Goose Gear Bed Plate or similar

[AEV-Bear]

Thank you so much for the very detailed recommendations. I’ll have to take you up on those ideas.

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[HooliganActual]

I am looking for something like the Goose Gear Bed Plate but would prefer not to spend that kind of money on a bed plate .
Does anyone know of another brand?
Or if you built one yourself how did you fix it to the bed bolts nylock nuts and washers, rivnuts in the bed?

Thanks.

I love Goose Gear’s products but I do agree that the bed plate is a bit pricey. When building out my overlanding set up, I installed nutserts into the bed and then bolted down 3/4” plywood (sanded, primed, bedliner-ed). Might not be as pretty but certainly was as functional. I did cut reliefs in the plywood for the bolt heads so that they would not snag everything and make for an uneven surface.

Here’s a shot of one side of the bed during the build out:

If I were to do it over/again, I think the only thing I’d do different is I would use 1/2” plywood for the weight reduction. I was worried that it would not properly support the weight placed on it, but I now think it would be fine.

 

[AEV-Bear]

I ended up making one for about $150 plus a couple of hours of time.
$70 for the 5'x5'x1/2" Baltic birch and $80 for enough roll on Raptor liner to do 2 coats on each side.
Does no look as polished as the Goose Gear one but it works and once I put a fridge slide and some other things on there most of it will not be visible anyway.

Where did you find 5’x5’ plywood?

 

[fourfa]

See post #13

 

[AEV-Bear]

Thanks. Called all over and none of my local timber merchants have 5’x5’ but with the Molle panels 4x8 will be okay.
$156 a sheet for Baltic birch right now.
still a work in progress but here’s where I’m at right now

 

[Free2roam]

Thanks. Called all over and none of my local timber merchants have 5’x5’ but with the Molle panels 4x8 will be okay.
$156 a sheet for Baltic birch right now.
still a work in progress but here’s where I’m at right now

Damn I was quoted 63$ today from a local supplier who has it in stock.

 

[oscarach]

Did you do any kind of dust proofing of the holes in the bed for drains? I just got a cap and I'm thinking a plate like this would be good enough but not sure.

I have not done much, but I have not been wheeling in very dusty areas. I did put some sealant between the headboard and alu-cab on either side where it does not sit flush with the top of the bed as water was coming in there every time I drove in the rain. most of teh other holes were already plugged and covered in bedliner when I got it.

 

[scotticus]

Thanks for the measurements! I finally got around to building out a base for my truck but used a 4x8 sheet. It’ll work fine for my purposes.

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