Some of you may have seen a post from me the other day about updating my offroad recovery gear.
Now that I’ve done that I’m on to my next problem: Where to put it that is both convenient (enough) and secure (enough).
On my previous 2500 the more frequently used gear went in the rear cab floor storage and a ton of infrequently used gear went in a large tub in the bed, under a cap (we lived out of the truck and trailer so I carried a lot of stuff). Everything was secure, and I could get to what I need easily.
In my current Gladiator all of my gear has been stored under the back seat. This has become very inconvenient as we now have a big dog that sits on the back seat, so getting gear means moving him at a minimum, and if we’re on a longer trip may involve moving coolers and other misc stuff off the back seat as well. I don’t have a cap or hard tonneau as I frequently haul MTBs around, so a bag of recovery gear wouldn’t be secure in the bed.
On the new 2500 I still won’t have a cap or tonneau so still no secure bed storage. I also will still have the big dog, so getting to under floor or under seat storage will be inconvenient.
Where do those of you who carry more than the bare minimum of recovery gear store it?
Now that I’ve done that I’m on to my next problem: Where to put it that is both convenient (enough) and secure (enough).
On my previous 2500 the more frequently used gear went in the rear cab floor storage and a ton of infrequently used gear went in a large tub in the bed, under a cap (we lived out of the truck and trailer so I carried a lot of stuff). Everything was secure, and I could get to what I need easily.
In my current Gladiator all of my gear has been stored under the back seat. This has become very inconvenient as we now have a big dog that sits on the back seat, so getting gear means moving him at a minimum, and if we’re on a longer trip may involve moving coolers and other misc stuff off the back seat as well. I don’t have a cap or hard tonneau as I frequently haul MTBs around, so a bag of recovery gear wouldn’t be secure in the bed.
On the new 2500 I still won’t have a cap or tonneau so still no secure bed storage. I also will still have the big dog, so getting to under floor or under seat storage will be inconvenient.
Where do those of you who carry more than the bare minimum of recovery gear store it?