Gladiator Bed cargo layout.

[Alaskantinbender]

I added a simple overhead shelf up out of the way to carry tarps and what not. Put a 10X10 canvas tarp and a Eureka timberline 4 man tent up there just to try it out. Still plenty of room.

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[Oneshotlucky]

I was able to fit four 5 gal plastic jugs across the front for my Utah trip. They easily fit under the tonneau.

What brand is the water and gas cans? Mine are to tall!

 

[Mules]

Thanks for the thread on cargo storage. I looked everywhere to find the right size totes for the Gladiator bed. These are hinged/lockable Kobalt brand with wheels. They are a perfect fit, locked in place with a board. The 2x8 board in the back slot of the Gladiator is great to hold coolers, gas/water tanks, and other stuff from rolling around.

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[Alaskantinbender]

Thanks for the thread on cargo storage. I looked everywhere to find the right size totes for the Gladiator bed. These are hinged/lockable Kobalt brand with wheels. They are a perfect fit, locked in place with a board. The 2x8 board in the back slot of the Gladiator is great to hold coolers, gas/water tanks, and other stuff from rolling around.

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Very nice. Terrific use of bed space. I'm using a 2x6 as well to keep things from shifting around.

 

[ttn333]

Packed for a family of 4 with about 24 gallon of water, 4 gallon of fuel and enough food to feed everyone at camp for a few days.

 

[jeventures]

The bin setup works fine and is easy to load and unload before and after trips. I’m going to try a kitchen pull out though to see if I can get rid of some bin stacking and unstacking just to make coffee or a hot lunch.

 

[kilroy173]

That’s some smart packing, and a dang good looking setup. Cooler access from the side is great, and the chuck box at the gate for quick roadside cooking is a smart move.

I’ve lived out of mine for up to three weeks at a time so far. I’m running a fridge in the cab on a Goose Gear 60 delete, and I keep the rest in the bed under the Mopar rolling cover. I get plenty of gear in there, but I’ve got to play some bed Tetris to get the stove and the chuck box back at the gate. I’m cooking way more rest-stop meals than I imagined, and there just a must.

Can you charge the ecoflow and run the fridge off of it at the same time? Thinking of running a similar set up.

 

[Alaskantinbender]

The bin setup works fine and is easy to load and unload before and after trips. I’m going to try a kitchen pull out though to see if I can get rid of some bin stacking and unstacking just to make coffee or a hot lunch.

I like the idea but don't want to dedicate bed space to a pull out. It is frustrating to have to unpack things just for something simple on the trail. The simplest I have had so far is a small chuck box packed near the tail gate. On my off road trailer I used side boxes with the lid folding down forming a table. Very convenient for making a quick lunch or coffee on the trail but I had to tow the trailer. Possibly a fold out table on the side door opening in the camper with some simple shelves inside?

 

[ttn333]

The bin setup works fine and is easy to load and unload before and after trips. I’m going to try a kitchen pull out though to see if I can get rid of some bin stacking and unstacking just to make coffee or a hot lunch.

Doing a test run on my little pullout. I'm trying to minimize load in and load out. Won't be equivalent since I'm going with a couple of buddies instead of the my wife and 2 little girls. But did volunteer for all meal preps. Also want to test out my new jetboil genesis stove.

edit: look like I forgot to attach a pic.

 

[John in the Woods]

Can you charge the ecoflow and run the fridge off of it at the same time? Thinking of running a similar set up.

Absolutely. I just got back from a seven day trip, and I found the EcoFlow drew about 75-80 watts from the car as I drove, while the IceCo only pulled about 50 when the compressor was running, which was only about one-third of the time with both halves set at 39 degrees and the air temp around 80.
Overall, with the EcoFlow plugged into the truck via the cigarette lighter port and the IceCo plugged into the EcoFlow the same way, the EcoFlow gained about 10 percent an hour. With the engine off, the IceCo dropped the EcoFlow about 30 percent in 24 hours. So three hours of driving can cover the fridge for the day.
Incidentally, I was camping in western New York, about 42 degrees north in early August, and the EcoFlow 110W solar panels would produce about 75 watts under clear sunshine from 10 am to 5 pm. So, on a clear day, the panels can out produce what the fridge draws as well.
I did some trail driving and jumping to remote hiking sites on cloudy or rainy days, and let the rig rest on sunny days while I worked at base or hiked from there. With that mix, power never dropped below 70 percent over a week’s worth of full time operation.
Hard to beat that.

PS: One thing worth noting — the power use jumps if you set the smaller half to deeper freeze. I tried 10 degrees, and the fridge sucked the EcoFlow down to 36 percent in about 20 hours. The good news is you never really need to go that low. With the smaller half at 39 degrees, the deep section that’s under the shallow basket and sits alongside the compressor chamber stays well below freezing anyway. I learned that after a few seltzer bottles exploded on me. I keep my meats down there, and drinks in the shallow rack, and 39 degrees works for it all — an uses a lot less juice.

 

[kilroy173]

Absolutely. I just got back from a seven day trip, and I found the EcoFlow drew about 75-80 watts from the car as I drove, while the IceCo only pulled about 50 when the compressor was running, which was only about one-third of the time with both halves set at 39 degrees and the air temp around 80.
Overall, with the EcoFlow plugged into the truck via the cigarette lighter port and the IceCo plugged into the EcoFlow the same way, the EcoFlow gained about 10 percent an hour. With the engine off, the IceCo dropped the EcoFlow about 30 percent in 24 hours. So three hours of driving can cover the fridge for the day.
Incidentally, I was camping in western New York, about 42 degrees north in early August, and the EcoFlow 110W solar panels would produce about 75 watts under clear sunshine from 10 am to 5 pm. So, on a clear day, the panels can out produce what the fridge draws as well.
I did some trail driving and jumping to remote hiking sites on cloudy or rainy days, and let the rig rest on sunny days while I worked at base or hiked from there. With that mix, power never dropped below 70 percent over a week’s worth of full time operation.
Hard to beat that.

PS: One thing worth noting — the power use jumps if you set the smaller half to deeper freeze. I tried 10 degrees, and the fridge sucked the EcoFlow down to 36 percent in about 20 hours. The good news is you never really need to go that low. With the smaller half at 39 degrees, the deep section that’s under the shallow basket and sits alongside the compressor chamber stays well below freezing anyway. I learned that after a few seltzer bottles exploded on me. I keep my meats down there, and drinks in the shallow rack, and 39 degrees works for it all — an uses a lot less juice.

Thanks, this is really helpful. Have you tried plugging the ecoflow into the 115v outlet in the back?

 

[John in the Woods]

Thanks, this is really helpful. Have you tried plugging the ecoflow into the 115v outlet in the back?

I haven't yet. I figure why invert DC to AC, just to convert it back to DC for the battery to charge. It's a handy plug location, and I might try it just to get a sense of how that option would work, but the DC plug that came with the EcoFlow easily reaches from the back floor to the front plug, even when the wire is tucked under the edge of the center console. I'm planning to add a Blue Sea DC panel to the side of my Goose Gear platform in the rear, and that will be where I connect the EcoFlow going forward. Free's up the front plug in case I ever take up smoking.

I definitely like this set up, and it's performed well so far. I'll be mobile for a few months this winter, including a pass across the Gulf and the Southwest, so that will be the big test.

 

[kilroy173]

I haven't yet. I figure why invert DC to AC, just to convert it back to DC for the battery to charge. It's a handy plug location, and I might try it just to get a sense of how that option would work, but the DC plug that came with the EcoFlow easily reaches from the back floor to the front plug, even when the wire is tucked under the edge of the center console. I'm planning to add a Blue Sea DC panel to the side of my Goose Gear platform in the rear, and that will be where I connect the EcoFlow going forward. Free's up the front plug in case I ever take up smoking.

I definitely like this set up, and it's performed well so far. I'll be mobile for a few months this winter, including a pass across the Gulf and the Southwest, so that will be the big test.

Good point, thanks for the info!

 

[Fpolanco]

Trying to keep it simple and old school. No need for all the fancy rolly things and high tech stuff to fiddle with and break.
Playing around with where to put things in the truck bed. I rehabbed the old chuck box and food box from our previous Japan and Alaska adventures and found they fit perfect in the back of the truck. Six cans will fit up against the front wall of the bed. Gas and or water storage. Mix and match depending on need. The little tan 2 1/2 gal water can fits well on the right hand fender well. The cooler also fits well on the right hand side and accessed from the side door. All of it can be strapped down easily using the stock Gladiator bed cargo attach points. The food box, chuck box, stove and cooler can be used in place or moved as required. The fuel can be transferred to the tank using a simple shaker siphon hose and the water pumped out with a modified lid hand pump. No permanent bed modifications, its all removable in a few min.

I have a trip to Moab this summer and looking to do the White Rim.

I have 2 rotopax fuel cans but find them to be a pain to have to burp every so often. Do you find that you have to burp the jerry cans every so often? Either due to heat or altitude changes? Any issues with leaking due to heat/altitude?

Anyone else can chime in as well.

 

[Alaskantinbender]

The wavian metal cans seal very well and dont leak a drop. They will expand and contract with the temperature but never leak. I have two on the back of my old land rover and they expanded so much in the sun It was hard to get them out of the carrier. But no leaks.

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