Long or Short Bed for 5er

old guy wrote:
now I do not have a 5th wheel and from reading the above posts, why do you need carrying room in the bed of a truck when 5th wheels have so much storage room in them. do you really haul all that stuff or even need that much stuff?

Yes, there's a lot of storage space in a 5er, although most inside is within cabinets. Once the slides are in, there's nowhere anything loose could be save on the couch, bed or chairs. There's also the issue of bicycles - most ladders will not support them well, but they go in a long bed easily. We waterproof & weighty things in the bed & still have room for our old dog's folding ramp, the anaconda, wheel chocks, and step stool between the hitch and tailgate. If you're traveling without kids/grandkids and aren't intending on doing much else, you might not need the extra room. And I haven't found our F350 dually much harder to park than our previous 2500HD. Both need a lot of room to turn although the dually is a good two feet longer.

We vend at art & craft shows and take our tent, inventory, tools and supplies with frequently. I also picked up a Softopper canvas top that folds back to the cab. Once at a CG, I unhook, leaving the hitch on our Monty, pull out the Softopper cap and load all our show stuff into the truck. Works great for us.