Agree on the tiny jeep truck beds. But I also never have a reason to need a full 8 foot bed, definitely don’t need it longer. The 6.5 feet Chevy bed works well for me. If I need 8’ or longer, the tailgate can stay down and the straps come out. Or, most commonly for me, I’ll just hook up my trailer at that point because I don’t want to load/unload at the bed height.

I even have a box trailer that functions as a portable tool shed for things that need to stay dry/safe. I also don’t have to unload the supplies at all just to get use of my unloaded truck back. Meaning , I can disconnect the trailer and use it as a storage space while my truck goes back to nontruck duties.

The amount of variety of uses and needs highlights how versatile having a truck is. Many people think someone is mostly commuting and has no need of a truck, I usually tell them they probably don’t understand that persons needs as much as they think they do.