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<blockquote data-quote="MAMiller44" data-source="post: 1482964" data-attributes="member: 40761"><p>I'll always be camping with my Amstaff in the tent with me & a loaded Sig so that's not so much a concern for me. We have the same agreement at home...he barks I draw.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, after much debate nothing out there really has what I want...so I'm doing a bit of a custom setup. I ordered a Decked drawer system for down below. Why?</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I like that it gives you easier, full access to the full length of the bed without having to crawl back there or try to navigate through the rack.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For the more important stuff it's much more secure than other options.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't see myself ever needing the full extent of the bed for dry/secure storage. I'll still have plenty of space between the Decked system and the rack so things like recovery gear, a cooler, or rotopax can go there. I'll have a pretty short sitting rack so it would be difficult to steal things out of there anyways, and I could get lockable mounting options. I'm also thinking that maybe I do something like Builtright Industries panels that fit above the Decked system.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I still have the full floor plate of the bed for hauling when needed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's a giant, super ******* cool roll out cooler for tailgating.</li> </ul><p>Up top, I'm going to use Front Runner universal tracks and install them on top of the bed rails for a more permanent installation. I'm waiting to hear back some more exact dimensional info from Front Runner before ordering and starting this process. I'm going to order Thule hardware for their TracRac system to attach the ends to the stake pockets, and then maybe only use 1-2 extra screws into the top of the bed rail towards the middle if they're even needed. Why do I want to do this?</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't want to use a rolling cover that uses of bed space and is a pain in the ass to remove if I wanted full access to the depth of the bed when the rack isn't on.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If I want to, I'll have the space inbetween the tracks to install a cloth, rolling cover to get even more mostly-dry / semi-secure storage above the Decked drawers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The tracks will make it easy to slide on/off the rack when I need to.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I want something more secure than clamp on cover options with T slot tracks, why? First...a lot of these are only rated for 500 pounds and I don't like pushing limits. If I have a 100lb tent + my 170lb ass + 140lb hot piece of ass + 70lb dog + maybe 50lb of random gear in the tent + maybe 100lb of random gear mounted to the rack...you're exceeding limits pretty quickly. The second reason is because I'm in Florida, and here we deal with wind loads. If I ever get stuck in a situation where a tropical storm is nearing, I don't like the idea of using clamp on systems as I can't find any that are looked at from an uplift perspective when it came to their engineering.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MAMiller44, post: 1482964, member: 40761"] I'll always be camping with my Amstaff in the tent with me & a loaded Sig so that's not so much a concern for me. We have the same agreement at home...he barks I draw. Anyways, after much debate nothing out there really has what I want...so I'm doing a bit of a custom setup. I ordered a Decked drawer system for down below. Why? [LIST] [*]I like that it gives you easier, full access to the full length of the bed without having to crawl back there or try to navigate through the rack. [*]For the more important stuff it's much more secure than other options. [*]I don't see myself ever needing the full extent of the bed for dry/secure storage. I'll still have plenty of space between the Decked system and the rack so things like recovery gear, a cooler, or rotopax can go there. I'll have a pretty short sitting rack so it would be difficult to steal things out of there anyways, and I could get lockable mounting options. I'm also thinking that maybe I do something like Builtright Industries panels that fit above the Decked system. [*]I still have the full floor plate of the bed for hauling when needed. [*]It's a giant, super ******* cool roll out cooler for tailgating. [/LIST] Up top, I'm going to use Front Runner universal tracks and install them on top of the bed rails for a more permanent installation. I'm waiting to hear back some more exact dimensional info from Front Runner before ordering and starting this process. I'm going to order Thule hardware for their TracRac system to attach the ends to the stake pockets, and then maybe only use 1-2 extra screws into the top of the bed rail towards the middle if they're even needed. Why do I want to do this? [LIST] [*]I don't want to use a rolling cover that uses of bed space and is a pain in the ass to remove if I wanted full access to the depth of the bed when the rack isn't on. [*]If I want to, I'll have the space inbetween the tracks to install a cloth, rolling cover to get even more mostly-dry / semi-secure storage above the Decked drawers. [*]The tracks will make it easy to slide on/off the rack when I need to. [*]I want something more secure than clamp on cover options with T slot tracks, why? First...a lot of these are only rated for 500 pounds and I don't like pushing limits. If I have a 100lb tent + my 170lb ass + 140lb hot piece of ass + 70lb dog + maybe 50lb of random gear in the tent + maybe 100lb of random gear mounted to the rack...you're exceeding limits pretty quickly. The second reason is because I'm in Florida, and here we deal with wind loads. If I ever get stuck in a situation where a tropical storm is nearing, I don't like the idea of using clamp on systems as I can't find any that are looked at from an uplift perspective when it came to their engineering. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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