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Tailgaterz hang and haul


Check it out on Amazon. This is what I use for my kitchen. Fits nice in an action packer. Put all your stuff in it, and fold it up with everything packed. Has a bottle opener and a paper towel holder. Best $25 ever. Hangs off the rtt ready to go.


Your welcome

 

Interesting....may have to order one. THanks

 

Subded

 

Now that is an amazing setup!

 

Well done! Looks great!

 

Deffinilty worth it. Super useful

 

The bins are fairly dust proof (not 100% though because they do not have a rubber seal around the edges). The drawers definitely aren't.

 

That all looks so fun. Where is this?

 

Also got to test my lightbar range. Really nice light and bright as hell.

 

Johnson Valley, Ca - Rodman Mountain Wilderness area.

 

What light bar is this?

 

Morimoto from theretrofitsource.com

 

I'd like to pick some brains here... Has anyone used King Starboard before? I'm strongly considering using it for my bed drawer system but I'm hesitant because of weight. Just how much heavier is starboard than hard wood plywood of the same deminsions?

I want to use starboard for its durability and resistance to weather.

 

5 times heavier. Two 3/4" sheets of plywood weigh 50 pounds. Two 3/4" sheets of starboard weigh 240 pounds.

 

Well shit. I was thinking the same thing until I saw that.

 

Not sure what sheet goods you're thinking of but 3/4" CDX is ~ 60lbs for a single 4x8 sheet and dense cabinet grade like EuroPly or Apple Ply is closer to 80lbs. Even at that a jump of 1.5 to 2x in material weight seems like a hard pill to swallow.

 

Did somewhat of an overland trip with @Mademan925, and @stroM- did part of it with us too. Recap from my build:

 

I built a platform, drawer system for my 02. Used 1/2", 9 ply for the whole thing, had poly runners for the drawers, Stainless screws, polyurethane finish, carpet on top and drawer bottoms. Held up great for years with tools in the drawers, and tools on top. When I wasn't working it had hunting,fishing, and camping gear, I slept on top. Sold truck last Sept, with the system, still worked great. I did have a topper on it, so it did not sit out in the weather. So my point is you can build a system pretty light using 1/2" ply. They were 2 drawers, so the was a partition down the middle. Cabinet grade ply on edge can support a lot of weight, if built right. I used a total of 4.5 , 1/2x4x8 sheets.

 

Who's using a propane campfire setup?

I'm so over carrying the weight of wood and dealing with smoke. Plus, fire restrictions have or are about to take place.

Been eyeing the Quikfire and the Big Red Campfire and purchasing a 11lb. propane tank.

 

I've been using a Camp Chef fire pit for three years. I recommend it. Works great.