Our big home improvement project for the Labor Day weekend was for our truck which at times has seemed like home. 
We framed out a big U shape with 2x12" boards and used a large sheet 6'x4' of 3/4" plywood to top it off. We then built a drawer to fit inside the U. This rectangle was made from 1x10" pine and 1/2" sheet of plywood for the bottom of the drawer. The two pieces are independent, the first larger one slides in and comes just over the wheel wells and the second piece, the smaller drawer slides easily. The result is a sturdy contraption that we can take in and out of the truck easily to sleep on and w/ ample storage space. Our cushy sleeping pads and Chaos's dog bed will ensure many good nights of rainy or cold camping. 
We even reinforced the structure with some me tel L joints and sanded the edges so one one (or the dog) gets any splinters. We got to play with our growing collection of power tools and are happy to report no lost fingers or tails and we are still talking. It's a pretty simple design we borrowed from others~ thanks to Dano, Tim & Ethel!We framed out a big U shape with 2x12" boards and used a large sheet 6'x4' of 3/4" plywood to top it off. We then built a drawer to fit inside the U. This rectangle was made from 1x10" pine and 1/2" sheet of plywood for the bottom of the drawer. The two pieces are independent, the first larger one slides in and comes just over the wheel wells and the second piece, the smaller drawer slides easily. The result is a sturdy contraption that we can take in and out of the truck easily to sleep on and w/ ample storage space. Our cushy sleeping pads and Chaos's dog bed will ensure many good nights of rainy or cold camping. 
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