Question for you girly-man types

[lead_magnet]

I don't own a truck. I have before, just because it had wheels and went down the road. I understand that trucks are very practical, and for some necessary. I look at it this way. If I need a truck to haul it, I don't need it. Aside from moving, which often requires a very large truck, i.e. u-haul, there is no need to move a very large object.

Guns fit in pockets or waistbands. Beer fits in a backpack. Women fit on the back of motorcycles. So what the hell do I need a truck for? The shit you own ends up owning you. If you NEED a truck, then detach yourself from whatever it is you NEED that requires a truck to move. Good things come in small packages. I've never had to put my motorcycle on a truck, as I've never owned a harley (had to get that in somewhere). Maintenance and repairs can be done at home, parts for bikes are small.

Some of us live our lives "light and tight".

[nisils14]

A truck for me would be a secondary vehicle I would be using mostly for towing which at this point in my life I can't afford it. I rather putt around town in a beater than have a nice truck to drive daily, so I can put more money towards fun stuff (fun car, guns, etc.)

[osok-308]

I recently purchased a pickup truck and it's been great! If you don't have one, you just find ways to make due. Either that or I used to borrow my dad's pickup. That's honestly it.

[Whistler]

I don't own a truck. I have before, just because it had wheels and went down the road. I understand that trucks are very practical, and for some necessary. I look at it this way. If I need a truck to haul it, I don't need it. Aside from moving, which often requires a very large truck, i.e. u-haul, there is no need to move a very large object.

Guns fit in pockets or waistbands. Beer fits in a backpack. Women fit on the back of motorcycles. So what the hell do I need a truck for? The shit you own ends up owning you. If you NEED a truck, then detach yourself from whatever it is you NEED that requires a truck to move. Good things come in small packages. I've never had to put my motorcycle on a truck, as I've never owned a harley (had to get that in somewhere). Maintenance and repairs can be done at home, parts for bikes are small.

Some of us live our lives "light and tight".

Many of my guns are bigger than a pocket, beer that will fit in a backpack is NOT enough beer and you can only fit one woman on the back of a motorcycle (hard work getting the one without the Harley, you might not like 'em but ladies love 'em). If you don't have a truck you're paying someone else to haul your crap, ever carried a TV on a motorcycle? Not fun. "Light and tight" was okay for my twenties, the wife, the dogs, the grandkids, etc. sort of kill that gypsy lifestyle.

[Dave_L]

Was is a special order? Or did you convert it yourself? Or is it old? Last time I was car shopping I couldn't find one in any brand on a lot and the Toyota place said they couldn't even order one. Some bs about how they just got whatever the factory sent. That was one of my first stops.

Nope. It's a 2006 and bought it used 2.5 years ago. :shrugs: Any Tacoma 05 and later had the option, as far as I know.

[hollohas]

Many of my guns are bigger than a pocket, beer that will fit in a backpack is NOT enough beer and you can only fit one woman on the back of a motorcycle (hard work getting the one without the Harley, you might not like 'em but ladies love 'em). If you don't have a truck you're paying someone else to haul your crap, ever carried a TV on a motorcycle? Not fun. "Light and tight" was okay for my twenties, the wife, the dogs, the grandkids, etc. sort of kill that gypsy lifestyle.

^This.

Mow your own lawn? When I got my first house, that mower didn't come home in the trunk of a car. Do other yard maintenance? That aspen you just cut down won't get to the recycle on the back of your bike.

Grow your own food? Try fitting a couple yards of garden soil in a car. Try fitting landscape timbers for raised beds in your car.

Own a yard? Want to build patio with your own hands and not hired help? How you going to get your pavers, sand and breeze home without a truck?

Own a house? Want to remodel/make improvements? Drywall, counter-tops, loads of 2x4's, etc don't get to your house in a 2-door.

Do you hunt to put food in your freezer? Ever drive a car through 2ft of snow and mud deep into the mountains during hunting season to get to camp? Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?

These things are all "needs" that are directly associated to my self-sufficiency which is something I am not willing to "detach" myself from. These large things do not own me, but free me from being dependant on others. If I only had a car and motorcycle, my meat and veggies would all only come from the store, my yard would only be kept by a hired hand and my home and yard would only be improved by a contractor...No thank you.

[Dave_L]

^This.

Mow your own lawn? When I got my first house, that mower didn't come home in the trunk of a car. Do other yard maintenance? That aspen you just cut down won't get to the recycle on the back of your bike.

Grow your own food? Try fitting a couple yards of garden soil in a car. Try fitting landscape timbers for raised beds in your car.

Own a yard? Want to build patio with your own hands and not hired help? How you going to get your pavers, sand and breeze home without a truck?

Own a house? Want to remodel/make improvements? Drywall, counter-tops, loads of 2x4's, etc don't get to your house in a 2-door.

Do you hunt to put food in your freezer? Ever drive a car through 2ft of snow and mud deep into the mountains during hunting season to get to camp? Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?

These things are all "needs" that are directly associated to my self-sufficiency which is something I am not willing to "detach" myself from. These large things do not own me, but free me from being dependant on others. If I only had a car and motorcycle, my meat and veggies would all only come from the store, my yard would only be kept by a hired hand and my home and yard would only be improved by a contractor...No thank you.

Amen.

[Mtn.man]

Ya gotta be prepared.
Duramax
BBC Blazer 1 ton
lifted jeep
Polaris
66' VW beetle
Boat
canoe
rat rods
HD
don't mow no grass so no mower

[HoneyBadger]

^This.
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Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?

Very funny mental imagery.

These things are all "needs" that are directly associated to my self-sufficiency which is something I am not willing to "detach" myself from. These large things do not own me, but free me from being dependant on others.

Wholeheartedly agree with this philosophy.

[MarkCO]

Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?

No, but I ran into a pair of guys from Pueblo elk hunting one year...they had 2 bull tags, one 30/30, a tent, a cooler, sleeping bags all stuffed into a Datsun B210. We asked them how they planned on getting two bull elk back home...if I had video, I would be rich.