I need a jack so I can change a spare tire if need be on my runner. It's my DD. I finally got a spare tire/wheel. But i'm not sure if i should get a hi-lift jack or a big bottle jack. My truck is a Daily driver weekend worrior. any opinions?

I hate high lift jacks. They are unstable, dangerous, and can hurt you. I carry a bottle jack and a high lift on my wheeler I also carry two lengths of chain and "S" hooks to use if I have to use the high lift. I use them to wrap around the axle to the frame for two reasons, one, so I do not have to jack it up to the top of the jack and two because of my droop my high lift will not get my wheels off the ground. When ever possible I use the bottle jack under the axles.

But in defense of the high lift they can be used for many other things other then jacking up your rig. Just a few that come to mind, come-a-long, pick, spreading things that might get bent, the handles have been slipped many a tie-rod that have been bent, etc

I don't know what all cars they came in but my sisters blazer had a really neat combo bumper jack that also changed into a floor jack.
pretty small if I remember right. had fairly good travel.

I also chain my high lift when using it.

Bottle first. Hi lift later. If you don't have sliders and stout bumpers, it doesn't do much good anyway... I know you have 'em, but a lot of guys go out and get hi-lifts, THEN figger out there's no place to jack FROM.

Some cribbing, too.

I use both. The bottle jack is nice for getting under the rig when you just need a few inches to get something under a stuck tire. The stock bottle jack barely lifts my truck enough to get a 31" mud terrian tire off the ground. Would not work in mud, only flat pavement. Might consider getting one out of a full sized truck at the wrecking yard.

I also use a high lift but it requires a short chain or strap to wrap around the bottom of the tire for getting unstuck. I also use the ARB bumper and draw tite hitch for lifting the front and rear. Hi-lift jacks do not fit stock Toyotas well, you need an anchor point. The High Lift wheel hooks will not fit into the slots on Aluminum Toyota wheels.

Use a highlift, but run a chain from the axle to the frame so that when you lift the truck, the tire doesn't droop away requiring an unnecessary and dangerous lift height.

I always keep a chain and some ratchet straps in my toolbox. Either will work.

What about an old-school scissors jack? HF has some that go pretty tall - I personally like them better than the bottles just b/c I feel like they're a lot more stable, less likely to fall over.

Ohh opinions.. yeah...

A bottle of Jack can be dangerous. A bottle jack for street is fine if you can get it to lift a lifted truck. Bottle jacks on the trails can be handy, a 60" hi-lift is a real plus and I had one bolted to inside of my bed when I wheeled. Like most tools, any jack can be "dangerous".
Gnarls.

The stock Toyota "bottle" can be made more versatile by cutting several pieces of plywood to put under it, including one piece with holes and bolts so you can attach the bottle to the wood.

Saw this one at SEMA. ARB makes it to run off the exhaust.