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In a sane society "knowing someone with a truck" is all you really need. In a highly individualistic society "having a truck just in case" is the dominant prece

by culi 1y ago

In a sane society "knowing someone with a truck" is all you really need. In a highly individualistic society "having a truck just in case" is the dominant precept

amelius 1y ago
In most places in the 1st world you can rent a truck if you need one * For other times, use a car. * a truck is just a car that misses a roof over the back part of it
- bArray 1y ago
  > * a truck is just a car that misses a roof over the back part of it Respectfully, a truck is not just a car missing the back part of it. It often has a lot more power, is lifted, has off-road springs, larger wheels, low and high speed gear box, roll cage for the front cabin, raised air intake - the list goes on. Most people, though, do just need a car with a removable back.
  - amelius 1y ago
    In any case, the "truck" from the article doesn't seem to have all that.
- mullingitover 1y ago
  I own a truck.* *It’s stored at Home Depot and whenever I need it, I just pay them $19 for the hour or so that I use it.
  - mckn1ght 1y ago
    I did this for a while. You’re leaving out some ancillary details: time driving to and from home depot to pick up and drop off the truck, needing a truck and no rentals available, picking up a rental truck and there’s some issue with it, something happens out of your control that requires more time with the truck but you can’t extend the rental… all things i’ve encountered. At some point the number of times i needed to use it picked up (hah) which multiplied these inconveniences enough that it became worth it to just pick up (hah) a used truck. I use it exclusively for hauling work, but that usually entails at least one trip without a load, which may lead people to incorrectly judging me for driving it unnecessarily.
Ray20 1y ago
>In a sane society "knowing someone with a truck" is all you really need. Yes, yes, we all know. "You'll own nothing and be happy". Fewer and fewer people believe you.
NoLinkToMe 1y ago
Fully agreed. Although to add, I literally never met someone with a truck, and in fact never owned a car myself either, but rented a car and also ranted a van plenty of times during a move, even with a driver. Same reason I don't own an airplane, I just rent one with a driver if I go on holiday trips. Big caveat: I've always lived in a (capital) city of my country and I have no kids yet. But by and large I think renting for the 3 day a year use-case makes more sense than owning 365 days of the year, even if you have no friends to rely on.
- SkyPuncher 1y ago
  If you tow anything, renting is not an option. Rental contracts almost always prohibit towing or restrict it to only 1st party trailers.
  - mlhpdx 1y ago
    This. I learned as much when I was clobbered by a distracted teen and my SUV ended up in the shop. I use it a lot for moving people, things and towing (like daily). Nobody would rent me a SUV and allow me to tow with it, only commercial truck rentals at ridiculous rates. And for the truck driver haters three things: - Are you speaking from experience or projection? Stereotyping doesn’t work. After owning a large SUV for 25 years I can say with conviction that the price is worth the utility to me. No question. - I would LOVE to also own a small electric scooter for small trips. The cost and poor quality have put me off for years but it’s inevitable I’ll end up with one soon. - Our next sedan will be electric as well, and probably weigh more than the SUV. Truck owners aren’t idiots or evil.
  - NoLinkToMe 1y ago
    Eh perhaps if you rent a recreational vehicle from a company that caters these cars 90% to tourists . I've rented plenty of cars for towing, even with the trailer, from the same company. There are lots of companies that specialize in renting out vehicles for moving, construction etc. There is a market for everything.
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by culi 1y ago

In a sane society "knowing someone with a truck" is all you really need. In a highly individualistic society "having a truck just in case" is the dominant precept

amelius 1y ago

In most places in the 1st world you can rent a truck if you need one * For other times, use a car. * a truck is just a car that misses a roof over the back part of it

bArray 1y ago
> * a truck is just a car that misses a roof over the back part of it Respectfully, a truck is not just a car missing the back part of it. It often has a lot more power, is lifted, has off-road springs, larger wheels, low and high speed gear box, roll cage for the front cabin, raised air intake - the list goes on. Most people, though, do just need a car with a removable back.
- amelius 1y ago
  In any case, the "truck" from the article doesn't seem to have all that.
mullingitover 1y ago
I own a truck.* *It’s stored at Home Depot and whenever I need it, I just pay them $19 for the hour or so that I use it.
- mckn1ght 1y ago
  I did this for a while. You’re leaving out some ancillary details: time driving to and from home depot to pick up and drop off the truck, needing a truck and no rentals available, picking up a rental truck and there’s some issue with it, something happens out of your control that requires more time with the truck but you can’t extend the rental… all things i’ve encountered. At some point the number of times i needed to use it picked up (hah) which multiplied these inconveniences enough that it became worth it to just pick up (hah) a used truck. I use it exclusively for hauling work, but that usually entails at least one trip without a load, which may lead people to incorrectly judging me for driving it unnecessarily.

Ray20 1y ago

>In a sane society "knowing someone with a truck" is all you really need. Yes, yes, we all know. "You'll own nothing and be happy". Fewer and fewer people believe you.

NoLinkToMe 1y ago

Fully agreed. Although to add, I literally never met someone with a truck, and in fact never owned a car myself either, but rented a car and also ranted a van plenty of times during a move, even with a driver. Same reason I don't own an airplane, I just rent one with a driver if I go on holiday trips. Big caveat: I've always lived in a (capital) city of my country and I have no kids yet. But by and large I think renting for the 3 day a year use-case makes more sense than owning 365 days of the year, even if you have no friends to rely on.

SkyPuncher 1y ago
If you tow anything, renting is not an option. Rental contracts almost always prohibit towing or restrict it to only 1st party trailers.
- mlhpdx 1y ago
  This. I learned as much when I was clobbered by a distracted teen and my SUV ended up in the shop. I use it a lot for moving people, things and towing (like daily). Nobody would rent me a SUV and allow me to tow with it, only commercial truck rentals at ridiculous rates. And for the truck driver haters three things: - Are you speaking from experience or projection? Stereotyping doesn’t work. After owning a large SUV for 25 years I can say with conviction that the price is worth the utility to me. No question. - I would LOVE to also own a small electric scooter for small trips. The cost and poor quality have put me off for years but it’s inevitable I’ll end up with one soon. - Our next sedan will be electric as well, and probably weigh more than the SUV. Truck owners aren’t idiots or evil.
- NoLinkToMe 1y ago
  Eh perhaps if you rent a recreational vehicle from a company that caters these cars 90% to tourists . I've rented plenty of cars for towing, even with the trailer, from the same company. There are lots of companies that specialize in renting out vehicles for moving, construction etc. There is a market for everything.
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