DIY Truck Bed Drawers

[Pogeegitz]

With no one offering a truck bed drawer system yet (that I could find) I decided to build my own. About $100 worth of lumber, and now I have plenty of room to store tools, tow straps, etc without having to empty the back seats/remove car seats. Overall height is 8", so the front half of the deck sits on top of the wheel well bumps. Also leaves enough access so I can still get into the storage cubby and access the power panel.

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[gte105u]

Looks good. I'm not carpenter enough for that so kudos to you there.

 

[athertonbt]

Looks like a good camping setup as well...throw a mattress on top and you're good to go

 

[Pogeegitz]

Looks like a good camping setup as well...throw a mattress on top and you're good to go

other than the bed being short

 

[athertonbt]

other than the bed being short

I was kind of thinking with the drawers pulled out you could maybe make a folding mattress/camping pad work. But yeah, it would definitely be easier if you were 4'6" lol. Well done on the build

 

[2Life]

With no one offering a truck bed drawer system yet (that I could find) I decided to build my own. About $100 worth of lumber, and now I have plenty of room to store tools, tow straps, etc without having to empty the back seats/remove car seats. Overall height is 8", so the front half of the deck sits on top of the wheel well bumps. Also leaves enough access so I can still get into the storage cubby and access the power panel.

Which topper is that?
How do you like it?
Any issue with water invasion?

Thanks

 

[Pogeegitz]

Which topper is that?
How do you like it?
Any issue with water invasion?

Thanks

The snug top/Ford licensed topper. So far I have no complaints or issues. the only water i've had has come during a car wash, and coming around the tailgate (not through the topper). Still need to install some good gaskets around the tailgate. I drove through torrential rain a few weeks ago and it was bone dry.

 

[Charles]

Very nice job! I see your tailgate is not level with the bed, just like mine.

 

[Milqueman]

With no one offering a truck bed drawer system yet (that I could find) I decided to build my own. About $100 worth of lumber, and now I have plenty of room to store tools, tow straps, etc without having to empty the back seats/remove car seats. Overall height is 8", so the front half of the deck sits on top of the wheel well bumps. Also leaves enough access so I can still get into the storage cubby and access the power panel.

Looks great and seems very functional, while keeping things organized. I like that.

You mentioned you got all the lumber for $100.00 !!?? Where you getting your lumber from? I've been wanting to build new cabinets/work benches in my woodshop for over a year, but with lumber prices so high, I can't see myself doing that anytime soon. 3/4" Plywood, where I live, is Minimum $75 a sheet, for the cheap low grade sheathing. Furniture grade, sanded plywood runs over $100 a sheet. Even 1/2" sheathing is $45+ a sheet. It's just ridiculous.

Looks like that 3/4" plywood on the top and bottom. Assuming it's one 8' sheet, and you cut it in half to make the main box 4' long. Then I see that the drawer bottoms are also plywood, which would require a second sheet. The main supports on the sides and middle look to be 2x10's and the drawers look to be made of 2x8's. From where I'm at, that's $75 a sheet of Plywood (2 of those), $30 for a 2x10x16 (Looks like one would do) and $25 for a 2x8x16 (looks like 3 were needed). that would be $150 + $30 + $75 = $255.

Good for you for get all that for $100, If you can get it for that price, It might be cheaper for me to spend the gas money and buy lumber where you're at, lol.

 

[Pogeegitz]

Looks great and seems very functional, while keeping things organized. I like that.

You mentioned you got all the lumber for $100.00 !!?? Where you getting your lumber from? I've been wanting to build new cabinets/work benches in my woodshop for over a year, but with lumber prices so high, I can't see myself doing that anytime soon. 3/4" Plywood, where I live, is Minimum $75 a sheet, for the cheap low grade sheathing. Furniture grade, sanded plywood runs over $100 a sheet. Even 1/2" sheathing is $45+ a sheet. It's just ridiculous.

Looks like that 3/4" plywood on the top and bottom. Assuming it's one 8' sheet, and you cut it in half to make the main box 4' long. Then I see that the drawer bottoms are also plywood, which would require a second sheet. The main supports on the sides and middle look to be 2x10's and the drawers look to be made of 2x8's. From where I'm at, that's $75 a sheet of Plywood (2 of those), $30 for a 2x10x16 (Looks like one would do) and $25 for a 2x8x16 (looks like 3 were needed). that would be $150 + $30 + $75 = $255.

Good for you for get all that for $100, If you can get it for that price, It might be cheaper for me to spend the gas money and buy lumber where you're at, lol.

I got everything at Menards, and used a few scrap pieces I had laying around. It's a 4x4 1/4" ply on the bottom, 1/2" for the top and the drawer bottoms. The vertical walls are 1x8's ripped down to 7" and the drawer sides are 1x6's. A full sheet of ABX sheathing is running ~$35 here, and about $6 for each of the the 1x's.

 

[Fred's Garage]

With no one offering a truck bed drawer system yet (that I could find) I decided to build my own. About $100 worth of lumber, and now I have plenty of room to store tools, tow straps, etc without having to empty the back seats/remove car seats. Overall height is 8", so the front half of the deck sits on top of the wheel well bumps. Also leaves enough access so I can still get into the storage cubby and access the power panel.

Very practical. Good work.

 

[TedTX]

My 2 drawer version idea just need a center wooden support and some plywood.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

other than the bed being short

Cut a top cover extension place a hitch bed support = walla.

 

[bwayne]

Very nice. My only suggestion would be to notch out some drawer pulls.

 

[Pogeegitz]

Very nice. My only suggestion would be to notch out some drawer pulls.

Yeah, that's going to be my next step. I can get my fingers/hands in there as-is, but in the winter with gloves on will be a problem.

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