2 years ago (post retirement and pre Covid), Marcia and I drove west from our home in Massachusetts and spent February and (most of) March in the Salt Lake City area. We were able to borrow my son in law's pickup truck (2011 Nissan Titan Pro Crew Cab with a mid-sized bed). It turned out that the truck was perfect for our needs, and we are planning (pandemic allowing) to repeat this trip this winter. But alas, Josh is stationed back in the US and needs his truck. And while we have 4 vehicles (2 sports cars, 2 sedans), none of them is large to travel with all of our skis, clothes for two months, our 68 pound Golden Retriever, and our cat in a large carrier. I am anticipating that I will need to procure another vehicle to accomplish this trip. I am thinking that a large SUV may not give us as much flexibility as a pickup truck, and I am asking for the community's opinion on this. I am thinking that buying a pick up truck may be the way to go and I am looking for people's experience and recommendations. I am not buying new. In fact, my budget would probably limit me to trucks that are 4-7 years old with as many as 75,000 miles (and I am OK with that). I would like to spend less than $25-30,000. I don't need a ton of gizmos, but I do think that I will need 4 wheel drive and a crew cab; We like heated seats, cruise control, satellite radio, and similar features. I would love to have a bed long enough to lay my 180cm skis lengthwise and not at an angle. My track friends are all telling me that I will be putting my track car on a trailer and towing it sooner or later, so I may as well get something that has towing capabilities. Any thoughts/recommendation?
Or someone stuffs YOU at a buck twenty... 
