I use the Ford F-150 to store our equipment, and we pitch the hiking equipment in the bed when we are finished with the hike. We may stop on the side of the road to eat lunch, and the bed is a nice place to be.
I feel as though I am communing with nature in the F-150, and it brings me closer every time. We plan to take an intense hike next weekend, and the F-150 is the only truck to get us there.