Show us your truck bed sleeping platform/drawer/storage systems

http://www.seaflo.com/en-us/product/detail/601.html

 

Some do fold out extensions but I think short beds is one reason why RTT's, flipacs, and cab over pop tops (4-wheel camper) are so popular.

 

This guy made an extension:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IymP6I091PE

 

Son and I both have long beds, but he's a long guy and sticks out even then. This is what he does:



I think they also make 5' versions. He just puts a cot in the truck bed.

 

Checking in. How are things holding up? Installed bed stiffeners??

Almost camping season for me!

 

I ditched the drawer system about 5 months ago in the name of shedding some weight. It held up well though while I had It in there. No bed stiffeners for me.

 

Can I take that to mean you still have the platform up? That can't be TOO heavy. I bet the drawers were.

 

No, it’s all gone. The drawer/platform was probably 100lbs. And the tools in it another 100 lbs. Getting rid of the platform system forced me to slim down my trail tools, and now only load them up for wheeling. So the couple hundred pound loss for every day driving was pretty noticeable.

 

Good to know. Thanks for the words.

 

Not a problem. I did like it while I had it, but as most builds, my truck evolved. I wanted to be a little lighter weight so I could go faster offroad and not listen to stuff bouncing around in the back. I put a 3/4” thick rubber stall mat from tractor supply back there, so I can still sleep in the back since it’s usually just me. This is how the bed currently sits.

 

I'm a minimalist as fun as this thread is. Stall mat just lined right up with me.

 

Super simple set up. Two 2x6's and two 3/4" pieces of plywood. We like the ease with which it disassembles, and the minimal weight it adds to the rig. We are considering adding carpeting, and maybe preserving the wood with poly or something. Also need to add more finger holes to help pick up the plywood!

 

1 roll of the marine grade carpet from home desperate, some spray adhesive & staples is a nice way to church up the plywood. I think it’s worth it.

 

This thread makes me want to go camping for the rest of my life

 

I get the weight concern. My platform and drawers (with slides) is probably 200 pounds. Plus the "gear" inside"...

But, I love the convenience of the system. Having everything in the truck all the time is that much less stuff I need to load before hitting the trails.

Apparently, I am getting lazy....

 

Just upgraded mine recently. The goal is a simple system to maximize drawer storage space. Maximized space by using UHMW plastic pads instead of using drawer slides.

 

When I was building mine I also looked into using those. Do you have any more photos of the actual build? Might help someone who is considering going that route. Nice drawer handles too.

 

I am terrible at taking photos when I am building, but what I did was fairly simple.

I bought the plastic here (1" width) : https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene-strips

On the bottom of the drawers I routed insets for the plastic and epoxied them in. I did three strips width-wise on each drawer. They slide pretty smoothly, but not quite as smoothly as slides.

If you don't have a router you can just glue or screw (countersunk) the plastic on the the bottom of the drawer. Just a warning though, the adhesive backing that comes with the strips doesn't really like to stick to unfinished plywood.

 

The runners work fine in a clean room but as soon as there’s any dust or grit they get much more difficult to pull out or push in, especially on any kind of grade. I had to switch to wheels, much more reliable in real world conditions. If you’re fortunate enough to never encounter dirt or hills you’ll be fine though.

 

Just got back into my account here at TW. Found this thread and my goodness is it a gold mine.

Last night, I bought a canopy for my 2012 Double Cab. Will be starting my platform this weekend, and it is designed to be used for the next few months of camping while working on the road. Can’t wait to start this little project and hopefully develop it into some like seen here!

Before:



After: (Removed plasti dip for a refrehser)