My Fleet has been happy in the bed of my Tacoma for a few years. When my wife wanted dirt for the garden, all I could do was shrug. Also, my driveway is so short and steep and warped, when I did attempt to perform a camperectomy, I managed to knock off a couple of the slats under the camper.
Never again—not in the driveway, anyway. The street we are on is not as steep and is at least true so I just need to build a dolly to move the camper back and forth, and with the help of my truck's winch, I think I can do it. However, with much angst, I did get the camper off in the driveway.
Now I need to replace the slats. Each slat is 1-1/2", glued and screwed up into the floor above, just a few threads, almost designed to fall off easily. I'm thinking of replacing all the slats with a solid double sheet of pressure-treated plywood glued and screwed and sealed against moisture. The bed of my Tacoma is waffled so I'm not so much worried about water. The weight is something but not enormous. The double-sheet, with chamfered edges, will have fewer corners to snag the guide brackets bolted into the truck bed. Why shouldn't I do this?
Thanks—
Mark
Never again—not in the driveway, anyway. The street we are on is not as steep and is at least true so I just need to build a dolly to move the camper back and forth, and with the help of my truck's winch, I think I can do it. However, with much angst, I did get the camper off in the driveway.
Now I need to replace the slats. Each slat is 1-1/2", glued and screwed up into the floor above, just a few threads, almost designed to fall off easily. I'm thinking of replacing all the slats with a solid double sheet of pressure-treated plywood glued and screwed and sealed against moisture. The bed of my Tacoma is waffled so I'm not so much worried about water. The weight is something but not enormous. The double-sheet, with chamfered edges, will have fewer corners to snag the guide brackets bolted into the truck bed. Why shouldn't I do this?
Thanks—
Mark