Seriously no one?
I am having a hard time understanding why there is such a huge swing in price between a product like the Decked and Truck Vault. Maybe the prices on these units is why so many of you build your own.
I think it boils down to the Decked is much cheaper to produce. I debated on building my own, getting Decked, or getting Truck Vault. I have pretty much decided on Decked, that is once the drama with the EPA and my truck is sorted out.
First, you have the actual materials. When I looked into the DIY route I found that a 5ft set of heavy duty sliders were around $200 a pair. So on two drawers you are already at $400 just for the sliders. Then good plywood for the boxes isn't cheap, I think cabinet grade runs around $60 - $80 a sheet. Then the materials for how you are going to finish it. All in you're probably around $800 or so in just materials.
Next you have the actual manufacturing of it. With Decked being a poly system I would guess most of the production is automated, and their labor costs are pretty low. Compare that to Truck Vault, which I'd imagine is all US based craftsman. Skilled labor isn't cheap and the time to build the boxes adds up.
Truck Vault is also probably one of the biggest names out there so they charge a premium.
Personally I feel the Decked will fit my needs and don't worry about the poly construction. Lots of items that see a great amount of abuse are poly (handguns come to mind for one). There also seem to be a number of folks here that run Decked and I haven't seen any complaints about durability.
About the only downside I see to Decked is the drawers don't slide all the way out due to the system using rollers. I would imagine this is a cost cutting measure over traditional sliders.
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