When did a pickup truck become a "rig" ?

[bowieknife50]

Around the same time cops started referring to themselves as “operators”

Seems to me definition 2 has always been applied in my area. Any vehicle used for a specific purpose gets called a rig. E.g. my hunting rig or my work rig. Daily drivers are usually just called trucks.


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[Azone]

About the same time everybody started "running" everything.
So, what blah blah you runnin?

How can we properly pass judgment or gain any knowledge from a post about what your "runnin" without first knowing what "mode" you will be "operating" in?

 

[MuleDeerMike]

Funny thread. Ive never thought twice that "rig" or to "run" something were a regional dialect. But I've been hearing both of those my entire life. "Who's driving?" "We can take my rig." or "What fishing rod do you use for Chinook?" "I've been running my old Gloomis all year." Totally normal slang, at least in small town Washington. I'm gonna assume you guys back east and in the Midwest are thinking its a new-age, hipster slang thing now solely because social media and YouTube allows everyone to be exposed to other cultures and dialects more than any time in human history, so you're not used to it.

 

[orelkaddict]

+1 to Mule deer mike

 

[robtattoo]

So much epic win in this thread #sickforit

 

[robtattoo]

Also, side question:

When did diesel rigs start being identified by engine ie; Ford= Powersmoke, Chevy=Durexmax, Dodge=Cummstain or whatever

 

[bedford falls]

I'm ok with people calling their pick-ups "trucks" or "rigs" or whatever, until somebody in any big city calls his Honda Ridgeline, Chevy Avalanche, or Cadillac Escalade EXT a TRUCK!! WTF can you haul in those things, I'm sorry but those are not trucks.

 

[Randle]

I am not picking what you guys are putting down.

 

[Antarctica]

About the same time everybody started "running" everything.
So, what blah blah you runnin?

^^^This. Everyone here is 'runnin' something. I've typically only heard that regularly referenced to tires.

 

[Newtosavage]

How can we properly pass judgment or gain any knowledge from a post about what your "runnin" without first knowing what "mode" you will be "operating" in?

Everyone started running something when the world went tactical.

 

[Azone]

Everyone started running something when the world went tactical.

More like tacticool, how else could everyone be considered legit.

Also, to the previous poster mentioning running a sleeping bag and only being able to hop, enter the bag head first next time. You should be able to run pretty good then, but I'm not claiming responsibility for when you trip and fall.

 

[jspradley]

More like tacticool, how else could everyone be considered legit.

Also, to the previous poster mentioning running a sleeping bag and only being able to hop, enter the bag head first next time. You should be able to run pretty good then, but I'm not claiming responsibility for when you trip and fall.

That was the best mental image I'm gonna have all week.

 

[BearGut]

Funny thread. Ive never thought twice that "rig" or to "run" something were a regional dialect. But I've been hearing both of those my entire life. "Who's driving?" "We can take my rig." or "What fishing rod do you use for Chinook?" "I've been running my old Gloomis all year." Totally normal slang, at least in small town Washington. I'm gonna assume you guys back east and in the Midwest are thinking its a new-age, hipster slang thing now solely because social media and YouTube allows everyone to be exposed to other cultures and dialects more than any time in human history, so you're not used to it.

+1 on that. Common tongue in Washington for generations.

 

[Gatorgrizz27]

I’d have to assume it’s regional slang from the NW, as I’ve never heard anyone say it in the south. Same thing with “A guy”, as in “If a guy wanted to shoot a 300” bull, where would be a good place?”

It makes more sense to me if you’re talking about a “rig” being a truck/trailer that generally stays hooked up, or something that’s been heavily modified/built.

I’ve never heard the pickup/truck thing down here. Y’all actually say stuff like “I’m going to get my coffee cup out of my pickup?” Seems weird, especially in a place where being a semi truck driver isn’t common enough that you’d specify.

I do find it annoying when the guy with the white sunglasses and a bunch of stickers refers to his Nissan Xterra as “his truck.”

 

[coyotecreek]

Never heard it called a “rig, or that you are “running” something, but around here we have country boy trucks and city boy trucks. Country boy trucks are mostly stock unless they have a flatbed, they are usually dirty, have some scratches and dents, toolboxes are optional. Country boy trucks are functional, don’t need to try to impress anyone. City boy trucks are shiny, have lift kits, grill guards, fender flares, light bars, large tires, and fancy rims. City boy trucks never leave the pavement, and most likely have never gotten blood in the bed.

 

[mdxv]

When it rolls off the lot!

 

[ChrisA]

I've noticed it a lot lately. Especially with western hunting shows/podcasts/etc that everyone refers to their truck as a "rig." Is that the commonly used term now? Or is it a regional term? Or something else?

I'm from Wisconsin, and everyone here still calls it a pickup or a truck. The only time someone uses "rig" is if they are referring to a semi tractor trailer.

If you know the answer, great. Otherwise feel free to chime in with what you call your vehicle.

For me it was about 1994 when a buddy called a beat up 1979 Impala a "rigasaurus". Since then i have used the term "rig" to describe various vehicles and even fishing equipment, aka outfits. Ive always prided myself on having a large vocabulary and have been known to study Roget's Thesaurus.

It really has nothing to do with the bill of my hat or my demographic class; I'm a fricking 46 year old redneck farmer and outdoorsman, not yuppie by any stretch.

Chris

 

[DenverCountryBoy]

Never heard it called a “rig, or that you are “running” something, but around here we have country boy trucks and city boy trucks. Country boy trucks are mostly stock unless they have a flatbed, they are usually dirty, have some scratches and dents, toolboxes are optional. Country boy trucks are functional, don’t need to try to impress anyone. City boy trucks are shiny, have lift kits, grill guards, fender flares, light bars, large tires, and fancy rims. City boy trucks never leave the pavement, and most likely have never gotten blood in the bed.

So which is this? Came with the brush guard and helper leaf springs, I added the headache rack, lifted the front for a less severe rake, got used 35" mud and snow tires. She has 300k+ miles, usually dirty, always rusty, flaking paint, lots of dents, modded for hauling loads in the bed and getting back on forest service roads, but has the unintented side affect of impressing city dwelling flat brimmers that drive pavement princesses.

 

[kiddogy]

So which is this? Came with the brush guard and helper leaf springs, I added the headache rack, lifted the front for a less severe rake, got used 35" mud and snow tires. She has 300k+ miles, usually dirty, always rusty, flaking paint, lots of dents, modded for hauling loads in the bed and getting back on forest service roads, but has the unintented side affect of impressing city dwelling flat brimmers that drive pavement princesses.
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sounds like she been rode hard an put away wet.

 

[coyotecreek]

So which is this? Came with the brush guard and helper leaf springs, I added the headache rack, lifted the front for a less severe rake, got used 35" mud and snow tires. She has 300k+ miles, usually dirty, always rusty, flaking paint, lots of dents, modded for hauling loads in the bed and getting back on forest service roads, but has the unintented side affect of impressing city dwelling flat brimmers that drive pavement princesses.
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That’s pretty redneck! No yuppie is going to drive that thing, but I would!