Pickup truck roof racks?
I'm considering getting a couple roof rack bars for my F150. Why? It's a 4 door short 5.5 bed. Basically, close to a 5.5' square about 18" high when using the tonneau cover. Hauling a long ladder woul...
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Thermoguy wrote:
That's one reason I just don't understand why pick up manufacturers build such a short bed. 6' should be the minimum and even that is too short for many items. If you had a 10' ladder or 8' sheet of plywood, think how much would stick out past the truck...
Concur, except...
With 4 full size doors, my "little" F150 is about 10" longer than my 1998 Expedition was and does not fit in my 1940s garage. This F150 was bought primarily as a daily driver and tow vehicle, moving up from an Explorer. The short bed still provides a lot of utility, but more like a fat mini-truck ;)
