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Sure, but who cares? Unless you're a contractor/tradesperson, that's a fairly rare edge case. I've owned a few pickups over the years, owned my house much of t

Sure, but who cares? Unless you're a contractor/tradesperson, that's a fairly rare edge case. I've owned a few pickups over the years, owned my house much of that time, and can probably county the times I've needed to move plywood or other oversized lumber on one hand. Add a second hand for times I've moved long pipes or other oversized stuff that required flagging.

olyjohn 11mo ago
So then what the heck did you have a pickup for if you're not moving around large items?
- alistairSH 11mo ago
  Currently, towing a travel trailer and hauling filthy camping shit and mountain bikes. So nice to toss wet stanky shit in the bed instead of in the cab. I need the tow capacity either way, so may as well have a useful bed (vs an enclosed SUV). Previous truck was to haul a race car on a trailer. Same fringe benefits for the camping shit, plus tools and spare parts for the race car (engines sometimes, wheels/tires, etc).
quickthrowman 11mo ago
If you’re a contractor or tradesperson, chances are you’re having sheet goods delivered to the job site by a supply house, unless it’s a tiny project/service call. My electricians have pipe racks on their work vans, but if they’re buying 5,000 feet of 3/4” conduit (10’ sticks), you better believe a box truck will deliver it. If they need 40 feet for a quick service call, that’s what the pipe racks are for. I agree with you though, the ability to move sheet goods flat in a truck bed is almost completely unnecessary. If you really want to do this in a 5’ bed pickup, you can get a rack for above the cab and a crossbar with two posts that installs into the topper mounting holes near the tailgate to provide a 4’x8’ plane to carry sheet goods on. Here’s a universal example for $200, a nicer one meant for a specific truck is probably 3-4x more: https://wmastore.com/product/universal-drywall-plywood-mattress-truck-pickup-rack/?srsltid=AfmBOoovsxNYgRgCCWwavN7tcBg1QDYtvwGWxIGGYJ32M7dAniJckTdt https://wmastore.com/product/universal-drywall-plywood-mattr...

olyjohn 11mo ago

So then what the heck did you have a pickup for if you're not moving around large items?

alistairSH 11mo ago
Currently, towing a travel trailer and hauling filthy camping shit and mountain bikes. So nice to toss wet stanky shit in the bed instead of in the cab. I need the tow capacity either way, so may as well have a useful bed (vs an enclosed SUV). Previous truck was to haul a race car on a trailer. Same fringe benefits for the camping shit, plus tools and spare parts for the race car (engines sometimes, wheels/tires, etc).

quickthrowman 11mo ago

If you’re a contractor or tradesperson, chances are you’re having sheet goods delivered to the job site by a supply house, unless it’s a tiny project/service call. My electricians have pipe racks on their work vans, but if they’re buying 5,000 feet of 3/4” conduit (10’ sticks), you better believe a box truck will deliver it. If they need 40 feet for a quick service call, that’s what the pipe racks are for. I agree with you though, the ability to move sheet goods flat in a truck bed is almost completely unnecessary. If you really want to do this in a 5’ bed pickup, you can get a rack for above the cab and a crossbar with two posts that installs into the topper mounting holes near the tailgate to provide a 4’x8’ plane to carry sheet goods on. Here’s a universal example for $200, a nicer one meant for a specific truck is probably 3-4x more: https://wmastore.com/product/universal-drywall-plywood-mattress-truck-pickup-rack/?srsltid=AfmBOoovsxNYgRgCCWwavN7tcBg1QDYtvwGWxIGGYJ32M7dAniJckTdt https://wmastore.com/product/universal-drywall-plywood-mattr...