Tactical or Tacti[cool] Mods

For those of us in the military there's a difference between being tactical and being "tacticool" (the difference between what you actually use/need and what looks cool). Often times there are a lot of people running around with excessive amounts of 'gear' *coughs* airsoft players.

I've seen some military-related mods for vehicles that have made me look twice and some things that I think would actually be good to use. Does anyone, either military, LEO, or civilian have some military hardware on their vehicle? Here are some things I've seen:

https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/559498_575947582485427_1633129124_n.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...E26kMa9s4meJ4rOtPEtaGmrI0ZEtR-6XCvPmqAId_eQpa

 

See post #24 and it's author for "tacticool"

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...ou-100-know-she-yours-life-2.html#post7862729

Be sure you read the description of his truck under his username...

 

Kind of reminds me of that dude from Office Space with the stapler, LMAO

 

I store my bug-out gear in 5 of these trunks:



Mine are the 3-latch by 2-latch size, and they were designed to transport 8 laptops. I just pulled out the foam glued-in inserts and use them for gear. I can fit all 5 of them in the back of my truck (2 on their side). Technically they aren't a truck fixture, but I designed my bed rack baskets around them so I can put two up above the bed and save space for more gear below.

 

Here are some pics I found of the ones I actually own. First off, take a look at the bed rack I modified and built 2 baskets. Each basket can either hold a 35" tire, or one of these trunks with room to spare (almost room for 2 jerry cans in each basket with 1 trunk):

Bed Rack



Cases (inner foam is now gone)

 

I want the last five minutes of my life back spent reading that thread after biting... Okay, maybe I don't - it was somewhat satisfying from a Darwinism point of view similar to why we watch "Here comes Honey-BoBo" to feel better about ourselves!

And doesn't he mean Tony Stark of Stark Industries????

 

But you have a camper so you can keep loose items in there and not have to worry about theft. I have to keep those trunks locked down if I'm away from the truck, plus the trunks are HEAVY and add about 60lbs of extra weight per trunk to my loads.

 

I keep my tow strap and some D-rings in a ammo can...not sure if that counts. haha

 

If one would carry a lot of those large crates in the bed, that's a LOT of weight for day-to-day carry in my opinion. In terms of the bed liner, if you're going to be hauling a lot of crap that could possibly slide around and tear up the liner, would anyone recommend a tougher liner to add in like, say, a spray on rhino liner? I really don't think I'll be loading up the truck with anything that rough but any thoughts?

 

You don't have a bed liner, the bed is constructed of composite material...

Get an OEM bed mat, aftermarket bed mat, or bed rug