additional 4x4 question

[huntinhick]

alright, so it sounds like the jeep as a great following but the question I keep coming up with is how much do you wish you had a pickup bed?  I can not imagine trying to stuff and elk into the back of a Cherokee.  I love jeeps and all but where do you toss the wet duck decoys?  is having to tow a trailer every were a pain in the ass, when when the pickup you have it right there?  I am not sure that I would take a jeep to many places a truckwith good tires could not go.  I have to admit I am tired of trying to cramp just two people gear in the back of my sidekick let alone a animal!  So what says you all?  is the truck the way to go or is a trailer just as convenient.

thanks
carl

[chester]

truck ...if it doesnt fit in the cab, toss it in the back.

[bobcat]

I think you need both. I do. I've got a truck for when I need a truck, and a Bronco II for when I don't need the truck. They both have their advantages and disadvantages. It really depends on your main use of the vehicle. Only you can decide that. I can tell you it won't be hard getting an elk in the back of a Jeep Cherokee. You will just want to quarter it, which you probably will do anyway in order to pack it out of the woods. Just have a tarp in there to contain the blood.

[high country]

I have a truck, cj7 on roids and a toyota 4 runner......I seem to accidentily fill the yota up more then the others. it is cheap to own, gets good mileage and comfy to drive.....none of which I can say about ol' number 7.

[dscubame]

I bought a jeep last year.  One season and I got rid of that thing so fast.  The jeep is not practical from any standpoint.  Also the ride is awefully rough and sucks in snow.  Bad deal all around.  It has a following due to the stigma but that is where it stops.  No *censored*.

[ICEMAN]

SUV with a cargo rack, pull a trailer when you need...

[Bean Counter]

You may not need the truck ( I don't) but I'll say this: it sure as hell comes in handy.

My wife drives the kid around in a Subaru Outback. The AWD is great and the cargo area is spacious. I've hunted out of it many times. However, nothing compares to having a truck bed. My truck happens to have a canopy so I can sleep in it and feel at home. I've slept in the Outback, too, but its no tthe same. 

[FC]

I'm looking for a toyota pickup myself, a 2000ish double cab tacoma with the 2.7l and 5 speed manual should fit the bill perfectly but I may end up getting an extra cab instead, depends on what I can find for a price. Prices are all up right now so I've stopped even looking till after Christmas when everyone remembers they still have bills to pay and are willing to sell their truck for a realistic price.

I want the interior space of a double cab for ease of locking stuff up and carrying more than one passenger and a pickup bed for hauling bloody critters, wood and general junk for dump runs and such. Carrying dead critters in the back of a jeep sounds like a good way to end up with some lovely smells...

[CAMPMEAT]

I had a 1983 CJ 5. That Jeep would go anywhere. It had a 390 out of a 1970 AMX with 340hp stock. I bored it over .30 , it had headers and was running close to 400 hp with the ol' Holley 4 barrel. It had lockers front and rear, 8000 lb warn winch, full rollbar. Turbo 400 with a Ken E Bell variable pitch torque converter with a B/M shifter. Flat ass screamer. Of course those were the days.........

[dscubame]

I think Obama drives a Subaru.

[high country]

meat, my first cj was a 5 with a 401 @ 400plus hp. I have never been so scared of a rig in my life......but it was a hoot.

[FC]

All you peeps who have a Subaru phobia need to go get some counseling!

Obama has no where near enough balls to drive a Subaru....

[lamar_hunter]

I'm looking for a toyota pickup myself, a 2000ish double cab tacoma with the 2.7l and 5 speed manual should fit the bill perfectly but I may end up getting an extra cab instead, depends on what I can find for a price. Prices are all up right now so I've stopped even looking till after Christmas when everyone remembers they still have bills to pay and are willing to sell their truck for a realistic price.

I want the interior space of a double cab for ease of locking stuff up and carrying more than one passenger and a pickup bed for hauling bloody critters, wood and general junk for dump runs and such. Carrying dead critters in the back of a jeep sounds like a good way to end up with some lovely smells...

They dont make a 4 door tacoma in a 5 speed.

[FC]

I'm looking for a toyota pickup myself, a 2000ish double cab tacoma with the 2.7l and 5 speed manual should fit the bill perfectly but I may end up getting an extra cab instead, depends on what I can find for a price. Prices are all up right now so I've stopped even looking till after Christmas when everyone remembers they still have bills to pay and are willing to sell their truck for a realistic price.

I want the interior space of a double cab for ease of locking stuff up and carrying more than one passenger and a pickup bed for hauling bloody critters, wood and general junk for dump runs and such. Carrying dead critters in the back of a jeep sounds like a good way to end up with some lovely smells...

They dont make a 4 door tacoma in a 5 speed.

I know of several that are fairly local to me but all have either high miles, high price or both.

[CAMPMEAT]

meat, my first cj was a 5 with a 401 @ 400plus hp. I have never been so scared of a rig in my life......but it was a hoot.

I used to belong to the Timber Tamers jeep club out of Kirkland 30 years ago. I used to race it at playdays for fun. It was a hoot and a half. I forgot to mention that I had the front and rear housings trussed up so you couldn't bend them if you got air....