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In my old Durango, I had a box for keeping my recovery gear (winch accesories, tow straps, jumper cables, basic tools, my "stuck on the side of the road kit", fishing gear and breakdown fishing rods, and my guns were overhead in a rack (have them for shooting coyotes, gophers and rockchucks when driving down back roads out of town). I figure that's a lot to store under a back seat, so a tool box might be necessary.
In your situation, what I would do is ... get a low-profile, shallow box for the truck bed, and keep the less expensive items such as your "stuck on the side of the road" stuff in there ... then, if your breakdown rod/reel setups are relatively inexpensive (since they are your truck gear), then you could easily keep them in the bed box too. Rifles and/or other firearms? NO way I'd keep them anywhere but inside the truck, hidden from view and harder to get to than the bed box.
That way, you'd have the stuff you need to quickly get to inside the truck - more easily accessible, and protected better from the elements and theft. Then, the other things would be in the box, safe, but less accessible but still easy to get to if/when you needed them.
Some good ideas, thanks. The price difference is only pennies around here. All 4x4 trucks are super expensive in this area regardless of configuration.
Take it from first hand experience and a few thousand dollars lost from trading in a supercab to a crew cab. 12" is the only difference between the two...you need to figure out if cabin space is your priority or bed space. If your a DIY handy man around the house like I am, a full 8' sheet of drywall or plywood you will have to lower the tailgate to fit those in either way. Yeah again as stated earlier, the crew cab seems much bigger inside than 12", if you feel the need to haul more stuff in the bed just go get a utility trailer. Just trying to add my 2 cents worth for someone on the fence...nothing against the supercab fellas.
Family & Work vehicle = SuperCrew.
Work truck = SuperCab
I have two small children. I opted for the Supercrew for the maximum comfort
and safety level for my family. Long road trips, you will hate life in a Supercab,
let alone God forbid any accidents. People forget that accidents can lead to a
compressed cage.
The only "SuperCab" I would even remotely consider for my family would be the Tundra's.
They are the largest IMO.
I think it's clear the 04-08 Supercab will be tight in the rear for leg room. Here's a pic.
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I have the scab and my dad and brother have screw. Ours are all 2010 and up but similar. The crew has more room but not as much as you think. My kids 13 and 15 don't really have a lack of room in my scab, they do prefer the extra cushy seats in my bothers Lariat though. I needed the bed space for the GN hitch to still have room for a bed box so short of going 157WB it was Scab and 6.5 bed.
Get a screw. You'll kick yourself for not doing it. I work construction, and haul materials/tools daily. Never once have I thought to myself that an extra foot of bed space could really come in handy.
I'll take that extra room inside all day long. It's a big difference over an extended cab.
Ok, this comes from a guy that had an extended cab '99 Silverado (ya, I know but I loved that truck) for almost 16 years. 6.5' bed. I wished a lot of times that I had a 4 door screw instead. Said my next truck will be a screw. Have four kids too. Fast forward to my now '14 screw, I never once wish I had a scab. My '14 has a 5.5' bed. I do a lot of work around the house. In the last year and a half I have done three kitchens, 3 bathrooms, etc... There have been a couple of times I thought it would be nice to have a 6.5' bed but never to have to give up the cab area.
It is up to each individual but the choice was easy for me. Hell, I don't even have any small kids anymore (youngest is 22) and I still wanted the 4 door.
