just bought a Decked, it has not arrived yet and wondering if I will like it. hopefully will, since it was a pricey investment but im not great at getting stuff done- had a build in mind but too lazy to build it. any issues with opening the lids of your Dometic with it raised up?
I can still open the fridge from the side door and get things from the top, but it’s on a tilting fridge slide so when it slides out it’s actually lower.
I have the 75 dzw dometic up towards the cab. If it was raised on a decked system I don’t think I’d be able to open it all the way without hitting the GFC bed panel. Mine is on a 3/4" plywood mount and has about 6 to 8 inches of clearance (my guess from memory).
hmm guess i will have to get a tilting slide for it then. was planning to put it at the front of the bed but may need to rethink that plan
Here is my bed buildout so far. Got some ideas from others build so can’t take credit for the fold down bench to extra sleeping platform.
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Don’t take my word 100% to guide your build. I’m sure you could still open the lid far enough for access, you just might not be able to open it fully. Different size fridges probably have varying lid lengths as well.
Where did you source the mesh webbing? I’m looking to make something similar to store the sleeping bags and pillow.
It’s just off of amazon. It was a little bigger than I had hoped so had to pre-stretch it to mount it so it wouldn’t hang down too low.
This is my work in progress so far. Just finished mounting the lights. I’ll be building a cabinet around my fridge next.
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Are you tapping into existing wiring to power the lights? Did you have to cut through the bed? I’m slowly approaching the point where I need to bite the bullet and cut into my bed near the cab to run all my connections (alternator power source, solar power, lighting cables, etc) and have been trawling the internet for any clean, watertight solutions for getting cables into the taco’s bed.
Watertight! Haha! 
I did not want to cut into the bed, so I ran 4awg into the small cubby on the passenger side of the bed. By taking the door off, the cables fit right through the bottom catches. I’ll figure out a way to seal the holes, but there has been pretty minimal water intrusion there in the past. No drilling required! I have a 6 gang fuse box mounted to the bed rail.
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How did you attach that cargo net? I tried zooming in on your pic but can’t tell.
I mounted D rings to the accessory nuts in the frame. I then used carabiners to attach the net to the rings
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What d rings did you use for the mesh webbing
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My plan is to run large gauge (undecided yet, but bigger than the current 10AWG I have for the fridge) to the front of the bed and then cut the perfect hole for an Anderson connector. Then plug the camper into the Anderson on the inside of the bed to my panel with everything on it.
PowerWerx sells these panels mounts for PowerPoles. https://powerwerx.com/panelpole-panel-mount-powerpole-housing
They make for clean interior installs, but not weather proof on the backside, so perhaps not the best option for connecting thru the side of the bed.
I am exploring bringing wire up through drain holes in side panel of truck bed in the zr2. The double walled side panels already have exsisting ports. will see. getting close to production. excited.
Just replied to a different thread. This is how I built out my taco
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Some really nice work in here!
I use my truck for a lot of different stuff, and also like to be able to wash it out from time to time so I’ve tried to keep things modular, easy to remove, and light.
This is the general set-up I’ve come to that’s served me well for many long weekend trips this summer and I did a week long trip in early Oct from SF, to Moab, Crested Butte, Colorado Springs, and then back.
The “cabinet” is anchored to the accessory rail by three simple brackets with thumb screws and quick to remove. It makes a good step for getting up into bed, but also people can sit on it like a bench when hanging out while another sits on the floor against the cab.
Kitchen stuff, food, tools, and misc camp gear are kept in totes that stack in the front corner. Sleeping gear goes in the cargo net.
I’m hooked on the fold down camp table, water rotopax with go-westy spigot and bike rack on the bumper swing out.
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