Anyone regret getting the shortbed???

Too early to tell, the first big outdoor long weekend trip will be the test. I had an extended cab short bed gmc prior to my DCSB and I had filled the back of it on numerous occasions...mulch, stones, firewood, camping gear, dead animals, you name it... so I was on the hunt for the long bed. In the 2 years I was "on the lookout" for my new truck there was not one DCLB to be found anywhere within a 3 hr drive. That pretty much sealed the deal for me...

If Toyota comes out with a DCLB TRD OR with a manual I'll be first in line

 

My wife can park my DCLB without any issue

Just sayin

 

pack the SB right and stuff wont slide around like it will in the LB.

 

packed all this and still had room. DCSB FTMFW.

 

My first truck was an 07 access cab prerunner, had it for 4 years and had the bed actually full maybe 3 times and that was just to move friends. Then I got engaged and I knew a family was in my future. Knew the access cab wasn't gonna cut it. Went and traded it in on a brand new 2011 double cab trd offroad. Lost a foot of bed and gained a foot of interior space.

I've added a tool box to my new truck so it's cut down on the bed space even more but I've been able to haul and carry everything I need whenever I've needed to. Just takes alittle time to pack the bed just right and you're all set.

Overall I'm happier with the dcsb versus the access cab. I prefer more room inside then the extra foot of bed space.

 

When you are talking about one foot, it doesn't really matter w/ a tacoma. 5 ft or 6 ft, you still can't put a sheet of plywood in there and close the tailgate. If we were talking a full sized truck, I would want a long bed.

 

I love my short bed. Only time I wish I had a long bed is when I would need to tow my bike. It needs another foot past the short bed with tailgate down

 

I dont know... but in 6 years of owning my Tacoma i had bring tons of items from different stores mostly Home Depot and Lowes. with exception of specific wood most items fit in bad. 8 foot long 2x4 still fit inside the bed but at the angle. Majority of Other items seems to be 6 feet. If I had short bed I would have to drive with gate open.

 

You could save the money from purchasing a long bed, and get a nice enclosed trailer.

I purchased my used 5x9 trailer for $1200.

 

No. It fits my needs. I can still put a full size dirt bike in the back, I can still haul big things. I hauled a love seat/couch yesterday and I could shut the tail gate and had room still. Plus the LB looks funny stock IMO. But do what fits your needs. Can't go wrong either way.

 

I couldn't imagine buying an SB.. the LB looks much nicer, is more useful. The SB just looks chopped off...

Ah well, to each his own (having choice is never a bad thing).

 

A 5' couch?

 

I never haul anything and carry more people than gear, so DCSB made the most sense for my purposes. On top of that I park in a parking garage here at college, so the slightly shorter length of the DCSB is a plus when maneuvering/parking in there. I have yet to see a full-size long-bed truck be parked in there. It is practically impossible. Another DCSB with 6 inch lift had to stay on the first floor because the ceiling was higher. I still don't know where he goes when the 1st floor is full.

Oh and DCLB looks like a squatty wiener dog stock

 

Glad I went with the LB, sometimes I wish it was 7ft long but get by on 6.

 

I have a DC short bed as well. My truck is used more as our second car than a truck, but if I was buying another one I'd get the long bed.

 

love seat/couch yes, they only sit 2 people are are about 5’

 

x2. i would rather have a DCSB and a trailer than just a DCLB. DCSB and a trailer will move/haul more than a DCLB.
We have a 12’X7’ open trailer. Also my dad has a ’00 extended cab tundra, and one of my brothers has a ’09 silverado. If i really needed to move something i could use get one of there trucks and hook up the trailer.

For everyday driving the DCSB is a great size, Quite a bit easier to park than both dads truck and my brothers truck.

 

My bad. I thought you meant a love seat AND a couch. I was like

 

oh. yeah. I don’t think he was saying both. which if it’s just a love seat i can see it fitting. the tail gate shutting would depend on the exact measurements it. (one style may fit when another maybe 3” to long or something)

 

Glad I went with the short bed fits in my garage and it's easier to park. But I also have a 6'x12' open trailer if I need to haul large items. Even if I had the full 6 foot bed I would use my trailer it's much easier to load with the ramp for big stuff.