it work for what I need. Despite the grocery getter comments, it's hauled LOTS of demo bricks, towed past the GCVW, and whatever else I've needed without bottoming the rear.

For truck camper use, I just need to respect the natural limits, which means staying in the smaller and more basic range of TCs. I'm not full timing, so this works for me.