I agree that a truck is useful, I still question the utility of some these modern gussied trucks that are all cab and no bed. Then again I beat the whole fancy expensive truck thing by driving an old used truck with an extended cab, an 8' bed and some astonished looks at how low an older two wheel drive half ton rides. I do enjoy confounding stereotype by driving around playing hardbass on the stereo as I haul stuff and occasionally tow stuff and don't worry about depreciation or insurance costs on a $3000 truck that mostly gets driven on weekends. I also don't care about scratching or denting a truck bed that already looks like 40 miles of bad road. My experience goes a long way towards explaining the popularity of older pickups. As an aside, there are better hitch racks for mountain bikes. A tray style like a Kuat is easier to load and handles gravity bikes and fat bikes with aplomb, as well as trail bikes like my old Trek Fuel EX8. I've even put the hitch rack on my truck once for laughs.
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