Water holder

I always hated having to go to the big box store to get cases of water. Mainly because they would slide partially forward from braking, then I’d have to climb into the bed to slide them back to unload. I’ve tried going backwards then slamming on the brakes, it sorta works but it freaks my neighbors out.

I thought of trying a bed mat. The problem is if it isn’t bolted down, locked up, it’ll get stolen. Someone stole my front door mat. Someone tried to steal a garden hose running along side my house out to the front under the gate. It goes to a pump in a low spot in my patio for heavy rain.

So this is what I came up with. I got creative with some 3/16 nylon rope, a couple s hooks, and one of those nite ize cam jam tie downs. Every cut end on the rope I melted with a soldering torch to prevent fraying. I’ll probably make some adjustments. The rope rides a little high on the bottles.

 

Hell yea

 

You need a bed mat

 

A factory tailgate extender in reverse is exactly what you need, although it costs more than your solution.

 

I thought those were meant to be used like this.

 

Got one of these for sale
Can’t see shipping though. Little heavy and it is OEM

 

Cargo bar. Take your pick.


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Tap water man, get a conditioning system.

 

Invest in a Britta and a reusable water bottle.

 

So you used rope? Inventive.

 

Cutting edge stuff

 

Not just regular rope, but rope with branded ends to prevent the fraying. It's the small details you know.

 

I have one and use one. Works great.

 

Bed mat is a necessity IMO. One bolt in the front center drain hole through the mat and you are good to go.

 

3/4 plywood chanel and 3/4 pine wood . Channel bolted using bed box bolts . Pinewood needs to be sanded on end till slides in easy .

 

^This. And a SodaStream. I refuse to use single use plastic bottled water these days.

 

My first instinct was to make fun of this, but hey, what good would that do?

As others have suggested, cargo bar is the most affordable option and will do exactly what you need it to. I use my bed extender when I really need to, but it probably is not worth the investment here when a $20 cargo bar will do.

 

I use a 2x4 across and 2 2x4 legs to the tailgate

 

Buying bottled water lol

 

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