ACAD_Cowboy
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So, I'm looking to get some insight into the decked system on the gladiator and what the real world experience is. They have a heap of marketing that makes it look like the answer to all problems and this is all well and good but of course it's always gonna work because they chose what to put in it before filming.
Some background, I am not looking for it to be "The Ultimate Extreme Overlanders Solutiuon to Storage!" but rather in the trunk of my JK I have a collection of milk crates that hold stuff I might need but not at the moment. Added to this is work tools, PPE kinda stuff like climbing harnesses etc, chainsaw and stuff etc. A gladiator seems to be out on the horizon and I want to get my plan planned so it can all assemble like voltron on or about day 1 and I need to know if I'm wasting my thoughts on a system that seems to work well and perhaps does work well for other trucks but may not be best fit for the gladiator.
Additional background, I am also looking to add the Leer top and both front and rear front runner racks for a complete look. I am well known to use front and rear hitch baskets for the "heavy things" you don't want on the roof like a 165qt cooler full of ice and a 90qt cooler full of liquids to be iced. So my typical methods are distributed loading with heavier or harder items down low and light fluffy things ups high. The issue I see is the decked to leer space being restrictive, perhaps too low for a travel kennel but we shall see. Simple math on this says the decked should finish up around seat bottom height so seat to hardtop should be ~=~ to decked to cap height. For honking big stuff the cap can come off and for those peeled at the beach days it can all be stripped with coolers/grill etc lashed to the decked.
But enough ramble, please tell me all about your decked; that you like, what you don't like, what could be better, what is just marketing puffery and all that jazz. Action photos encouraged.
Some background, I am not looking for it to be "The Ultimate Extreme Overlanders Solutiuon to Storage!" but rather in the trunk of my JK I have a collection of milk crates that hold stuff I might need but not at the moment. Added to this is work tools, PPE kinda stuff like climbing harnesses etc, chainsaw and stuff etc. A gladiator seems to be out on the horizon and I want to get my plan planned so it can all assemble like voltron on or about day 1 and I need to know if I'm wasting my thoughts on a system that seems to work well and perhaps does work well for other trucks but may not be best fit for the gladiator.
Additional background, I am also looking to add the Leer top and both front and rear front runner racks for a complete look. I am well known to use front and rear hitch baskets for the "heavy things" you don't want on the roof like a 165qt cooler full of ice and a 90qt cooler full of liquids to be iced. So my typical methods are distributed loading with heavier or harder items down low and light fluffy things ups high. The issue I see is the decked to leer space being restrictive, perhaps too low for a travel kennel but we shall see. Simple math on this says the decked should finish up around seat bottom height so seat to hardtop should be ~=~ to decked to cap height. For honking big stuff the cap can come off and for those peeled at the beach days it can all be stripped with coolers/grill etc lashed to the decked.
But enough ramble, please tell me all about your decked; that you like, what you don't like, what could be better, what is just marketing puffery and all that jazz. Action photos encouraged.
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