btggraphix wrote:
That's a pretty slick idea rbertalotto. Certainly eases the removal process. Do you put a 4x4 across the front to help spread the load? Does the "thin box" you have slide out to access all the stuff (so it is a 'drawer'?)
It isn't really an option for a camper that drops down after the 8' box part though.....there is very little clearance before it drops down on ours so stuffing stuff in there doesn't work. I have to put my side spacer boards in before I back under the camper unfortunately, and I can't slip any extra pieces longer than about 14" out there at the edges when the camper is loaded.
But it IS a shame to waste all that space. You could certainly use the space for a storage tank for water as well. Weld it up with stainless or aluminum? Think about this, a 4' x 8' x 3" volume is equal to 60 gallons of water! I've thought about doing that for my wasted space, but I'm hoping to lower my bed at some point and have a much bigger space to use (the camper still has to stay high to clear the cab of course.) Not sure exactly for what though :)
When I worked in auto detailing years ago, there were many mobile detail trucks that used low, flat water tanks like that in the bottom of the truck bed, with a frame over top to hold the other equipment. Worked good to increase bed spaces, versus the tall tank behind the cab. Be sure to put baffles in the tank, to reduce sloshing about when partially full.
