It's interesting that the idea of how things should be, and the reality/practicality differ. I wanted to add a bed-mounted tool chest to the Tundra. In my mind, there were going to be two levels. On the bottom floor, I was going to mount spare battery on one side and compressor for on-board air on the other. I would have left the top floor for trip appropriate cargo. I had many plans for that tool chest; cool plans, plans that would make Moby ready for auxiliary fuse blocks, 12v outlets, air hook-ups. Plans that did not take into account the fact that Crewmax Tundra's have a 5'6" bed length.
Packing for this weekend took up the entire bed,... WEEKEND!!! NOT WEEK, NOT MONTH, WEEKEND! The reality has set in that if I want to use this truck for trips, I really need to keep all usable bed floor space open. I still need storage. I will still need a spot for spare battery and a place to mount compressor. Enter truck bed drawers. Something like this.
I really like the "Extreme Series". I really do not like the $3000.00+ price. Whenever I had the Tacoma, I wanted to do one of these. I don't know why I never embraced the idea with Moby but, I have definitely reconsidered after this past weekend's trip to Austin. Once I start on this I'll post pics.
I guess the lesson is: Don't make yourself too rigid to accept the reality of what works best versus what you want.
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