re: Truck guys: What size is your truck bed?

I have the 5.5 and it's typically hard to find a 6.5


I would trade my 5.5 for the 6.5 in an instant

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If you need a 6.5’ every day then you probably needed a 250/2500 anyway

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50% + 3/4 ton drivers do not need a 3/4 ton

2005 Toyota Tundra Double Cab - 6.5 feet. Perfect length for hauling my ATV with tail gate closed. Not too short, not too long.

I’ve got an excellent enclosed trailer. So for me a short bed is more than adequate. If it’s too small I have the trailer, which is comparatively massive in capacity (both volume and weight) to even an 8’ bed on 3/4 ton truck. And I’m not dragging around the extra metal when I don’t need it.

A 6.5’ bed + crew cab on a modern full sized truck would be kind of a pain in the arse to garage. I personally would not do that unless I needed that extra space daily. And even then I’d try to get a stabbin cabin and stack things higher if I could. Kind of depends what you are putting back there and how often.

A friend of mine has that 6.5’ crew cab setup in a 2022ish GMC Sierra half ton and his truck is significantly longer and wider than a similarly configured 3/4 ton truck from the 1990s. He uses the truck for work exclusively and he is always using that bed - even has a drawer system for all of his equipment. But it’s hard to garage and hard to park in some circumstances. He also doesn’t use the truck for personal use so he’s not unloading and loading constantly; a work trailer and smaller bed wouldn’t be needed in that circumstance.

I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
You know, if it weren't for trucks, you wouldn't have tailgates
I met all my wives in traffic jams
There's just something women like about a pickup man

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You'd be surprised how many times we throw something in there and find out it's a couple inches too long.

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Thats what she said.

After owning quite a few F-150’s with the 5.5 foot bed I’m officially done. Every year for hunting season it really aggravates me. I’ve decided my next truck if it’s another F-150 it will have the 6.5 footer, even if I have to order it.

I have a 2020 Tundra with a 6.5 bed and I'm glad I chose it.

I can load my Honda CRF450 RL and close the tail gate.

I can load my 11.5' Jackson fishing kayak and not have to use a bed extender.

The back seat is still big enough for the rare times when I have to carry people. The Toyota Crew cab back seats are way too big to be useful unless you're hauling around a bunch of 275 lb Baws at the job site all day.

8 ft. Great for hauling plywood

I have 3 trucks. One 5.5 and 2 that are 6.5.

I like the 6.5 beds much better.