1) 05 F250 shortbed with a Leer cap, i.e camper shell.

2) Truck Came from the dealer with the Ford Bed Liner installed.

3) The Ford Bed Liner has the ridges that make it very very uncomfortable for the dogs or people for that matter .

4) I want to keep the liner installed.

How to make it more comfortable. Wife wanted the SUV, I convinced her the crew-cab with a "shell" was better. Now I am on the line to make it comfy for the dogs, and possibly some lite camping.

a) The bed rug is nice, but its expensive, dog hair seems to be a problem.

b) plywood, carpet padding. and some durable carpet. (Any ideas or links to images would be great)?

c) ANy other ideas?

thanks

JH

 

You can get a rubber mat for it for about $50-$60. Stuff want silde around as much either.

Tim

 

Dump the plastic liner and go to a Line-X spray in, then just get some carpet remenants from your local carpet shop. Or, you could cut a sheet of plywood to fit, get the carpet and padding remenants (sometimes free) and wrap the plywood.

 

get piece of plywood and some indoor outdoor carpet. cut plywood and carpet to fit and use contact cement to glue carpet to the plywood. worked great on pontoon boat . this carpet is easier to clean and i think more durable.

 

I really like my bed rug, fits GREAT...see my gallery...I can sleep back there.
You can get the BedRug on-line for $289.90 each / Free Ship in the US 48

It is so nice to kneel down and not kill your knees; it is the most comfortable easily removable system I have seen.

 

That Bed-Rug looks kewl!

I've got a rubber mat in the back of mine, and it works great with the dogs. I really retest the hard bedliners- miserable for the dogs, and we wind up having to repaint the bed of every truck that comes in trade that had on of those in the back.

 

What is that thing in your Avatar?!!!!!!

 

That is a furry, very lovable creature....just like Ernie...himself



some would say bed rug

 

Cute. I don't think Bigfoot would like the rug. Meet Bigfoot, and his little sidekick Jojo. the 'Foot is a little north of 140, and he can put his muzzle on the dining room table. Jo's still working on it.

 

Dog. Half rhodesian half doberman. 130 lbs of muscle and no fat. Yet when the kids were growing up they could grab his ear, tail, snout and he would just lick them.

 

I have a 94 F250 long bed. I have a plastic liner with grooves that go front to back. I built a plywood platform that sits over the wheel well humps. Too bad my truck is 1000 miles away while I am on business, a picture would make it obvious.]

Anyway. I bought several 1x10 inch pine boards as frame/supports. I built the frame/support to fit between the wheel humps, the size board you use should be tall enough to rise above the humps. The frame kind of looks like a wide double stacked H put in the bed sideways.Two long boards front to back and two shorter ones the width of the bed crossing the front and the back for end supports.

Then I cut 2 2x4s to fit as cross members across the inside of the H and crossing the bed. Then I cut a 3/8 inch plywood sheet to fit. I cut the sheet into something like 1 6x6 piece and 1 6x2 piece, or as large as to rest on top of the crossmember. I did not nail or screw these down, instead I drilled a hole throu them in several places and down into the underlying support. I then use a nail to drop down the hole to center the sheets and keep them from sliding around.

This will still leave some long narrow sides open over the humps. For this I used two narrow wheets of plywood and some hinges to create a cover or trap door over the humps. This gives me 4 stoarage spaces one one each side of the two humps.

The short plywood sheet over the rear of the bed allows me to pull the sheet open and have storage underneath the platform. I use two of those plastic storage chests that the wife usually uses to store sweaters and such under the regular bed.

There are all kind of ways to do this fancy schmancy so enjoy.

On top of the platform I put a 4 inch thick foam pad I got at a surplus store. And on top of that is outdoor carpet. This "bed" is actually more comfortable for me to sleep on than my own bed at home and beats the heck out of the short beds in my travel trailer. The outdoor carpet can be cleaned with a hose and hung out to dry.

The dog loves it, so dog hair is about the only problem I have. That and the foam pad makes some items easier to flop over in the bed. the platform and pad also make the bed rather high so you are going to have to use the bumper as a step.

Total parts was I think 4 1x10x8foot boards, 1 2x4, 2 sheets of 3/8x4x8 plywood and a few deck screws, 1 1/4 4inchx6x7 foam pads and 2 sheets of outdoor carpet to fit above and below the pad.

Just my experience.

Jim Henderson