Bed

Last year I designed and built a platform to sleep on in the bed of the pickup. Last night I assembled it in place for this year. It's very simple and very effective. It provides plenty of room above the wheel wells, and storage below, and once a carpet pad is taped down and a few layers of comforters and sleeping bags are laid in, it is super comfy.


Also I hinged it for access to the storage area underneath and to get it up out of the way when we are using the tailgate for something, such as preparing dinner. I had to shape it to get around the mounted toolbox and to fit under the shell when all the way open.


Creative construction is fun. You should see the "octohut" (but I have no pictures). Basically eight pieces of plywood jigsawed to fit together like a 3D puzzle that form a very solid hexagonal hut, eight feet tall and nearly that wide, with a roof made of triangle sections out of a ninth piece. You can cut doors and windows in it as you please, hang sconces, an air conditioning unit, whatever. It hauls flat on a trailer and can be up and ready for action within an hour. We're thinking to make a bunch next year. Paint 'em desert gray, seal out the dust with duct tape, build a little village. I'm thinking to make mine out of roof sheathing with the reflective inner coating to make a mirrored little love shack.

But that's all for next year. For this year, down to the wire. The Eagle thing done, we can now focus on BMan prep. Have barely started. Will be a hectic 5 1/2 days.