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Cant blow air in without letting air out, as well as not blowing out your eardrums when you slam the door.
Could you imagine the air pressure build up if you slammed all 4 doors at the same time with no vents, pop the windshield out :LOL:
Kinda like me when I eat pinto beans...
 

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I took the cloth piece out from behind the back seat. It allows for so much more room and take the plastic cover seat belt cover off. Yes it causes more noise but nothing the radio can not fix at 20 to 30. I have recovery roaps, toilet paper wool army blanket,

GEN-Y HITCH

soft shackles, machete, big work knife gerber tool, big plastic trash bags. And, thats about it. And the vents are open. Be careful not to accidentally hit them out of place. Or it leaves a big hole. Lol, and hard to put back on. Lol
 


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I took some detailed dimensions a while back for my 2021 XLT Supercrew; planning for everything I wanted to store and install. Here is what I came up with.


Rough Dimensions for back bench seats.
  • 6" at raised floor from seat to back
  • 4" from seat to back starting at ~4.5" from raised floor
  • 3" from seat to back at ~18" from the raised floor
  • 0" from seat to back at ~19" from the raised floor
  • There is a 12" x 12" section in the middle where clearance stays at 6"
  • Bench Seat back is 23" tall +4.5" to floor. 20" on driver side to center rest posts. Estimated 44" wide in total.
 

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If you are not burning or leaking oil, why carry extra in the truck? I've been driving 35+ years, with many, many beaters and scrappers in that time. I have never spontaneously needed oil for any of them. Also in 5 years of tow trucking, never ran into a broke down vehicle that was repaired by adding oil. If I were to drive a burner/leaker, I'd carry the spare oil in the box, not in the cab where spillage is so much more hassle to clean-up. I do my oil changes and occasional oil level checks in my driveway, where if I were to need a top-up extra is in the garage.

I'm all for being prepared, and carry extra parts/tools based on probability of need, and remoteness of destination/distance from home, but I don't carry half my garage around in the truck everyday for the 1 in a million random problem.
 
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If you are not burning or leaking oil, why carry extra in the truck? I've been driving 35+ years, with many, many beaters and scrappers in that time. I have never spontaneously needed oil for any of them. Also in 5 years of tow trucking, never ran into a broke down vehicle that was repaired by adding oil. If I were to drive a burner/leaker, I'd carry the spare oil in the box, not in the cab where spillage is so much more hassle to clean-up. I do my oil changes and occasional oil level checks in my driveway, where if I were to need a top-up extra is in the garage.

I'm all for being prepared, and carry extra parts/tools based on probability of need, and remoteness of destination/distance from home, but I don't carry half my garage around in the truck everyday for the 1 in a million random problem.

I thought the same thing and then someone needed oil for a chainsaw....and I didn't have any. Can't always think about yourself ?
 

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I thought the same thing and then someone needed oil for a chainsaw....and I didn't have any. Can't always think about yourself ?
It's not about just thinking of myself, I am happy to help anyone in need. I carry things based on probability of need, and not always 'my' need. I carry recover straps, shovel and gear in my truck all the time, to help pull others out of trouble more so than myself. I carry a booster pack to help others more than myself. I pull people out of ditches multiple times each winter. I give boosts once every year or two. I also carried an old lock-out kit in my car for years after leaving the towing industry and helped a dozen or so people who locked their keys in their vehicles. Seeing as it was locked in my car, that was purely to help others. I no longer carry it, because it was dated and I am just as likely to do damage now as I am to help.

Oil to top up someone else, or for someone's chainsaw are such a low likelihood, that I might as well carry a hundred other items for that one in a million need.
 

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Even in my '95 F150 with 360,000 miles that needed a quart added every month, I didn't carry any oil. Coolant on the other hand, I kept a gallon in the bed. I've never been stranded due a quart of oil. But I did have problems when a heater hose blew.
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