charwest
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Documented briefly here in case helpful to others looking into similar projects:
My wife and I have a 6' bed (supercab) 2019 ranger that we want to be able to camp out of, and inside of when its brutally windy or wet. We need a lot of storage not just for camping/outdoors equipment, but also work supplies as sometimes we live on the road.
The cab itself has been turned into a storage unit. The seats are removed and the rear wall replaced with plywood with a flexible system where i can bolt on whatever hooks and attachment to secure our cooler, toolbox, and some bins and clothes.
The bed has an ARE cap on it, and i built a bed into it with underneath storage. the front left has a fully enclosed plywood chamber with a locking trapdoor. the next chamber moving to the right fits four maxtrax, a plywood jackbase, and a thin sheet of 1/4" plywood that provides temporary (weak) roof-rack capability if we need to strap something wet on the cap temporarily. the cap has Thule tracks on it and we can easily put a rack and/or tent up there if we decide to go that route in the future.
moving to the right, the next chamber fits two enormous plastic bins and one medium plastic bin. the next chamber is a longer drawer that pulls out and fits on the tailgate with our stove and cooking supplies and food. the last chamber up front takes random supplies like our compressor, camp axe, a come-along, rope, windshield scraper, and our big picnic blankets and camp chairs. there is another trapdoor in the bed to access the front of this far-right chamber.
the bed is plywood with indoor/outdoor carpet. on it will sit our 2" memory foam mattress and i will make tubular clothing-storage zip-up containers to line the sides of the truck bed.
the tailgate has 1/4" oak veneer plywood on it to provide a flat comfy sitting surface that doesnt get hot in the sun. it has a coat of deck sealer, so it feels like wood but water beads up and its easy to clean so far.
we have an 80w solar panel to mount on the roof of the cab, which will wire in to charge our 12v 18Ah/300W inverter in the bed with LED lighting and to keep our electronics working.
To sleep in it, I have to sleep fully diagonal (I'm 5'9" or a little taller) and my wife sleeps straight. the rear left has a cut out in the full bed to allow us to put taller items or dirty gear in without messing up the bed area. this would be uncomfy if you are any taller than me, or you woudlnt be able to sleep flat. the topper takes up some of the precious 6' bed real-estate and makes it more like a 5'8" bed at head height when you are raised to this height on the platform. and yes- no way you can sit up in this rig, but we dont mind tight spaces and generally will be tent or hammock living.
My wife and I have a 6' bed (supercab) 2019 ranger that we want to be able to camp out of, and inside of when its brutally windy or wet. We need a lot of storage not just for camping/outdoors equipment, but also work supplies as sometimes we live on the road.
The cab itself has been turned into a storage unit. The seats are removed and the rear wall replaced with plywood with a flexible system where i can bolt on whatever hooks and attachment to secure our cooler, toolbox, and some bins and clothes.
The bed has an ARE cap on it, and i built a bed into it with underneath storage. the front left has a fully enclosed plywood chamber with a locking trapdoor. the next chamber moving to the right fits four maxtrax, a plywood jackbase, and a thin sheet of 1/4" plywood that provides temporary (weak) roof-rack capability if we need to strap something wet on the cap temporarily. the cap has Thule tracks on it and we can easily put a rack and/or tent up there if we decide to go that route in the future.
moving to the right, the next chamber fits two enormous plastic bins and one medium plastic bin. the next chamber is a longer drawer that pulls out and fits on the tailgate with our stove and cooking supplies and food. the last chamber up front takes random supplies like our compressor, camp axe, a come-along, rope, windshield scraper, and our big picnic blankets and camp chairs. there is another trapdoor in the bed to access the front of this far-right chamber.
the bed is plywood with indoor/outdoor carpet. on it will sit our 2" memory foam mattress and i will make tubular clothing-storage zip-up containers to line the sides of the truck bed.
the tailgate has 1/4" oak veneer plywood on it to provide a flat comfy sitting surface that doesnt get hot in the sun. it has a coat of deck sealer, so it feels like wood but water beads up and its easy to clean so far.
we have an 80w solar panel to mount on the roof of the cab, which will wire in to charge our 12v 18Ah/300W inverter in the bed with LED lighting and to keep our electronics working.
To sleep in it, I have to sleep fully diagonal (I'm 5'9" or a little taller) and my wife sleeps straight. the rear left has a cut out in the full bed to allow us to put taller items or dirty gear in without messing up the bed area. this would be uncomfy if you are any taller than me, or you woudlnt be able to sleep flat. the topper takes up some of the precious 6' bed real-estate and makes it more like a 5'8" bed at head height when you are raised to this height on the platform. and yes- no way you can sit up in this rig, but we dont mind tight spaces and generally will be tent or hammock living.
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