Starting in 2nd gear

[jz]

just had my new truck about a week and i have noticed that you can start in 2nd gear (when empty) just as easily as in 1st. 1st winds up so quickly that it is almost not worth using unless you are carrying/pulling a load. any other similar experiences? pros/cons?
i have a 5 sp manual with the v10

[acn]

I hardly ever use 1st, it's mainly for towing or when you're loaded down. 2nd is fine, you just need to slip the clutch a little more but no big deal. I figure any extra wear on the clutch from that is made up for by the 1 less shift.
On a side note, 1st is nice for idling forward since it'll move the truck without any added gas (reverse is the same). Since this basically give us a 5-sp with a L gear, I wish they offered the 6-sp with the gas engines. Then again, a 2-sp rear end would also be nice but probably not going to happen on these trucks...
- Alex

[busdriver]

Most people rarely use the first gear in manual transmissions on HD pickups as they are generally considered a creeper gear.