Custom Sleeping platform
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Custom Sleeping platform
I'm hoping to draw on someone's knowledge on this one but I was just curious if there was anyone in this forum who has built a sleeping platform for their ranger. I'm putting my own set of plans together but it would be really awesome to see pictures or read descriptions from others who have already built one of these to get a little more insight. The main idea would be to build a platform above the wheel wells to maximize the sleeping area and also would enable you to store gear underneath. Has anyone already done this? Thanks in advance.
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I will be doing mine this spring. here are a couple of links that i am basing mine off of.
http://www.bajataco.com/Camper1.html
http://www.rickdunn.net/Tundra/Hotel_Tundra1.htm
http://swaygogear.com/articles/truck...g/default.html
http://www.pigseye.com/jackson/
http://www.bajataco.com/Camper1.html
http://www.rickdunn.net/Tundra/Hotel_Tundra1.htm
http://swaygogear.com/articles/truck...g/default.html
http://www.pigseye.com/jackson/
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When i had my can back i thought about doing all that but never did...I slept in the back of my truck by just putting a air matress in there....Oh and i hade a space heater to kill the dampness....worked out fine...i was thinking about doing something like thouse guys...but im not going to do it inless i can find a nice fiberglass topper....
#14
This is how mine use to be set up.
The platform you see there folds up to a 90 degree angle, and the legs hinged in/down, storage underneath obviously. I kept two other pieces the platform underneath that one, that extended all the way to the other side for two people.
Worked well for me, but I ended up throwing all of it in the dump after a few years. I made it the whole deal in two pieces so it was relatively easy to remove, but it just got old taking it out to hual stuff.
I had plans to make a more simple platform all the way across, on top of the wheel wells, with fullsize spare underneath in the front, and pull out drawers in the back. Just never bothered with it as I don't use it much for sleeping lately. Too cramped for two people.
The platform you see there folds up to a 90 degree angle, and the legs hinged in/down, storage underneath obviously. I kept two other pieces the platform underneath that one, that extended all the way to the other side for two people.
Worked well for me, but I ended up throwing all of it in the dump after a few years. I made it the whole deal in two pieces so it was relatively easy to remove, but it just got old taking it out to hual stuff.
I had plans to make a more simple platform all the way across, on top of the wheel wells, with fullsize spare underneath in the front, and pull out drawers in the back. Just never bothered with it as I don't use it much for sleeping lately. Too cramped for two people.
#15
You have a bed cape right?
Anyways this is my idea of a cheap good sleeping pad.
Cut of a nice thick piece of plywood or something similar to fit in your bed.
then on all four corners of the peice of plywood screw on 1 piece of 2x4 or 4x4. Then install the wood platform in your truck bed. Should be cut so that the plywood barley touches the fenders 9(for support) and all four corners will have some support. Then lay your choice of beding overtop. Then you also have storage space underneath your bed. When the tail gate is shut it should be tight enough it wont move too much.
Inexpensive and easily removable.
Anyways this is my idea of a cheap good sleeping pad.
Cut of a nice thick piece of plywood or something similar to fit in your bed.
then on all four corners of the peice of plywood screw on 1 piece of 2x4 or 4x4. Then install the wood platform in your truck bed. Should be cut so that the plywood barley touches the fenders 9(for support) and all four corners will have some support. Then lay your choice of beding overtop. Then you also have storage space underneath your bed. When the tail gate is shut it should be tight enough it wont move too much.
Inexpensive and easily removable.
#17
If the back of the truck isn't enough, you could always build an off-road trailer. Mine's been "in progress" for quite a while now, but I got slowed down because I lost my garage. Anyway, here are the plans and some early pics of it. Looks a little more put together now, but not much. This will be this summer's project.
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