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#11 ntsqd

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Posted 13 September 2013 - 01:38 AM

When on base camp trips in my '84 Xcab with a tall shell I take a cheap Big 5 "Two Person" tent (yeah, right!). Set up the tent and everything that doesn't need to go out on the day's exploration goes in the tent. I sleep in the rear of the truck. On point to point trips that vintage Toyota 4wd sits tall enough that I can stash the plastic boxes, that have to come out for me to sleep in the back, under the truck. Anything that might not want to get drizzled/dripped on goes in the cab.

 

I long debated enclosing the fenderwells with storage compartments that were vertical to the height of the top of the wells, and then sloped towards the bed rails.


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#12 BrianG

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Posted 10 March 2016 - 06:51 AM

A.R.E. Camper Shells make blow up mattresses designed to fit in pickup beds.
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Posted 10 March 2016 - 12:02 PM

I remember thinking about do something like this when I was several years younger. I never got it done but if I had belonged to a site like this back then I am sure I would have. So cool to see the clever ways our folks manage to make the best of their equipment :)


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Posted 11 March 2016 - 02:44 AM

I had a few action packer totes with all my gear in it. I carried a couple sleeping bags and enough camping stuff for me and my son or my wife. When I was alone I could store the packers on the other side where I slept. It worked but was not great. My wife didn't like to sleep in it unless we were way off the beaten path, no curtains. 


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Posted 11 March 2016 - 04:10 AM

Best thing I ever did was to make some curtains out of some of those cheap bunting lap blankets. Dramatically increased the heat retention and my wife's comfort in sleeping in the bed.


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