DIY patio on 2011 Raptor 300ML

I did what Y Guy did, only used it a couple of times.

Thank you for all the responses. Keep them coming. I like the cable idea!

The factories only starting doing it after they observed a lot of us doing it ourselves. Cables, chains, and jack stands, are some of the ways of doing it.

We do it all the time when we back in with the ramp facing the pacific ocean, its awesome.

I made my own on our 2005 Raptor with some cables. I never had an issue with it. While it was fun in a few situations, I much preferred to be out by the campfire. Unless the view is perfect or I'm backed up to a river,

Remember that's probably 3000 lbs with the top of the door fully supported by the ground. If you start putting legs on the door to hold it flat then you are putting a lot more weight over a smaller area not to mention flexing the door in ways it wasn't built for.

I myself don't understand the whole patio thing. I have a perfectly good awning on the side of my trailer that I can use as a patio and it keeps people outside and not traipsing through my trailer.

azdryheat wrote:
FYI, the door the factories use has been beefed up and not the same as your door.

Have you heard of any self inflicted door failures by doing this? My manual states the door is rated for a 3000 lb load. I figured it would work.

FYI, the door the factories use has been beefed up and not the same as your door.