Yep, those 70's Chevy's were rust buckets, but had strong motors...Gen 1 Toyota Tacoma's are my all time favorite for a trapping truck.

Is it really a question? I think everyone knows that overall it has to be Toyotas, particularly those made before about 2004 or so. Other notable mentions would be older Nissans, and maybe Datsun.

lol....Not even close and I have owned them all.

Yep. I got one. Mines dark green. A 94 Toyota pickup with the 22re motor and 5 speed. Great little hunting and fishing truck. Mines got air and cruise control too. Just enough power to pull my boats. 165,000 original miles and the paint is still good. Seats not broken down. No boogars wiped under the seat. Never been 4 wheeled.....................

I bought it from a lady bank clerk few years ago. She was the original owner. I ask her, what she was doing with a truck like that and she said she had bought it when she was younger and just wanted good transportation to get her to work on winter roads but now she was older and wanted a car.

I love the Tacomas, I drive one every day, but it’s a glorified car with a little bed. A truck means I can put a sheet of plywood in the bed and shut the tailgate. These modern trucks with 5’ beds are about useless. I can’t even put my potato rake for beaver trapping in the bed of my Tacoma straight. Gotta put it in there diagonal and block the whole bed. I have to pull a trailer if I want to take my jet sled trapping

I’ll echo that the old 12 valve manual transmission dodge diesels are what I consider to be the best ever made, from a mechanical standpoint. Creature comforts in the cab were lacking and the dash and heater core were junk but the parts that mattered were built tough.

first gen Tacoma......but they lost the wing windows after 94! I've had 91sr5 98 and 06 taco currently. that 98 was amazing. work truck 95-97 Ford tonner is hard to beat

1977 f-150 300, 6cly, motor 4 speed with creeper gear, short box,

I have at least one of each generation of Cummins powered dodge, and the p-pump 12 valves are my favorites. The 6.7's are great after they're deleted and tuned, but it's a lot of work (or money) on top of a truck that already costs more than a few shiny nickels. I like the look of the first generation the best, but those rotary pumps are hit and miss at best

72 chevy

Building an 86 as we speak.

This way my favorite...

Nice looking trucks guys!

This . I had an '82 with 35" tires and the 22R engine. That truck would go anywhere, looked like a Tonka, and ran until the body rotted away, about 15 years after I bought it.

Mid 80’s F-150 or Chevy 1500 custom model. Pretty tough to beat as far as simplicity in the engineering and cleaning the interior. Which is a big deal for a work truck.

1967-72 chevrolet truck with a v8

1972 Chevrolet Cheyenne camper special...bucket seats with console...carpet...automatic ....air....west coast mirrors....smoothest suspension in a truck I ever had....only 10 miles.....guy that ordered it.....Chevy dealer told me deal fell thru....can't remember price...but when I payed off ...rust and mechanical problems kicked in.......

Shear toughness the old international pickups are hard to beat, available parts I’d say goes to Chevy, ford had the best gas motor lineup, dodge with a Cummins is really hard to beat.

AND if you didn’t mind all the frigin road gravel & small rocks hitting you and your passenger as they came through the holes in the floorboards!!! Always special!

I'm more into getting into places in the woods.Those full sized trucks just get in the way of themselves.