You are right about the current market 1/2 tons being geared more for family oriented 4 door trucks with short beds. But don't forget about the 40 year old trucks still on the road (which many are regular cab long beds) or that the long bed is still more popular in the 1 ton and up models. I even admit that I am based toward a heavier truck as the Ford I put the most miles on was an F650, and I put more miles on a Freightliner than anything that light.
I do have a bug up my butt (to use your words) when someone puts out false information on a forum just to pad their thread count. Most of us know what a face cord is and in order not to confuse a new member or someone just passing through looking for information, I will continue to call out a lie.
Now I will concede the point that shortbed is the new standard although those of us who use a truck like a truck will still buy a longer bed. So without repeating how much wood weighs let's look at what will fit:
6.5 ft short bed 5.3 ft wide and 1.5 ft deep is a little under 50 cubic feet if you allow for the wheel wells. By adding 30" sideboards you have over 130 cubic feet and room for more than a cord of wood.
Even with the little 5.5 ft bed some soccer moms drive you still only need a 36" sideboard.
Now a small disclaimer about weight, those little bed soccer mom mobiles only have a payload capacity of around 1000 lbs and any cord of wood will weigh twice to eight times that. If you want to haul a cord of wood in the bed of your truck you should be driving a 3/4 ton truck or more.
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