• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    If you’ve got gross shit to put down, that’s fine as well, the bed is built for it… Just hose it down at the end of the day lol, it’s no different than a pickup truck.

    Ugh, you do you, but I’ll stick with the truck. Having my tools (and myself!) in a separate and locked compartment from the box where all the gross and messy stuff goes is such a quality of life thing, and I don’t need to hose it down every day because that’s what it’s for. I’ve helped a friend remove a bloated dead deer out if their back yard and can’t imagine not throwing up if I had that in the back of a van…

    I can grab stuff from and toss stuff into the box without opening or unlocking a single thing (full hands, big gloves, super dirty, etc), and can reach over the side from either side no problem. Plus a tailgate is such a handy workbench when grinding/cutting/drilling or doing anything messy really.

    These vans are so spacious that they’re frequently converted into minibuses, it’s absolutely wild.

    Sounds like that’s too big of a vehicle for my tastes. I prefer something a bit smaller for fuel economy and visibility/maneuverability reasons.

    Vans are great. Trucks are great. Different tools with different strengths. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all for vehicles, so what works great for some might not for others.

    • azertyfun
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      11 months ago

      Do you… think the back area of the van is connected to the cabin? It is not, the cabin is entirely closed off from what’s behind.

      Also like I said they’ve got vans in all sizes. Point is for the same footprint they store so, so, so much more than a truck.