Am I losing my seat?

I store things on and under my back seat from time to time. I imagine the seat is approximately 4-5 inches compressed.

I don't find using it that way a problem since you can literally put things from the top of the seat to the roof if needed since you can't see out of the back anyway. I also have one of the Du'Ha underseat storage compartments. http://du-ha.com/index.html My dog crates go on top of the seat. The advantage of this approach is that it isn't obvious that you have anything under the seat.

Obviously, if you took out the seat, you couldn't carry passengers at any point without reinstalling the seat. Since I use my truck without a camper, permanently removing the seat isn't a good idea. In bad weather, we typically use my truck to travel even without the camper.

We removed the 60% of the rear seat in our 2011 GMC Sierra 2500, extended cab. Easy to do, no sensors, and it opens up a huge amount of storage.

I started a thread on rear seat storage. The thread shows what we built in the back of ours, but the real purpose of the thread was to ask if anyone knows where I can buy a nice storage system.

I am still looking to buy something, so please let me know if you find anything.

Cheers, Henrik

Great, that is exactly what I am looking for. I know that it depends on what is being carried, but as a side benefit, the loss of the weight of the seats might even equal that of the load of items to be taken along. Kinda like breaking even.

fjrjohnny wrote:
Did either of you have to worry about any sensors?

Nothing like that in my 2004 F350

Rick

Did either of you have to worry about any sensors?

I've removed mine. There are 3 photos in my interview on Truck Camper Magazine. Scroll down maybe 2/3 of the way thru the article. I've got more pics than those. PM me if you want to see them.

TCM interview

Rick

In my Dodge, the back seats fold up and a flat deck folds out. It is great for hauling large items that might be too fragile for the truck bed. It also makes a nice platform for a dog bed. This is a great feature without losing the seats when I want them. We don't take back seat passengers very often. You might consider only decking out the 60% seat so you could still take a rider if you wanted to.

Yes. I removed the back seat assembly and stored it in my shop.

The space it opened up is very valuable. . .enough to carry two inflatable kayaks and gear.
Whatever shelf space you build in should be easily removable so that the space can be reconfigured for different needs.