Know the truck I want, but what bed setup for a new family in the mountains?

[307]

Don't you people have wind? I'm from Wyoming. A rooftop tent sounds like the seventh ring of hell. I'd put mine in a hole in the ground if I could.

 

[tombombadilo]

Quote," based on my situation, what would you suggest?"

I changed my mind. You need a Subaru Outback.

Find a weed shop on your way home. Hopefully they have big parking spots.

Don't you people have wind? I'm from Wyoming. A rooftop tent sounds like the seventh ring of hell. I'd put mine in a hole in the ground if I could.

It can be a bit much, especially in the spring, but it doesn't blow all the time. When I was mostly camping in the FlipPac, I just wouldn't open it if it was too windy or rainy. I'd sleep on the carpet kit in the truck bed instead. Sometimes if it was really cold I'd do that too, because with the camper closed the space was a lot smaller and the mattress in the roof was great insulation.

 

[Dos XX]

If you want a decked system, look at a shell that is above cab height. I think my decked is 13" tall. I get 7" of it back with my ARE MX shell. It works for what I do. I have never slept in it, though.

 

[william schmaltz]

I have a crew cab with an 8 foot box and topper. Two kids under 6 and we fill that sucker to the gills when we go camping. Cooking tote, tent tote, sleep gear tote x2, waders/boots tote, misc gear tote, 110 cooler, two bikes, canopy, 4x bags (2 outfits a day per kid, gear for 3 seasons and rain), toys tote, stroller, etc, etc, etc………

 

[bowhuntercoop]

I sold my 23 f150 with a 5.5 bed after one trip from South Carolina to Wyoming with 3 guys. Back in 6.25 bed in my Cummins. No way I will ever buy a short bed after having mostly 8 ft standard beds, 6.25-6.5 is the smallest. Also have 3 kiddos so it fills up quick as mentioned.

 

[TaperPin]

A low mileage 20 year old Toyota Camry commuter will quickly pay for itself in the wear and tear saved on a new truck. These literally come up for sale under $5k with barely 100k miles, so they’re good for another 100k. What’s the depreciation per mile on a new truck?

 

[SHTF]

I have my first kid on the way and Im looking into buying a new truck and thinking about the setup I would have for this new sized family. Based on our situation below, What do you suggest?

1. It will be me, my wife, 90lb lab, infant in a car seat.
2. We live in Colorado and are very outdoorsy which means at times we have a lot of gear. Mountain bikes, fly fishing gear, camping gear, hunting gear, all dependent on whats going on. We also do a lot of off-road stuff in the mountains
3. I will be getting a F150 Supercrew with 5.5 ft bed
4. Thinking if I need a bed shell, decked system, bed cover, combination of these, none of these etc. to make my life easier.

Hey Pikes, Colorado here as well. Check out my setup. This is a 2018 Ram Diesel 2500 with Crew Cab and completely decked out with all the fun things youd want for Overlanding. I even made my own diesel heater and the bed is setup with decked system Shell Bed 18 gallon fresh water with electric pump and solor panels for the 2 MGA batteries under the hood 150w total those are the black things mounted to the hood in the photos. I bought this truck in 2023 after blowing up my Hemi Ram motor. Youll enjoy what Ive done and may spur some ideas for you that Im happy to share my process and thoughts on. I keep a full setup to stay out for 2 weeks and sleep in the bed of the truck. Hope this helps. https://www.instagram.com/jwt355/

 

[Austink47]

For the wife, kid, dog and I we have something like the decked system and a standard camper shell. It sounds like we live similar life styles and we absolutely love this set up. Roof rack is flexible sometimes we have kayaks, other times we have a roof box. Trailer hitch for bikes.

Congratulations on having a child. Absolutely the best thing that ever happened to me.