[romey]

Originally Posted by landcruisers4ever

I made my screens out of a 1/8 inch thinck plastic roofing peice cut two inches wide and glued screens to them, its a flexible rigid frame that bends into the window slips, I have about $8 invested in them and used them a few times, no problems so far. At some point in life I would like to get those fancy ones that mot sells but these are fine for now. Ill see if I can find some more pics for you and PM them your way.

gr8! thanks!

[Chaldaean]

Looking for a quick sleeping platform for a recent trip, I wanted something that was cheap and quick.

This setup is just four sections of plywood (16" x 4') that can be placed atop bins.

The plywood is stored between the bins when not in use.

The bins are Rubbermaid "Action Packers"; they're pretty sturdy and have locking lids (sourced from Amazon.com with free shipping).

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[Chaldaean]

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As I see it, the advantages of something like this are:

(1) It's cheap; especially if you already have the bins.
(2) Since the plywood is lashed down between the bins when not in use, you don't have to figure out a nice way to tie the platform to the truck while wheeling or driving around.
(3) It's not much of a hassle to setup and remove. It really only take about 3 minutes.
(4) Unlike most drawer systems with platforms above, the storage is accessible without getting out of the vehicle when the bed it not in use.


The cons are:

(1) Your bed isn't always setup.
(2) You have to make sure you don't need anything from the bins before you make the bed. They can be slid out fairly easily, though.

[SOCALFJ]

African outback drawers with bed extensions.

[greentruck]

I like bigsnbikes idea of keeping things low. SOCALFJ's African Outback drawers are close to that low, too. I'm a tall guy, so I need the room to move around. There is a ton of room even under a low platform in an 80. I do a lot of mountain driving, so keeping a low CoG is always a design factor, especially once a cooler is thrown in. Good thing my better half is shorter, as that makes fitting everything somewhat easier.

I do like the idea of simply folding the second row seats and having a rear platform that matches up well with it atr the juncture so those seats can still be used around town. I have some medical stuff where it actually wouldn't hurt to have the rear platform match up to the back, lower side of those folded seats. Then the rise toward the front of the folded seatback would be about right with the mattress thrown over it to have my head be a little higher. Gotta figure out if I can make half the first system work with this one or whether I'll need two different systems because it will require two different height platforms.

Ah, planning, planning.

[ERG80]

My set up.
Warfield Storage System and the the second row seats folded down. The mattress is thick but there is plenty of room between the top of it and the headliner.