Copied from my build thread instead of a rewrite:
I got tired of digging through a massive action packer or spare cooler, I saw these Ridgid boxes at HomeDepot. You can get Milwaukee or DeWalt but I wasn’t paying 2-3 times as much for a big name brand to prove anything. They are relatively cheap $24 for small and $39 for large, water resistant(you can’t submerge them but I haven’t had anything get wet in rain or washing off.)
I have my tools and tire patch/repair kit under the seat in a Fat50, my recovery gear[(3) Blocks, (4)shackles, 50’ winchline, 50’ extension, (3) tree straps, CO2 inflator kit and spare tierods, in drybags in the right rear door(to shift weight to passenger side) and TP in drybag in the left rear door]
I can tie down any combination of the Ridgid boxes with (4) 7”x1/4-20 bolts and two short ratchet straps. In the lower latch point of any of the boxes. I considered other attachment methods but they all had downside and this works just fine.
The cooler is an Ozark Trail 26 it JUST fits, with the tailgate up. I had to pick up a drain on Amazon because it lacks one, but it is tied down to the bed with a single ratchet strap through the built in loops and I can get in it by dropping the tail gate and opening the lid.
I’ve had these for a while and so far I am really happy with how they work. Since I use a hammock tent I don’t have to unload the bed to setup camp. Everything stays tied down and inplace on steep or off camber riding and also when you’re driving much faster and harder than you should. Nothing has ever come loose. They are EASY to get in and out of, no unstrapping or digging. The box on top is latched to the lid of the lower box so you just open the one you need in and the top one(s) move with the lower lid. They are light maybe 1-2lbs a piece maybe 2-3lbs for the medium ones.
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Clothes and rain gear
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JetBoil and offbrand coffee/Coffee Press
(dishwasher at the moment)
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Empty for easy access for random items for a trip.
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Dehydrated Meals
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First Aide and toiletries.
Waiting on my First Aid pieces to get here.
I’m getting my wife to make me stickers for the first aid box.
(Hose is now in bedside storage with a bilge pump, good for cleaning radiators, Pioneer, or you)
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Hammock tent, under quilt, folding camp chair, Thermocell bug repeller
(6) 12v lights on a string, 500’ of 500cord, sleeping bag(removed for picture)
With some coordination there’s enough room for 2 peoples stuff except a second tent/sleeping bag. But I’ve got a drybag I can stick those in.
