In-bed Storage

[kriswinner]

I have a tonneau cover on my MJ and I'd like to add some sort of storage container for tools and other miscellaneous things to the bed.

Whatever I do would need to be beneath the tonneau.

 

Suggestions?

[ghetdjc320]

I like the decked system that @Limeyjeeper installed. That's a really nice option

[Pete M]

what kind of cover?  snap cover?  full lift?  1/3rd lift? 

[kriswinner]

On 2/3/2023 at 2:20 PM, Pete M said:

what kind of cover?  snap cover?  full lift?  1/3rd lift? 

It's a 1/3 fold. (last section by cab can't lift)

 

Preferably it would be something that is easy to remove if I need the entire bed. 

[Pete M]

Pelican makes some darn good boxes.    pretty sure Lowes would carry some big metal truck boxes that sit below the bedrails.  I know they have some "heavy duty" plastic tubs if you want something more affordable. 

[Pete M]

oh, just remembered I got my "SUV" box from Lowes many moons ago.  it's too tall for you, but I seem to remember they had a smaller version.  super heavy duty for a plastic box. 

 

 

[gogmorgo]

You can get side boxes that fit over the wheel wells of other trucks, along the side of the box. Some below the bed rails, some over the top. Don’t know if you can get them to fit only behind the wheel well or in a size small enough for an MJ or not, but you can build one out of heavy plywood. Might not even need a lid if the tonneau cover seals well enough. 

[kriswinner]

Thanks for the suggestions, Everyone!

@Pete M  Pelican boxes... wow...you weren't kidding.

[88towmanche]

We always use the heavy duty attached lid totes - like from Grainger.

 

Stackable in the garage, easy to swap out from truck to truck - each loaded for specific use:

 

Chains, collapsible shovel, salt for winter driving

Tarps, tiedowns, bungies

Hitches, pigtails for towing

tools, jumper pack, jump cables.

 

biggest challenge is keeping them from sliding around - running a single cable down one side of the bed attached to the tie downs we have short leashes the use caribiners to clip to the cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kriswinner]

On 2/7/2023 at 10:31 AM, 88towmanche said:

Stackable in the garage, easy to swap out from truck to truck - each loaded for specific use:

 

Chains, collapsible shovel, salt for winter driving

Tarps, tiedowns, bungies

Hitches, pigtails for towing

tools, jumper pack, jump cables.

 

That's a smart idea.

I like the idea of being able to swap things out (or remove them all together).

[Armyvet25]

ok, hijack time, you guys mentioned tonneau covers, who sells them for Comanche long beds??

 

[88towmanche]

42 minutes ago, armyvet25 said:

ok, hijack time, you guys mentioned tonneau covers, who sells them for Comanche long beds??

 

Got mine from Downey Products - made specifically for the trapazoid shaped MJ bed.

 

[89eliminator]

i run this in my wheeler

 

https://www.amazon.com/ARKSEN-Aluminum-TruckBed-Trailer-Organizer/dp/B07YBSM43V/ref=sr_1_17?keywords=arksen&qid=1675955532&sr=8-17&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0

[Armyvet25]

23 minutes ago, 88towmanche said:

Got mine from Downey Products - made specifically for the trapazoid shaped MJ bed.

 

any chance you still have apart number?

[Armyvet25]

26 minutes ago, 88towmanche said:

Got mine from Downey Products - made specifically for the trapazoid shaped MJ bed.

 

how long ago, their website is down and their phone disconnected

[Pete M]

Last I heard, Downey folded.

[Armyvet25]

Should I start a new inquiry thread, who makes long bed tonneau covers for Comanche's?

[Armyvet25]

Damn, just measured, 90" inside length by 56-3/8" id front by 55-1/4" id back, no other truck even close

[Pete M]

longbed S-10 or ranger is close enough to give us a topper, I imagine one of them is close enough to give you a cover. 

[Armyvet25]

1 minute ago, Pete M said:

longbed S-10 or ranger is close enough to give us a topper, I imagine one of them is close enough to give you a cover. 

I checked many of them online(measurement specs) none will fit the trapazoid shape of a long bed Comanche, closest to fitting any was the shortbed ranger to shortbed Comanche, and the most recent can't confirm Colorado/Canyon.

There are a few 7' shortbed Rangers, but ours is 7'-6" long

[Armyvet25]

Now, modify a longbed ranger or S10 bed and Comanche tailgate to fit our trucks, problem solved lol. I may have already found a solution, through a local vendor

[88towmanche]

23 hours ago, Pete M said:

Last I heard, Downey folded.

Damn!  I guess bought mine a couple years ago - no idea they were gone, that sucks.

[gogmorgo]

By coincidence (or possibly not, who’s to say anymore) I stumbled across an ad for the style toolbox I was thinking of above.

https://m.vevor.ca/truck-tool-boxes-c_11948/vevor-truck-bed-storage-box-lockable-2019-21-chevrolet-silverado-1500-passenger-p_010569710705?gclid=CjwKCAiAlp2fBhBPEiwA2Q10D9ZA9tdULwPSu6Ov4t_47Teds51s4rw2nFwo83tGg4Jc9o0nK9HZ0xoC014QAvD_BwE

Fits behind the wheel well and under a tonneau cover. The swing out is cool because you wouldn’t need to lift the whole cover to get at it, just drop the tailgate. I didn’t even realize that was a thing.

I can’t really comment on brands or quality or availability in a size that would fit an MJ, but it’s a product that’s out there.

I think personally I’d rather have it forward of the wheel well if only doing a half-box, but I don’t run a tonneau cover.

You can get them that run the full length of the box as well. They don’t take away too much from useable bed space tucking away in the corner like that. If I was building my own down both sides of the truck, I would try to incorporate a little bit of shelf along the inner side roughly at wheel well height to support a 4’ wide sheet of something. Maybe even at an angle so a 4x8 sheet would sit flat and in line with the top edge of the tailgate.

[Comanche SS]

On 2/11/2023 at 4:37 PM, gogmorgo said:

By coincidence (or possibly not, who’s to say anymore) I stumbled across an ad for the style toolbox I was thinking of above.

https://m.vevor.ca/truck-tool-boxes-c_11948/vevor-truck-bed-storage-box-lockable-2019-21-chevrolet-silverado-1500-passenger-p_010569710705?gclid=CjwKCAiAlp2fBhBPEiwA2Q10D9ZA9tdULwPSu6Ov4t_47Teds51s4rw2nFwo83tGg4Jc9o0nK9HZ0xoC014QAvD_BwE

Fits behind the wheel well and under a tonneau cover. The swing out is cool because you wouldn’t need to lift the whole cover to get at it, just drop the tailgate. I didn’t even realize that was a thing.

I can’t really comment on brands or quality or availability in a size that would fit an MJ, but it’s a product that’s out there.

I think personally I’d rather have it forward of the wheel well if only doing a half-box, but I don’t run a tonneau cover.

You can get them that run the full length of the box as well. They don’t take away too much from useable bed space tucking away in the corner like that. If I was building my own down both sides of the truck, I would try to incorporate a little bit of shelf along the inner side roughly at wheel well height to support a 4’ wide sheet of something. Maybe even at an angle so a 4x8 sheet would sit flat and in line with the top edge of the tailgate.

Got any photos if this installed? It is exactly what I would like to use.

[gogmorgo]

29 minutes ago, Comanche SS said:

Got any photos if this installed? It is exactly what I would like to use.

I don’t, sorry.

The Vevor specifically is not a product I’ve used or even handled, just happened to get an ad for it I guess, figured I’d share the link as an example of the sort of box I was talking about.
I only knew that half-bed style side box existed from flipping through accessory catalogues, and it’s just a coincidence I saw the ad within a timeframe where we were talking about it.

Can’t really recommend a brand or supplier either. I haven’t found a truck toolbox I particularly like, not that I’ve really been looking for one.