> Usually you aren't towing...but when you need to haul nontrivial loads you need a big truck.

That you can probably rent.

"I may need to haul a non-trivial load once 10 years from now" is hardly a justification for buying one

you probably cannot re&t such a truck. Home depot and all rental cars places have a no towing clause in the contract. Uhaul only tows the own trailer by concract.

the few rent for towing places are rare, and charge high fees such that it is cheaper to own your own truck.

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troupo 4 days ago | parent [-]

Searching "rent a truck to tow":

- Enterprise https://www.enterprisetrucks.com/truckrental/en_US/towing.ht...

- U-Haul https://www.uhaul.com/Truck-Rentals/Pickup-Truck/

I'm sure there are plenty more + services for towing.

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bluGill 4 days ago | parent [-]

Most enterprise locations are no towing. Most uhaul trucks are the same despite that webpage. When hou find otn that can tow the costs are so high that it is almost always cheaper to own a truck you drive empty 95% of the time. You have to run your own numbers but everytime I run them for me I can't justify a car and renting a truck when I need one. (I mostly ride my bike)

	▲	ricardobeat 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		That might be a side effect of everyone owning a pickup, so demand is low. In the Netherlands you can easily rent a transport van or truck for €30+/day. Owning your own would never be cheaper, especially as road tax is based on vehicle weight.