SuperCrew to SuperCab pickup

[Blockcaver]

We have a 2015 supercab F150 we ordered new. Suits wife and I plus the vizsla just fine for our uses. Has the 6.5’ bed and a canopy. Slept in many nights on trips to NBC and even the Yukon. Like the size all around and gas mileage. Been an excellent truck.

We also have an F350 Powerstroke short-bed (6’-10”) crew cab. Cabover camper lives on it 90% of the time these days. Lots of backseat room to pack stuff for camping/hunting trips. But a giant truck for back roads or around town.

 

[MuleyFever]

I went from a '17 F250 crew to a '22 GMC HD crew and am upset that I lost a couple of inches of usable space. You wont ever be upset that you have the extra room.

 

[MThuntr]

Buddy just switched to a single cab 8' box. Built a camping setup in the back and still has room for extra gear. He rarely has more than a single passenger in his truck and I tend to agree.

I think the SuperCab with a 6.5' cab which is probably what I'd get. Sure it's uncomfortable for people in the back but how often are they back there longer than a couple hours?

 

[5MilesBack]

I bought a double cab Tundra (supercab) last year. The reason I went with the smaller cab was to get the longer bed. We are almost empty-nesters so figured we didn't need the full crew cab. I also was considering that this truck might replace my old F-350 PSD crew cab long bed and 36 year old Toyota xtracab 4x4 at some point. However, even with the 6.5 foot bed I'd still need a trailer to take everything I do for base camp setups. So at this point I'd prefer the crew cab. My seat is always all the way back in the Tundra and normally the passenger seat is too. There just isn't that much room in the double cab for gear or people with the seats back. But as long as my older trucks keep going, the Tundra won't be going to hunting camp anyway.

 

[pacoalcracker]

not all supercrew and long beds need 10 acres to turn around in. My 2024 F450 supercrew 8' box dually turns much sharper than the f250 and f350 with that wide-track front suspension (48') and about the same as the F150 with the 145" WB. You never regret a larger box and more inside room. I also have a Dodge Ram 2500HD with the quadcab and 6.5' box.

 

[nobody]

However, even with the 6.5 foot bed I'd still need a trailer to take everything I do for base camp setups.

This is the conclusion I remember my dad coming to about 15 years ago. He always wanted a crew cab long bed pickup for his “big truck” for hauling horses and atvs and his Jeep and such. He bought one and hated driving it, and realized even with an 8 foot bed, he hooked onto a trailer for 99% of anything he ever needed to haul or do. So he went to a crew cab short box F350 and loved the truck, and it was infinitely more “drivable” when not towing. My brother and I have adopted the same mentality and don’t ever feel like I miss a 8 foot long bed.

One thing that I forgot to mention on my post earlier is that a longer bed reduces your payload capacity. I don’t think most people realize or even pay attention to this, but my F150 with a 6.5 foot bed has a few hundred pounds less payload capacity than my brother’s F150 with a 5.5 foot bed. Same year, same drivetrain, same rear axle ratio, same interior configuration and “extras” (captains chairs with center console, crew cab, leather), but an extra 12 inches of bed space cost me a few hundred pounds of payload capacity due to the additional weight of the truck. So just because I have more space to fit stuff, doesn’t mean I can haul any more stuff than my brother can.

 

[fuzzymarindave]

Not my daily driver but Ten years ago I ditched 2005 F150 Supercrew 5.5’ bed for 2008 F250 Supercab 6.5’ bed. No regrets. Back seats fold up for dogs on floor. In a pinch I have had six adults in the Supercab.