8 foot bed things

My FIL has a 2000s ear regular cab Silverado with an 8' bed. They used that bed a lot when they were redoing his house for carrying drywall. Now they rarely use the truck at all. Just interesting to me how many people make a big deal about the longer bed. I've hauled a lot of drywall with a 5'7" bed.
 
Railroad ties, chain link fence posts, and pvc pipe are my usual go to; but I have to admit my biggest use for an 8 foot bed is soils and mulch. (I do not recommend putting 3 cubic yards of sand in the bed. Way too heavy for a 3/4 ton with heavy duty springs and shocks. They held up well, but I could feel the wheel bearings grind)
 
testerdahl said:
My FIL has a 2000s ear regular cab Silverado with an 8' bed. They used that bed a lot when they were redoing his house for carrying drywall. Now they rarely use the truck at all. Just interesting to me how many people make a big deal about the longer bed. I've hauled a lot of drywall with a 5'7" bed.
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I would think with the tailgate down that would be about 8 feet wouldn't it?
 
NMTRUCKER said:
My 2003 Silverado 2500HD is regular cab with 8’ bed. However, for compost I always use my 10’ trailer that can hold just about 3 yards. Also use the trailer for firewood and transporting my UTV. You don’t really need an 8’ bed to haul Sheetrock as Tim pointed out.
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With the height of truck beds these days, trailers are usually the better option anyway for hauling lots of stuff like you pointed out.
 
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