I gotta say that cargo deck table is one of the best ideas I have seen around here.
Dual purpose is great and you get more bang for your buck.
Can I steal that idea on my buid?
Sure. Don't see why not.
It's a nice set up and the whole thing can be removed easily enough. Between camping trips I can easily remove the cargo deck and stick my back seat in the Jeep so it can carry 4 people so I'm not having to compromise thing with a dedicated cargo / drawer system that, effectively, gets bolted into the back of the Jeep. It gives me lots of flexiblity for however I want to use my rig.
I used folding game table legs. You can find them around the interwebz for ~$25 for a set of four. Take a look at the bottom as I had to stagger and nest them to fit. Normally you need a 36" x 36" table otherwise.
Here is my write-up on the Cargo Deck construction
Also, if I were to do it over again I'd look at ways to utilize some "L" track modular cargo tie down system instead of the threaded inserts. The "L" track is used in the aircraft cargo industry and has very easy to use (but very strong) tie down anchors that are spring loaded and snap into place on the track.
I'm helping a friend build a cargo deck for his Wrangler based on this concept. However, his has a forward "bulkhead" that forms an enclosure for his amps and a subwoofer. His cargo deck will sit higher for more under-cargo storage. And it will utilize the "L" track system flush mounted. We were up until 2:30am this morning doing the glue-up of the bulkhead sub box and sides. Once we get the sides on we'll work on the actual cargo deck table itself. I can't wait, It'll have a 1/2" base plywood we'll be anchoring the L track to, then in-filling between the L track with 1/2" plywood filler pieces so everything flushes out. Once we determine where the legs go we'll take the router to the bottom 1/2" layer and see if we can't skeletonize it to shave out some weight.
Oh, and I'm designing a chuck box to compliment the camp table, too. When it unfolds the top of the chuck box will sit at the same height as the table so it, too, can double as additional campsite work surface. I posted other images in the big Chuck Box thread but this is what it looks like.
It was recently cut out on my friend's CNC machine and we're going to make three copies of the chuck box. One for my friend with his own cargo deck system, one for myself, and one for my buddy with the CNC machine. It was pretty cool. To cut another chuck box out we just slapped down another sheet of plywood and hit the "copy" button again. 10-15 minutes later we had another chuck box cut out. And the accuracy is pretty good. Down to a few thousandths of an inch. Can't wait for time to glue up the chuck boxes.
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