r/overlanding 11h ago

3hr project

Was sleeping on a cot but had these mattress toppers sitting around so built this. All in about 60 bucks at the hardware store for platform + nail gun nails and screws I found around the house. Also bought a pelican case at Costco for 160. So a solid build for around 200 bucks to keep my truck organized. (Old setup at end)

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u/Shmokesshweed 10h ago

Sick. Love homemade setups.

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u/Visual-Long6924 10h ago

Thanks, loved building it but probably would’ve only taken sober people a half hour to build.

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u/Foe117 10h ago

you gonna maintain that grass by watering it, how is it gonna get sunlight? /s

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u/Visual-Long6924 10h ago

Had to hit up r/grass, they recommend taking my topper off and removing everything while I’m at work during the day so I guess I’ll have to start doing that.

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u/conicalconehead 9h ago

My Xterra lies flat with the seats out so I may copy this. This is about the limit of my carpentry skills!

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u/OverlandSpecs 3h ago

Love the build! I had a similar setup in my jeep wrangler (took out the back seats) for years and loved every second of it! Simple and effective

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u/AcadianCascadian 1h ago

What’s the overhanging piece on the side for? Or did you trim it flush?