Anyone recently add the new single drawer decked system?

[JTdiRtyD]

Let's dig this one up again, Can anybody talk me into or out of the decked system? I'm already running an ARE camper shell...

I had one, and I sold it about 2 months later. Too much wasted space for me, and between shape and height the space I did have was mostly unusable for the items I wanted to store. The amount of usable storage space you get with the 2 drawer system is really lacking.

I ended up building my own drawers and after loading all my stuff I still have more room to go. It's in it's test fitment stage right now, but I'm very happy with it so far.

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[Alpine Warthog]

I think it depends on what you want to do. I originally had the two drawer system and then wanted to go a different direction and removed it and sold it and added molle panels instead and a different way to mount my spare tire. When I got everything done with the system and took it out 4-wheeling I found out it wouldn't work the way I thought it would and ended up going back to the decked system. Unfortunately I couldn't find any used systems close to me and even the ones within 4 hours people want new prices for a used system so I ended up going with the new one drawer system. I like the decked system having tried different systems and having had both the two drawer and one drawer system I much prefer the two drawer system over the one drawer system as it just seems easier to organize and know where everything is than one giant drawer but that is just me. The old two drawer system also had a track system that you could put on it with adjustable tie down points and the new system doesn't have that it only has the 4 tie points one on each corner.

Old Tie Down System:

New Tie Down System:

I've almost pulled the trigger SOO many times now. I've passed up several times because I didn't want to lose use of my bed. Since then I've gone with a camper shell and plan on leaving it on so that's changed some. There used to be a bunch of gladiator two drawer systems on marketplace but they seemed to dry up the moment I started looking again. Interestingly, I haven't seen any single drawer units for Gladiators listed at all. I don't know if that's a sign people are keeping them or have given up on the idea.

 

[Alpine Warthog]

I had one, and I sold it about 2 months later. Too much wasted space for me, and between shape and height the space I did have was mostly unusable for the items I wanted to store. The amount of usable storage space you get with the 2 drawer system is really lacking.

I ended up building my own drawers and after loading all my stuff I still have more room to go. It's in it's test fitment stage right now, but I'm very happy with it so far.

That's some nice work. You built your own because the Decked dual drawer wasn't tall enough to hold what you needed?

 

[JTdiRtyD]

That's some nice work. You built your own because the Decked dual drawer wasn't tall enough to hold what you needed?

The decked drawers are funny shaped because of the rollers, they taper towards the bottom, and then have a weird channel at the very bottom that is less width than the rest, so it makes fitting things in there awkward.

IIRC, they were shaped like this;

Additionally, you can't use the space between the decked and the bed side walls. They have a tiny little cubby thats basically useless besides some gloves or loose tools, but the rest is inaccessible.

 

[JTdiRtyD]

As you can see in the right side drawer, my stove easily fits (blue item) and I can still get my propane tanks next to it. I couldn;t fit my stove in the decked drawers, even the wide one. It would go about 1/4 the way down into the wide drawer before it hit the sides.

 

[Alpine Warthog]

As you can see in the right side drawer, my stove easily fits (blue item) and I can still get my propane tanks next to it. I couldn;t fit my stove in the decked drawers, even the wide one. It would go about 1/4 the way down into the wide drawer before it hit the sides.

Ohh. GOtcha. Makes sense.

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