Losing items in the truck bed

Yeah, had the same problem a time or two. The downwash off the nose will lift out anything on the light side.

Get one of those stretchy cargo bed nets and either stretch it over the hitch saddle or cut out a section to fit around the hitch.

Yup, lost the crate for the cat on the last trip out. Not the cat, though, she was in the fiver.

Tin Pusher wrote:
Yeah, had the same problem a time or two. The downwash off the nose will lift out anything on the light side.

More than just light items. I had a Minn Kota trolling motor its original box and looked in the rear view mirror and saw it levitating. There is a whole lot of suction back there.

Tie everything down. I saw the damage done by a spare tire and rim that jumped the tailgate and went under the trailer. There are some pretty significant aerodynamics at play there.

Biggest thing that I have seen blow out of pickup bed was a mattress, with a man on it.
Many years ago we (ambulance service) responded to a call on a rural highway, for an injured man. Short story was that the two were bringing home the new mattress in the bed of the truck, it blew out once and threatened other times, there solution, no rope or tie downs available was to have one man lie on the mattress for the extra weight. It did not work, they both flew out on to the roadway. Fortunately only minor injuries.
I realize that the aerodynamics would be different with a fiver, maybe worse.

Beverley and Ken

Campinfan wrote:
Is it just me? When I had a TT behind, I never lost anything out of the bed of the truck except maybe an empty bag or something real light. With the fiver, I have lost bike helmets (thankfully I saw it fly out and I recovered it but I also lost a plastic wheel chock and a bag full of returnable bottles. Not only was the chock a little costly but I am sure the glass bottles made a mess when they hit the ground. Hope the firewood stays in the bed;)

just kidding about the wood. I don't carry firewood with me.

I have the same problem. My brother picked up a used louvered v-gate and I used it for the first time a few weeks ago. Noticeable difference in felt buffeting while driving. Some crushed beer cans that escaped a bag stayed in the bed, near the front.

Lyle

the bear II wrote:
Get one of those stretchy cargo bed nets and either stretch it over the hitch saddle or cut out a section to fit around the hitch.

Don't know why someone doesn't make one...

Lyle

Mine must be very aerodynamic then cause I still have white sand and bits of mulch in the bed from when we went to Florida and back last month. Drove over 1600 miles pulling the 5er that time. I have blocks of 2x6 and 4x4 wood and a spare tire back there in over 10,000 miles of towing the 5er and nothing even moved in the bed. I have left wet tennis shoes and a trash bag from camping one time for over 100 miles on the highway and they all stayed back there. All depends on the truck and camper setup.

Another benefit of a louvered V-notch tailgate. Stuff just doesn't get sucked out of the bed with one on. I know a lot of people on here don't see the need but I picked one up cheap on Craigslist and wouldn't be without it.