Other Ford ranger: Two skis in bed or trailer?

[Mitchell]

Buying myself a ford ranger tomorrow. It's a regular cab longbed. I want to go down to oceanside one day with a buddy, so i'm wondering, can you put two skis in the back of one (750 and 550)? Maybe use a rack to lift them over the wheel wells? Or would it be better to just get a trailer?

the problem with getting a trailer, is i don't want to have to dish out $150 for the hitch and then another 400$ for a trailer.

 

[KR]

Just make a rack to go over the wheel wells. You will be golden.

 

[Marcgraham27]

I have an s10 and the bedliner has spots for wood to click in over the wheel wells and it works great, you just gotta be careful not to put a jetski through the rear window. lol

 

[OCD Solutions]

There's been a couple really good threads on this with pics of a couple different ranger pics.

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/81373-My-big-ol-rack!&highlight=bed+of+pickup

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/53672-Putting-your-ski-in-the-bed-of-your-truck&highlight=bed+of+pickup

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/60213-2-standups-in-back-of-truck&highlight=2+skis+in+bed+of+truck

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/72861-2-stand-ups-in-compact-pickup&highlight=2+skis+in+bed+of+truck

 

[Tanman]

The first picture is of Mark Gomez's truck Chevy Colorado, next to my 01' Ford ranger, both of us have 2 skis in the back, both of us have an airbag system that allows us to handle the weight. Mine is a Firestone load lifter system around $250, that is a huge part of being able to haul the weight.
The other pics are of my rack and now I made it out of aluminum. I also have a winch up front to hoist the skis up. My beach kart acts as a ramp and is housed on top of the whole sheee-bang once the skis are on.

This set-up made countless times riding this summer, everywhere from seattle WA to Oceanside CA on my west coast tour. along with the weight of a bunch of Monster Energy drinks this thing was LOADED!!! hah

its doable... and can be worthy

 

[Glory_Freestyle]

Living in Cali, I'd definitely go with the skis in the bed of the truck. That 55 MPH "towing speed limit" sucks. If you do a rack like Tanner and Mark, you'll have plenty of room under the skis for gear, etc.