Gear rack ideas for bed of trucks ?

[Six Feet Under]

Paging Tony Flaris?

I'm also searching for a better solution than a bu ch of tanks banging around in the bed as I drive down rough roads.

Jim

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FYI, he's got a van, not a pickup... but the tank rack he has on the floor and the shelves/hooks for hanging stuff on, you could probably build something similar to suit an open-air bed.

[twaldo]

What are those weird black plastic looking things on the bottoms of your tanks?
Also, shouldn't at least two of your tank bottoms be round?
Asking for a friend.

Well this was from exclusively diving Open water, those would be tank boots.... However my Lp85's also have boots on them cause I like tank boots.

is that the shape of an LP85?? I have never seen mine without boots so I don't know.

[IowaCaveDiver]

might want to pull those boots off once in awhile... just sayin'

[Jax]

Eight plus tanks on the bottom, gear on top.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...35434219805365

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...35718613110259

[ericfine50]

Can't see the pics. FB said it is blocked.

[tflaris]

If you have a truck bed, see if you can't run a 2x4 board across from side to side near the tailgate. That's what I did (my bed liner had a slot where one would fit perfectly) and it kept two sets of doubles from sliding around the entire bed. If you shove a bag of some sort or some fins between the valves then they won't smash into each other, either. I had built a wooden rack out of 2x4's with eye bolts screwed into it on the front and sides that would hold five 7.25" tanks upright, but once I got into cave diving and then sold my truck, I had no use for it and gave it to a buddy that just got OW certified.

I keep all of my lights, regs, and parts in separate clear plastic Sterilite or Rubbermaid boxes from Walmart. They stack securely enough that they usually won't fall over when I'm driving to/from a site. The tanks just get ratchet strapped into the cargo area of the 4Runner or stuff is stacked around them to prevent them from rolling/sliding out of the spot I put them in when I was packing the car.

That said, I think Tony Flaris has the best setup I've seen for keeping gear organized.

Thank you!


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[tflaris]

Paging Tony Flaris?

I'm also searching for a better solution than a bu ch of tanks banging around in the bed as I drive down rough roads.

Jim

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Mine is a custom built setup. Andrew Boyer and I built it.


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[ericfine50]

Pics?

[twaldo]

might want to pull those boots off once in awhile... just sayin'

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They come off at hydro... besides... they only know fresh water.....maybe 1 dive a year in salt.

[tflaris]

Here?s what I have. I do not own a truck.

I also use my van for work.

Special thanks to Andrew Boyer who designed and built my system. I helped a little.
















Once again it?s not a truck setup but maybe it will give you some ideas.

Best of luck.

TF


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