anyone regret getting a regular cab?
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warrpath4x4
Adventurer
I am on both ends of the spectrum lol, I am building a 79 K10(30) stepside but also have a 2007 Dodge Mega cab.
AbleGuy
Officious Intermeddler
We had a red K 2500 single cab long bed for 13 years and traveled all over western Canada, the Yukon and Alaska in it.
We specifically chose the regular cab so we could have the full 8 foot long bed for our overhead camper and still maintain the shortest wheelbase possible.
We did take out the rear window of the truck and crafted and installed a waterproof “boot” between the cab and the front of the camper. That allowed us to go back-and-forth between the cab and the camper without going outside.
We built a storage tray in the front of the camper, right up next to the boot, for easy storage of ready to grab gear like our cameras, spotting scopes and binoculars, etc. That was pretty useful since the single cab had such limited room for gear up front.
We specifically chose the regular cab so we could have the full 8 foot long bed for our overhead camper and still maintain the shortest wheelbase possible.
We did take out the rear window of the truck and crafted and installed a waterproof “boot” between the cab and the front of the camper. That allowed us to go back-and-forth between the cab and the camper without going outside.
We built a storage tray in the front of the camper, right up next to the boot, for easy storage of ready to grab gear like our cameras, spotting scopes and binoculars, etc. That was pretty useful since the single cab had such limited room for gear up front.
85_Ranger4x4
Well-known member
I like my standard cab Ranger in that it gives me a 7' bed and roughly the same footprint as a 4dr Wrangler.
Change that and it changes everything to a negative for me for a offroad truck.
But I need more than two seats day to day.
I have a Supercrew F-150 with a 6.5' bed that in theory combines the seating of my wife's Bronco with the cargo bay of my Ranger.
It is like driving an oil tanker.
My previous truck was a Supercab F-150 and as the rear occupant situation changes I will happily go back to a Supercab if they still make them by then. It is nice to have the storage back there if nothing else. I don't think I would go standard cab for a dd because of that (I didn't even before I had kids)
Literally night before last I was like Austin Powers in the hallway doing a 50pt turn getting out of a parking spot at a restaurant. (it took a spotter but I did get wiggled out without trading paint)
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Change that and it changes everything to a negative for me for a offroad truck.
But I need more than two seats day to day.
I have a Supercrew F-150 with a 6.5' bed that in theory combines the seating of my wife's Bronco with the cargo bay of my Ranger.
It is like driving an oil tanker.
My previous truck was a Supercab F-150 and as the rear occupant situation changes I will happily go back to a Supercab if they still make them by then. It is nice to have the storage back there if nothing else. I don't think I would go standard cab for a dd because of that (I didn't even before I had kids)
Literally night before last I was like Austin Powers in the hallway doing a 50pt turn getting out of a parking spot at a restaurant. (it took a spotter but I did get wiggled out without trading paint)
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