DIY Decked

22Jdub

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Built a decked system this weekend for around $350. Pretty happy with the way it turned out.

I have a 2018 Ram 1500 eco diesel with a 6.5' bed. It has what looks to be small ledges on the four corners of the bed and on tye wheel hubs that fit a 2x4 or 2x6 perfectly. With a 2x4 it wasn't high enough to get the clearance I wanted so I doubled them up at the ends. This gave me room to use 1x8's for the drawers.

I ripped a 2x10 for the center support. The deck is 23/32 pine and the drawers 5'x2' made with 1x8's and 1/4" sanded pine for the bottoms. I bought a pocket jig to drill the holes to assemble the drawers and that worked great.

I had already made a bed rug out of a cheap 6'x8' outdoor rug. I glued furniture sliders to the bottom the drawers and they slide in and out easily. I used the same rug for the top of the deck.

I used small screw in hooks and turnbuckles on the 4 corners to attack it to the tie downs of the bed just to make sure it can't come up.

I had some small L brackets laying around that I attached to the the back of the center support to act as drawer stops.

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Rampaige

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That looks good. I intended to do this with my pickup but I haven't gotten around to it. My tonneau isn't totally water tight so I'm nervous that it would leak and wreak havoc on the wood and my gear inside.
 
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22Jdub

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That looks good. I intended to do this with my pickup but I haven't gotten around to it. My tonneau isn't totally water tight so I'm nervous that it would leak and wreak havoc on the wood and my gear inside.

Yeah that could be an issue. The cap makes that easy. I also sealed the holes in the bed for dust control with trex tape


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My buddy did the same thing for his truck. A lot cheaper than getting the decked one.

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I built simple draws for this.
I'm not much of a craftsman so I just let them slide on the plastic bed liner.
The front 3rd the lid just floats so I can store tools up there.
Hunting gear in the drawers.
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Nice!!
On mine I just put furniture paste wax on the bottom of the drawers and they slide effortlessly
 
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22Jdub

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Had 600 lbs on the deck and it handles it like a champ. Also added latches for the drawers and cup holders
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Dwight2180

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Had 600 lbs on the deck and it handles it like a champ. Also added latches for the drawers and cup holders
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Any moisture issues with that carpeted tailgate yet? I have a topper and a decked, they both get wet a lot.
 
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