DIY Bed Cargo Bar Divider

[LundyMav]

After getting my Maverick, I purchased the Cargoloc Truck Bed Cargo Bar at Walmart for about $28. It works great for my needs, but I was looking for a simple way to keep smaller items from sliding side-to-side. I know the Outimate cargo bar, for example, comes with a divider, but I wanted to see if I could DIY something. I had a piece of ½ inch PVC pipe laying around and realized it might snap on to the cargo bar if I cut out a section. I purchased a t-fitting and cut out a section with a hacksaw. (The cutout is about 1½ inches measured on the arc.) I got lucky as it fit well on the first try. It snaps on the bar and has a great friction fit, but is pretty easy to slide side-to-side and remove. I then glued the t-fitting onto the end of a piece of pipe I cut to 12 inches long. I glued a cap on the other end of the pipe. I painted it silver as that’s what I had on hand. It’s certainly not the strongest thing in the world, but it easily keeps most items in place. If I was doing it again, I would put a wooden dowel inside the pipe to make it stiffer. I imagine there are lots of ways to modify and improve this design. I look forward to seeing some of your ideas here.

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[J-Dub]

What a great idea! My son got me one of these CargoLoc Light-Duty Ratcheting Cargo Bar (Model 82342) for my Maverick. I'm going to do exactly what you did to mine. I mean nothing negative with this next remark; simply trying to help out if anyone else is interested: Home Depot sells exactly the same cargo bar for about 25% less. Just hoping to help.

 

[LundyMav]

Thanks!

 

[J-Dub]

You must have used a 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2" T-fitting. The tube you snapped it onto is about an inch in diameter.

 

[LundyMav]

Sounds good. I just grabbed whatever size t-fitting matched the pipe I had on hand.

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