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Here are some additional photos from the trail. Thanks again to @Brice123 for organizing the event. This was my first run with CSC and really enjoyed the run and meeting everyone. Looking forward to joining more in the future.

I am still in for the run, but not for camping

I am interested in joining the trip this year as well. I was on the list last year, but had to go out of town unexpectedly and couldn't make it.

I just found out I have to go out of town this weekend unexpectedly. Really bummed that I am going to miss this. Hopefully there is enough time for someone else to arrange to take my place.

I am in for the trail run, but won't be able to make it for camping.

They are 11 3/4", but I do have them sitting on top of a rubber cargo mat. When I removed the 3rd row seats I bought a Heritage Edition cargo mat which is what it sits on top of. If you aren't using a rear mat, you'd want to make them a little longer. Here is a photo of the mat for reference.

Cost: A 4x8 sheet of 3/4" plywood was about $50. I opted for a better-quality plywood because the front portion is sitting directly on the folded down second row. Home Depot cut it into the dimension I needed at not cost. I already had a 2x4 that I cut for the legs. Bolts, nuts, washers...

With the second row up, I had to find a place to put the front portion for the drive out and back. Ended up just flipping it upside down and putting it on top of the rear platform. It would move around a bit with nothing on it, but once things are packed on top of the it there's no movement.

Once assembled, I put a memory foam mattress on top of it. I picked this up on Amazon--it was $117 when I bought it, looks like the price has gone up since then. It came with the pillow shown in the photo. Beware that the mattress is pretty big, even when rolled up. It did fit underneath the...

I wanted something that would keep the two portions of the platform attached to each other, so I decided to attach them with a 1x4 strip that would be bolted into each portion of the platform. I also didn't want to have to get tools out assemble it while on the road. First I bolted the 1x4...

It took a little bit of trial and error to get the second platform to work. I went with the same 2'8" width and a 2'6" long platform. I'm 6'2" so wanted as much length to the platform as I could get while still fitting in the front seat. This dimension did require me to move the front seat...

I started by creating two different platforms. One would be on legs and fit behind an upright second row (with 2x4's supporting it) and the other one would lay on top of the second row. I wanted to make sure that the second row could recline a little bit so it would be comfortable in the...

At this last minute, I found myself needing to take my high school age son and 3 of his friends on an overnight trip. It wasn't a normal overnight camping trip, but one where they would all participate in in a 24 hour continuous trail run/relay race through the mountains outside of San Diego...

None that I am aware of. I had a shop do the lift/tires/wheels at the same time, so there's a chance they had to do some but they never said anything.

No, didn't have to do any cutting or KDSS work.