Occasionally here doesn’t just mean “I need to haul a load of dirt twice a summer”
It could mean you need it every weekend for a season, it could mean that sometimes you need a truck right this second but didn’t think you’d need one at all today.
I’ll grant you that a large number of people who only sometimes need a truck could probably rent one, hell the big box stores near me will rent you one for like 30 bucks for an entire morning, if you’re lucky enough to get one. Some people do just like the fucking things. But a lot of people are using them for shit like baseball equipment and job site tools. Shit that literally lives in the bed of the truck because they do need it frequently enough to warrant having a truck but they also have to haul their children to school every morning and can’t afford a third vehicle just to keep the crap they need somewhat regularly in.
Kinda depends. My wife’s cousin is a youth baseball coach, his pickup is generally full of equipment. My sister’s kids all do different sports and their third row is perpetually full of different sports equipment.
Occasionally here doesn’t just mean “I need to haul a load of dirt twice a summer”
It could mean you need it every weekend for a season, it could mean that sometimes you need a truck right this second but didn’t think you’d need one at all today.
I’ll grant you that a large number of people who only sometimes need a truck could probably rent one, hell the big box stores near me will rent you one for like 30 bucks for an entire morning, if you’re lucky enough to get one. Some people do just like the fucking things. But a lot of people are using them for shit like baseball equipment and job site tools. Shit that literally lives in the bed of the truck because they do need it frequently enough to warrant having a truck but they also have to haul their children to school every morning and can’t afford a third vehicle just to keep the crap they need somewhat regularly in.
How much equipment do you need for baseball? Do you routinely carry around the whole field?
Kinda depends. My wife’s cousin is a youth baseball coach, his pickup is generally full of equipment. My sister’s kids all do different sports and their third row is perpetually full of different sports equipment.
Yep, these are all good points, but not entirely the kind of people I’m talking about.
Yes, some people just like them. Those people have questionable taste.
The kind of person you’re talking about uses the truck for professional needs.
The vast majority of trucks I see driving around, haven’t seen an honest days labor. They just shuttling people back and forth from place to place.