Trunk Area Shelf

[Regulator1175]

I have finally gotten fed up with not having any room in the rear of the truck. Lately it seems that with the subs, tool boxes, and chairs I am lucky to get a cooler back there and thats about it unless I start stacking stuff up. With the resent addition of the spare tire carrier in the hitch, I have minimal site out the back window, and have found myself using the side mirrors all the time. Because of this I decided to build a shelf, allowing to essentially double up on the amount of space without having to dig to find what I want. I realize that a few of you have gone the box route with sliding drawers, this is much more primitive then that. It will get the job done though!

On to pictures...



Here is my little 500 watt inverter. the wires drop down under the rear seat to the rear fuse box. The ends are alligator clipped and will only be hooking up when it is needed.



You can kind of see down the side here I have my amp attached. This way if space becomes real critical, or I am doing something I absolutely need to see out of the back window for, all I have to do is unhook the speaker wire and can remove the sub box.



All said and done it is alot cleaner and organized and I have alot more usable space. All for 20 bucks in wood.

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Crafty
I'm going to have to do something soon, I'm tired of everything sliding around back there.

[Philberto]

Nice. Just don't forget that in the event of a sudden stop, anything stacked on top is going to want to come to the front. I'd consider adding a divider to your construction.

Besides that, Nice idea. My action packer serves as a shelf in mine...

[Regulator1175]

I was thinking about the divider, but wanted to have access to the forward area from inside the cabin of the truck. The subs take about 2/3 of the row, and they are secured down so they don't move around. Next to them will set the cooler, and that will be strapped down. For the most part everything rides underneath, the upper shelf will be primarily for camp supply and I intend on having everything strapped and secure.

Thanks for the advice though.

[Trail X]

What holds down the shelf?

[BSalty]

What holds down the shelf?

Gravity.

[Regulator1175]

What holds down the shelf?

The shelf is wedged between the door and the back of the seats. I was originally planning on adding a bottom and bolting it down to the tie downs, but it felt pretty secure between the seats and the door.

[KE7WOX]

What holds down the shelf?

Gravity.

well, as long as ΣFy=0 is the existing condition, then you're fine.

[dlcsjoyce]

Looks good. Nice to see a different ideal on the rear storage issue. I'm contemplating on doing something my self keeping in mind the baby stroller and kid equipment I'll have to carry around with a new born and a 3 yr old.

[BSalty]

Gravity.

well, as long as ΣFy=0 is the existing condition, then you're fine.

That was my point. I was just being a wee bit of an ass while saying.

It looks better than my cargo area.

[Trail X]

You may want to add some sort of turn buckles to hold the shelf down to the stock tie-down points. Mine worked OK by just gravity, but it would move around a good bit when off road. So I added a bolt-down point.