Build A Bed In Back Of Truck

Follow this plan to build a flat bed for your pickup truck.

Build a bed in back of truck.

Then reassemble the full frame in the truck bed to verify fit. The first and most common approach is the elevated sleeping platform approach whereby you build a large plywood sheet or some other variation on that theme where you can place all your gear underneath organized in drawers or boxes and then sleep above that. Rip two strips of plywood to the proper height and cut to the length of the bed minus 2 inches. Building a raised platform in the back of your van or truck will let you make the most of your st.

Pickup trucks with flat beds can serve a variety of purposes. Build a bed in the back of your van. Cut a 2 4 to fit the length of the truck. If the top center boards edges don t rest on the support boards you need to add some supports.

So you ve got a road trip planned maybe you re even headed to burning man like we were and you want to make the most of the space in your vehicle. Flat beds are easy to build on trucks and are a good option if your truck has a rusty or damaged bed. If you want easy access to the section of the pickup truck bed right behind the cab of your truck consider creating a secure diy truck bed storage unit that keeps things intact while remaining in reach. Building the vertical side bins.

Then rip two strips for the front and back of the drawer. The resulting dividers can be easily pulled out and stored flat in the back of the bed. We decided to install the bed platform once the drawer frame was fully installed. These bolts are there to hold the bed liner into place are very robust with plenty of extra threading.

To make it easy to install remove and store fasten all boards to brackets with bolts and t nuts. Elevated truck bed sleeping platform. Flat beds give the driver a number of options in regard to hauling things. With the frame in place measure the distance between the support beams and subtract 3 inches.

The main advantages of this approach are the organized and dedicated gear storage space underneath. Tip it is easier to assemble the entire platform outside of the truck bed where you have more room to work for the first time. Hold the 2 4 up inside the truck where you want it to sit mark out where the canopy clamps are located and any other possible obstructions the bedliner was slightly raised near the wheel wells.