Homemade Sliding Truck Bed Storage

The drawers look great while hiding your precious cargo.

Homemade sliding truck bed storage.

Custom built shelving with sliding drawers serves as the base with a sturdy top to cover the entire shelving area so you retain the use of your truck bed. If you plan on being a basic bitch then the simplest method would be to use one complete sheet as the truck box base but this is both heavy and unnecessary from a structural standpoint. Add a locking truck box on top of that. Start by framing out the base.

Rip two strips of plywood the height of the wheel wells and cut them to the bed length minus 3 inches. We used 6 inch strips of plywood and laid them out across the bed to define the truck box outline. Based on the concept of furniture sliders this is how i built my chevrolet avalanche truck bed slide. This diy truck bed storage project makes two big drawers and then adds a number of compartments to keep things tidy within each.