Roger.......
Looking at your hobbies, you will need a truck with demisters and heaters at least!
Mine is being built to be a DAILY DRVER.
Rain, hail or shine.....comfortable and reasonably good on fuel.
I would love to restore my truck......but would not be able to use it much at all, and I already own vehicles like this.....that can only be driven certain months of the year, lower speeds, dodgy brakes, steering, during daylight hours etc.
Think where you drive each day, what you are going to be carting around( snowboards, tents etc.) how much it will cost to run, and then build the truck to suit your lifestyle.
Anything else would only be a compromise.
