Cargo Box Storage System DIY

[ty4r13ltd]

any info about anchors & weight/load ratings?

love the cargo box. hoping to build one in my '13 limited. looks like the d-rings in most 4runners without a 3rd row seat are solid enough to anchor a box like yours, but I wonder if the "cargo hooks" on the 3rd row seating models are strong enough to be used with turnbuckles to anchor the box itself?

 

[W3LCH]

love the cargo box. hoping to build one in my '13 limited. looks like the d-rings in most 4runners without a 3rd row seat are solid enough to anchor a box like yours, but I wonder if the "cargo hooks" on the 3rd row seating models are strong enough to be used with turnbuckles to anchor the box itself?

5 year old resurrection.:repuke:

 

[dwmckeehen]

I know what you mean about sleeping in the back, and I may try and I am trying to come up with a way, like you said, to fold down the seats and have an extension of the box go over that space. That would also give you a little storage underneath and on top would be a nice sleeping area, slightly larger in my opinion because you wouldnt have the wheel wells in the way, you would be closer to the ceiling though I guess, but since youre lying down so who cares! ha

First of all, my compliments on the way your storage box looks. I really like it, it definitely has a more finished look than mine. I built a combination sleeping platform/storage box that has worked great. We have camped with it, and my wife and I have slept on it WITH our two dogs. I designed it as you guys are talking about, but I also designed it so that the two back seats can be removed entirely so there is more storage under the platform on longer trips. Here is a link to the write-up I did on it.

sleeping platform/storage box