Well i got sick of having 2 tow straps, 4 ratchet straps, D rings, and a bunch of other crap scattered all over the inside of my truck.

I had plans of making a wooden storage box for the back of my truck, something i can lock up. So yesterday as i was christmas shopping for my family, i stopped into sears and saw something i couldnt leave without (like most things in that store).

Its a big lockable storage box. Thick sides, leak resistance, able to use it as a step, has a telescoping handle, and big plastic wheels, a shelf, and its lockable at both ends. On sale for 50 bucks and i couldnt pass that up...

So today i put all my stuff in there and put it in the back, then my dad started complaining about it not being strapped down, and how it could hurt me if i ever get in a accident. So he talked me into putting some tie downs inside the back of my truck so i can ratchet strap it down...

Well i put 4 tie downs in there, two up front and two in the back, just in case i have anything else in t here id like to tie down, and im still scratching my head thinkin why didnt ford do this in the first place. The exploders have em...

Well after drilling into my gas tank several times and patching it, i finally got them mounted where i wanted them. LOL JK

Heres some pics and tell me what u think. I like it!

Looks good man Great idea.

Looks good. I have one of those very similar in my explorer. I can load it on the truck if I take it and its weather proof.

looks great and is functional, what more could you ask for?

looks great. good idea.

I did that in MY 88 Bronco. I have wrecked and those 3 ton jacks hurt.

Looks like a new drill 2.

lol yea thats my dads new drill lol

I have one of those cheap wal-mart bins in the explorer. However, I cannot get to it easily. My explorer doubles as a body shop, detail shop, mechanics garage, and an office. It is loaded. The drivers seat is the only open one. LOL

Looks good man, Nice Idea

i had that in my ranger. my only suggestion...

does it have handles on the side? is there something other than the top you could strap it to? in the ranger, i put I-bolts out the back of the box and strapped it down to those. undoing the straps to get inside got old real quick.

I can see your point. But the stuff i have in there is stuff that i wont need to have every day. Mainly for emergency's.

What he said

you could cut or melt holes in the tub lip to run the straps thru to hold it down then not have to unstrap it each time.

For a more permanent solution, some people drill 4 holes in the bottom of the storage unit, then through the Bronco floor, then bolt it down. Just make sure you use large flat washers in the bottom of the plastic bin to spread out the load in case of a hard hit.

Great solution!

rpoe