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Yes, I had a bedrug in the truck before the drawers and loved it. Do they sell the material on its own? I would love to buy a small roll ...

After three years of running a hot/cold water system in our truck (more info), I have never been satisfied with our truck's ability to keep the coolant circulating at idle speeds. After constant thinking since this project's completion, it seems like adding some type of auxiliary coolant pump...

The pictures that I posted are about as detailed as I can get - I hope you can find what you are looking for. You are correct in that about 6" of the drawers remain in the carcass at full extension. The center bearings are indeed on the same plane. They share a common bolt - bolt head and...

I managed to source the heat exchanger from a friend for nothing ... the pump was ~$120, the hoses and fitting about $100, the tank was around $150 ... my memory is pretty fuzzy after 3 years. I think I put about $800 into the whole project and the water system was a good chunk of that amount. I...

I NEED SOME ADVICE ... This summer will make three years that I have been using this setup. Over-all I remain incredibly pleased with how everything functions. It has allowed my wife and I to stay organized on several trips and helps me keep things tucked away as a daily-driver. Once you have a...

Can't really take any better pictures than what is shown in post #43. Here's a link ... click here. Of course, let me know if you have any other questions!

I was going to offer a link to my build thread, but YukonRob beat me to it. Feel free to send me a message of you have any questions after reading through my build. Have fun! The huge benefit to this system for me was cost. My drawers are a little longer than 5 feet deep and 60" drawer slides...

Waldo64: All very good points, however I could not find a way to stack the necessary bearings and bolts into a 1/2" space. I managed to make it work on the outside slides, but couldn't find a solution to the central support between the two drawers. After using it as is for several years now, I...

I can have a Nissan dealership increase my low RPM? That would be AWESOME! I've been struggling with reduced coolant flow due to the low RPM after installing a heat exchanger and auxiliary heater. If I could have the Nissan tech-boys increase it a bit, things would be a bit better. Otherwise...

TimS answered exactly as I would have. No issues with using the PROPER heat exchanger. Just be sure to do your research.

Faucet and flexible spout were procured from D&W Corp. Click here for more info.

Glad to hear that the angle iron has worked out for you. I made a little prototype with angle iron when I was testing the idea, but I was more comfortable with the square tubing. I also ran into issues with attaching the able - as you experienced. Tubing made things a bit easier for me. Call me...

It is great to see lots of posts from people planning to build their own. I am glad to hear that so many of you were inspired by what you saw. Please post pictures of what you have done, especially any changes or improvements you made. Looking forward to seeing your hard work! -=D

I chose tubing for the added strength. After using it for almost a year now, I think angle iron would be fine but the extra strength is never a bad thing.

Thank you! I was going to link to the same, but Zuren beat me to it. Good luck with your build!

Mine's a keeper! To throw my 2 cents into the conversation ... I built my drawer/platform/on-board water system with no intention of taking it out until I sell the truck. I find the convenience of having drawers all the time to far out weigh the occasional inconvenience of wanting to haul...

The pump alone was about $100 if I recall correctly. There are a ton of pump options out there. Lots of guys on here are fond of Shur-flo, but I could not find any locally so went with a general water pump. Hope that helps. -=D

You are correct that our truck must be running in order for the heater to operate. However, we surely never needed the heater while we were in Alaska. We have lots of great gear to keep us warm when we sleep. The heater was installed for our dog who rides back there year-round and it works great...

Yes - I have a simple pin that drops in the back of each drawer that strikes the catch at the front. This prevents the drawers from flying out, but can be lifted in the rare case that I need to remove the entire drawer. I am still trying to come up with something for the top slides. Sounds...

I gave some serious thought to aluminum tubing instead of steel, but after consulting some local fabricators it became clear that aluminum tubing would not have the required strength to support a fully extended drawer. When the drawers are extended, the whole weight of the drawer and it's...