Bed drawer/storage/platform help or ideas

[SGTCap]

Alright I need ideas and input and I haven't started a build thread yet cause I'm a lazy *******.

I want a drawer/storage/sleeping platform setup for my bed. I built something from plywood a couple months ago and it ended in disaster shortly after. Even covered in Raptor liner, it delaminated and feel apart in a month. So Now I'm onto version 2.0.

Here's what I had. I didn't get finished pics, I guess I forgot to take them, but you'll get the idea.








So I yanked that out and put it in the back yard. I got on Craigslist (my solution to a lot of problems) and found this a week later. This will be the base for version 2.0



The other toolbox in the bed will be coming out soon.

So my question is, what next. I've looked it Duraply and MDO as building materials, but I'm also considering metal. The drawer is 48" long so I have room to build another box/compartment between the cab and the drawers like I had previously. Maybe to mount a spare battery, onboard water tank (Expedition style) or something else.

So anyone have any ideas on where to go from here?

Keep in mind I also have this waiting to go on, provided I don't sell it to build a bed rack






Ideas

 

[ismael D]

The 4th picture from the top down is nice and add a camper shell

 

[ismael D]

Check this out
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-builds/142506-07-dc-surf-seeker.html

 

[IKE2013]

I wonder if your original plan with the adition of the cap would work for your. That wood in the elements, and moisture being trapped by the bedliner could have been the demise. The nice drawer system you built out of the weather should last a lot longer. The side flaps were just loose and didn't have anything to hold its form, so it warped. I have seen a lot of that style of drawer system on here and most are in suv or under caps. Even with the steel drawers, seems like you will be using wood to floor in the gaps. Looks to good to scrap. Just my two cents.

 

[SGTCap]

If I can get homeearly enough to take pictures in the daylight I will post pics of what happened to the wooden box

 

[SGTCap]

The box has been in my backyard for 2 weeks. Its toast. This is what improper material selection gets you.

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