Increasing truck security -DIY

[my2labs]

Wanted to share a build I put together yesterday in a couple hours.

I know stuff like this is all over online, but most seem to be complicated.

I just used wood I had lying around in the garage and will now be able to fish much more peacefully with having to worry about any gear I may have being stolen via a broken canopy window.

The pictures document the process. Quick and easy. And it’s all secured to my bed so it can’t be lifted out.

I can now slide any extra rods, bags, clothes, other gear etc under the plywood platform, lock my tailgate and feel a bit more secure about my stuff. We’ve all seen the popped windows at every launch site and I don’t want to be the next one to have that happen.

In the summer I also plan to make it more comfy and use it for overnight trips with my pontoon, expanding the locations that I can easily fish. You can see the lock system I made using the little connectors that come with the $10 river float tubes everyone uses in the summer.

Just thought I’d share this cheap and easy solution, that could maybe save your window next time your on the water....

 

[my2labs]

One more that shows the new, more secure storage area.

 

[troutdude]

My brother had a pick up back in the 80's; and had a set up like that. It was carpeted. And he was a LOT drier than I was after the night of a T-storm, at Crane Prairie! I was on an air mattress under a tent--and it was torrential for hours. When he popped out of his truck the next morning he laughingly said, "I thought that I was gonna find you floatin' in the middle of the lake this morning". True story.

 

[my2labs]

Yes sir.

I already have the carpet, but I am going to wait until the spring to install it.

I’m also having some custom thermal curtains made.

Not really thinking about using it during the winter at this point. I’m not prepared yet. Next year maybe.

 

[Stumpy]

I can't see how it is fastened to your bed. Can you describe?
Looks like a great idea. Lots of hidden storage!

 

[my2labs]

I just kept it simple. Screws did the trick.

obviously some bolts and washers would be more secure... I was just working with what I had lying around that day.