entoptics
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Accidentally bought this a couple weeks ago...
It's fn sweet, but...I'm coming from a 4Runner TRD Off Road, so not accustomed to the weird invisible air roof over the back half of the vehicle...At least it doesn't have the horrible roll down window which invariably fails to function properly after you take it somewhere with dirt and dust and mud...Hatred of that window is a secret handshake for folks who actually use their Runners in rough dirty places. If you love it, you're either a mall crawler, or you got lucky and yours didn't fail at the first sign of grit and grub ingress...
I digress.
I'm hoping to get a relatively cheap bed storage option, that will get me through till I commit to either a tonneau cover or topper for the long term.
I'm looking for a box with the following criteria.
1) 36"-48" long, 12"-18" wide, 16"-18" tall. Planning to just strap around it against the bulkhead, or maybe long ways against one wheel well.
2) Security isn't a big issue. Small town, low risk usage. Just enough to keep honest people honest by hiding my stuff from obvious view. Almost would prefer plastic for the weight/cost benefits.
3) Water resistant.
4) If strapped against bulkhead, needs to be able to open from either side of the bed, which means two latches, either of which will fully disengage the lid.
5) $200 or less, maybe a bit more if it's perfect. The whole point of this will be to get a cheap solution till I really learn the truck and my desires for how I'll treat the cargo area.
For reference, I'm currently running a crappy plastic Sterilite container with hinged lid, about the size of a 60 quart cooler, and I'm mostly fine with it, but the lid is cracked...
Any suggestions?
It's fn sweet, but...I'm coming from a 4Runner TRD Off Road, so not accustomed to the weird invisible air roof over the back half of the vehicle...At least it doesn't have the horrible roll down window which invariably fails to function properly after you take it somewhere with dirt and dust and mud...Hatred of that window is a secret handshake for folks who actually use their Runners in rough dirty places. If you love it, you're either a mall crawler, or you got lucky and yours didn't fail at the first sign of grit and grub ingress...
I digress.
I'm hoping to get a relatively cheap bed storage option, that will get me through till I commit to either a tonneau cover or topper for the long term.
I'm looking for a box with the following criteria.
1) 36"-48" long, 12"-18" wide, 16"-18" tall. Planning to just strap around it against the bulkhead, or maybe long ways against one wheel well.
2) Security isn't a big issue. Small town, low risk usage. Just enough to keep honest people honest by hiding my stuff from obvious view. Almost would prefer plastic for the weight/cost benefits.
3) Water resistant.
4) If strapped against bulkhead, needs to be able to open from either side of the bed, which means two latches, either of which will fully disengage the lid.
5) $200 or less, maybe a bit more if it's perfect. The whole point of this will be to get a cheap solution till I really learn the truck and my desires for how I'll treat the cargo area.
For reference, I'm currently running a crappy plastic Sterilite container with hinged lid, about the size of a 60 quart cooler, and I'm mostly fine with it, but the lid is cracked...
Any suggestions?
