Grocery bags in bed...

i got a bed mat and a tri fold tonneau cover. i then went to home depot and got a 1" aluminum channel and 12"x1" board (and stained it black).
i cut and mounted the channel on both sides of bed using the bed storage box screws and cut the board to slide into them for a removable divider.
perfect for a bunch of groceries, etc and when necessary i easily remove it. OEM divider more flexible but pricey for my minimal use.
i used a couple of hooks and bungee on cab side of board to thread bungee thru toolbox/random things with handles. probably not necessary but seemed a good idea.
i did not find a need to use bungee on tailgate side since the mat keeps things from moving around.
for groceries, i just open the tailgate and pile them in without opening the tonneau cover.

 

When @shakerhood says it looks cool, you gotta click the link and check it out. haha

Agreed. I miss the slot in my old f-15o that took the 2x8 at the tail just for stuff like this

 

Best advice here is to get a bed mat at the dealer.

 

I'm cheap. Cardboard box in the backseat floor for stuff. I have a 5-gal bucket bungeed to the bed for milk, ice cream, and other spillable meltable and smellables. (They go in the cab in the heat of the summer). If they're bigger than the bucket, then I tie the bag to the D-clamps like @shakerhood

All those bed bar net options wouldn't work for me. Too much hassle install/removing, as I use the full length of my bed on a regular basis.

 

bride in the bed holding the groceries

 

Bed mat and take turns slow...

 

I have a bed mat. Nothing slides on it. I also have a OEM Tonnau cover. I just put the heavy items (case of water, case of beer) in first, shove it in and put the bags on the tailgate side. This creates an area that nothing will slide or roll out. That is my method.

 

I got a tailgate net on sale from Amazon for about $12; put small black D-rings, from work, on the inner most cubby screws. Used self tapping screws to mount 1 on each side of my tonneau bracket directly above the cubby D-rings. The net has hooks I made from wire coat hanger and painted black, on the adjustable straps. I keep it up in the bad the majority of the time; takes about 30 seconds to a minute to loosen the 3 straps and unhook it when needed.

It does a great job of keeping small items and groceries in the last 1/3 of the bed for easy retrieval upon reaching your destination.

Total cost for me was the Amazon tailgate net because I already had everything else, so about $12.

 

Bed mat always. Best thing to own.

You can buy basically a tension rod that goes between the bedsides and situate it so you can put storage bins in front of it just behind your tailgate.

I know you have the trifold cover so you can flip it up and then put stuff in the bins.

But honestly after a tonneau style cover and bins... just buy a 4Runner LOL.

I have the bed mat and a cap. I can put grocery bags just behind the tailgate and things don’t slide as long as I don’t have cans or anything that rolls.

But I almost always use the backseats or take the Jeep.

 

I had the net before the bed mat. The net works either way, weights basically nothing, sits under the cover with no problem, can be removed/replaced quickly, fits inside the small cubby when you need to get it "out of the way".

It has even been used 2 or 3 times to help secure cargo, when moving stuff to/from storage and moving each of the daughters.

 

I had the same problem. Needed a place to hold my work gear that wasn’t the back seat due to 2 child seats. Was a pain to try and cram groceries on the floor of the back seat. I ended up installing a kobalt truck box. It’s not the best box you can get but so far it’s been great to handle groceries on one half and ammo box with air compressor, first aid bag and a roll up beach blanket for the kids soccer games.

I also have a ratcheting Kargo bar from Amazon that sits between the notched cut out in the bed. Works for what it is and doesn’t cause 200 bucks.

And like most have mentioned, rubber bedmat is a just for storing anything back there without sliding.

 

Ive got one of these and the rubber bed mat keeps it from sliding.

We’re only shopping for two, so it’s not too heavy and I can wheel the whole thing into the kitchen to unload. It’s not exactly theft proof, but it’s usually only used for groceries and maybe a change of clothes. Hasn’t walked off yet.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilit...ilable-in-a-Case-of-2-or-Single-Unit/48194359

 

My mind immediatley wentr here too!! Nothing fancy, and nothing fancy to get stolen!!

 

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You beat me to this.

 

I use Rubbermaid Roughneck Storage boxes. That makes it easy to carry in the house compared to a bunch of plastic bags set to rip open at the most inopportune time. I have a bed mat and Tonneau cover. If you're going to buy boxes, consider that some of the lids may allow water to enter.

 

Bedmat definitely keeps things in place.

I also have the bed extender which when flipped into the bed creates its own natural bed divider.

 

ABN Adjustable Truck Bed Cargo Bar - 40 to 70in Ratcheting Tension Rod Cargo Bar for Pickup Truck Bed Storage Organizer

https://www.amazon.com/ABN-Pick-Up-...pID=21Gus8zQbbL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

THIS... Loop the bag's handles through and ratchet!

 

We do have the bed mat, but we just tie the bags up, and drive on and have never had any issues.

 

I use something like this:

$15 Zone Tech Three Pocket Mesh Trunk Cargo Net Storage Organizer– Premium Quality Black Heavy Duty Rear Compartment Netting for Car, Van, SUV Pickup

https://www.amazon.com/Zone-Tech-Th...41462657&sr=8-29&keywords=truck+bed+cargo+net

Secured near the tailgate, and it works great for grocery bags and other small items.

 

Don't sleep on the vinyl reusable bags either. I love them! for around a dollar, you can get so much more packed and you don't have to deal with those damn disposable non recyclable ones!