Here’s my simple build. No electric or solar or fridges or wiring of any kind.
I will be doing my best throughout the build to avoid anything complex or anything that requires any knowledge or assembly skill. I’m Lazy AF.
I’ll be updating this thread as I get through stuff.
Work day 1
Swept out the bed, added carpet, and bolted the storage bin through the carpet to the bed. Found some 6x8 outdoor carpet on sale at HD for $17 each. Picked up two to double them up and trimmed them to fit the bed. Not super plush, but nice enough. The bin is the 44" TSC plastic jobbie. Should be adequate for my storage needs. Left some space behind the storage bin to throw my ladder and some folding chairs…
Thanks. Like I said, I’ll be updating as I get more things added. My plan is to have a nearly empty truck for daily use and have mounts and containers for camping related stuff.
Thought I’d add my drawer installation to this. I built these previously. While not directly related to the GFC, they’re related to my overall build. I removed my passenger side jump seat from my access cab and replaced it with drawers and shelves.
I store emergency supplies here: recovery gear, extra clothing, my hike survival pack, emergency food/water, emergency cooking gear, and emergency tools.
I also added a storage bin to the interior of the GFC.
Here I store camp related gear: air compressor, tire repair kit, 0 degree sleeping bag, bivi tent and footprint, camp shower, propane, camp clothing wash bag, leveling ramps, tire chocks, and misc. other stuff. Still have room left.
I decided that I’m not in love with pulling on the tent sides to bring the upper tent rail within reach when closing the tent. I devised this simple gizwidget that can be detached when the tent is closed.
So I was actually already using the 3/4" bolts on the beer cap awning setup yesterday. Those definitely scar the extrusion. I tried the 1/2" bolts today and still get some scarring. I think a washer may move the ends out just enough to prevent scarring. R&D continues…
Added some flop flop / shoe hooks to the door side of the extrusion.
I don’t like bringing flops or shoes into the tent as they drag dirt or sand near my pillow bc I sleep towards the rear of the truck. These hooks should make hanging my flops easy while keeping them handy to put on before exit down the ladder. Simple.
Just added a jerry can rack that I designed to fit my Thule swing out. Doesn’t give great off road clearance, but does swing out of the way go open the tailgate. I suppose I could remove the swing out for short sections of rough road if the going got really tough.
Beer cap awning R&D completed. The awning would be secondary to cabaña mode.
2 washers allow some scarring of the extrusion, but it is reduced. The preferred mounting point of the guy lines would be trees, large bushes or similar. If I had to mount to stakes in the ground, it would work for two seated people. See below.
