Bed anchor points

Hey folks,

I need better ability to secure stuff for when I'm out trying to break my truck and this weekend my cooler came loose and I started losing beer, so it's time to do something.

I currently have the standard four corners and ratchet straps hold one big box very securely, but that's about the limit. I also keep the factory bed liner in the truck (which I'll happily cut). The most attractive thing I've seen has been the D rings in the bed of later gen trucks, but the first gen indents don't have the gaps to make the rings flush. The most appealing idea right now is low tie-downs similar to what's in corners on the outer edges of the bed and mounted with machine screws.

How have y'all added anchor points to your beds. I'm interested how everyone else has addressed this.

 

Grab these, tap the bed, use some grade 8 or higher bolts, done. I made a backing plate for extra beef

 

Think unistrut.



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I went with US Cargo.
Solid construction and the removeable inserts are very sturdy.
If you need more pics, let me know.

 

https://www.macscustomtiedowns.com as well

 

I bought two of these Keeper brand ratcheting "Kargo Bars" at the auto parts house (O'Reilly's here) and they've secured some pretty heavy/cumbersome stuff. Right now, I have one securing a 4' wide Tuffbox at the rear of the bed so I can access the inside of it just reaching through the window. It weighs about 45lbs. and the stuff in it around 40lbs. I back the box against this bar and a heavy-duty bungee wraps around the front of it and hooks to the rear anchors.
Just saying, they work well.

 

I added four big d ring tie downs after the factory ones pulled out and lost my trust. Big fender washers under the bed to spread the load

 

I have 2x8s (or 2x6s can't remember) in the factory bedliner to keep things from moving about

you can use the two rear tie points to strap into or make small boxes to fit things in that come off the boards. I'll try to take a picture later.

I bought the Clock Cubby off @badboypro here who does 3d printing and he made bolt-on brackets for the bottom of his toolbox to keep it in the bedliner grooves, was cool but custom for each application

 

yeah i'm a big fan of the modular milwaukee packout series... but had to design and fab up interlocking feet to meld well with the OEM bedliner.

didn't want to drill into the packout itself so i 3d printed a two-part, interlocking bracket that clamps onto the standardized milwaukee tabs. slight rounding of nubbins allows for more forgiving placement (i can throw the container in the bed and it inevitably falls into place). this way the container doesn't jostle around.

i think a low-tech solution would be to just cut ribs into some 3/4" plywood on the table saw... would help keep things in place.