On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:27:14 GMT, Nova wrote:



...and in the rain. :-(


And in the rain, INSIDE, in future FedEx sorting centers. G


Windsor Locks, 1998...

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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:24:50 -0400, willshak
wrote:

on 10/2/2007 1:19 PM Doug Miller said the following:
In article om, DerbyDad03 wrote:

On 2 Oct, 11:37, (Doug Miller) wrote:

In article m, DerbyDad03

wrote:

I assume that if the bed is secured to the truck and the tailgate can
be locked in some manner, then the drawers would be both hidden and
inaccessible.

Truck tailgates are typically not lockable

Typically not lockable, or typically don't come standard with locks?


Sorry, don't come standard with locks.


Some Nissan Frontier pickups after 1998 came with locking tailgates. I
remember looking at one in the showroom and I asked the salesguy why it
had a locking tailgate if you can reach in and take anything out of the
bed. He said it wasn't to safeguard anything in the bed, it was to
prevent the theft of the tailgate.

Is that really true? Maybe it was there for people who buy popup
campers and all the other accessories which might be easier to steal
if the tailgate is opened. Wouldn't a lot of people have more respect
for a factory lock than one they installed themselves, and maybe it
really would be better if it's inside a welded tailgate and can't be
removed, instead no harder to remove than it was to install.

On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:34:56 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
"J." wrote:

I do own a pickup and once built a wooden version of the Jobbox for the bed.

Moisture will be a problem. DAMHIKT.

Security/theft issues aside, which others have already raised, you don't
want to leave good gack in those drawers for any length of time because
it will rust unless you live in someplace like Arizona.

Honestly, from the look of those photos, I'd expect to see a good inch
or two of water in those drawers after a good rainstorm, or after 3
inches of snow melts.

J.


So park the truck in the garage. You're not going to go out on jobs
while it's raining anyway.

But even if you don't work in the rain, when it rains you have to go
home. Or you could always leave early enough so that you are home
before it rains.

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:06:46 -0700, DerbyDad03
wrote:


Honestly, from the look of those photos, I'd expect to see a good inch
or two of water in those drawers after a good rainstorm, or after 3
inches of snow melts.

J.

-- So park the truck in the garage. You're not going to go out on jobs
while it's raining anyway.

The drawer system is not for "jobs". Ever gone fishing or camping?

Not in the rain!

In article om,
DerbyDad03 wrote:

On 3 Oct, 08:15, Smitty Two wrote:
In article om,





DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Oct 3, 12:34 am, Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,

"J." wrote:
I do own a pickup and once built a wooden version of the Jobbox for
the
bed.

Moisture will be a problem. DAMHIKT.

Security/theft issues aside, which others have already raised, you
don't
want to leave good gack in those drawers for any length of time
because
it will rust unless you live in someplace like Arizona.

Honestly, from the look of those photos, I'd expect to see a good
inch
or two of water in those drawers after a good rainstorm, or after 3
inches of snow melts.

J.

-- So park the truck in the garage. You're not going to go out on jobs
while it's raining anyway.

The drawer system is not for "jobs". Ever gone fishing or camping?

Well, going out to work or going out fishing, it's all the same. You're
gonna put the stuff in the back of the truck and either you keep it dry
somehow or you don't. With regard to rain, I don't see the drawers
themselves as the issue. I've seen several homemade drawer systems used
by contractors, and they always looked like a good idea to me, to keep
things organized and somewhat protected.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That sounds like a complete reversal of your earlier comment. Let's
reconstruct the logic...

J said: "I'd expect to see a good inch or two of water in those
drawers"

To which you responded: "So park the truck in the garage. You're not
going to go out on jobs while it's raining anyway." (To me, that
sounds like you agree the drawers should not be out in the rain.)

I countered with: "Ever go camping?"

To which, in part, your replied "With regard to rain, I don't see the
drawers themselves as the issue"

So why would you suggest parking the truck in the garage when it
rains?

It's not the drawers that make stuff wet, it's the rain.

If you have tools or camping gear that you take in the truck, then
either you find a way to keep it dry -- one option is to keep the truck
in the garage, but that's not the only option -- or you don't care
whether it gets wet.

The stuff is either loose in the back of the truck, or it's in the
drawers. Either way, it gets wet or not based on your choices in
paragraph one. Keeping your stuff dry or not has nothing to do with
whether you have drawers. That's all I'm saying.

I don't own a pickup truck so I'm curious about what truck owners think of
the drawer system

Coming as an option from FORD in the '08 F-150s

On Oct 4, 4:28?am, "Rudy" wrote:
I don't own a pickup truck so I'm curious about what truck owners think of
the drawer system

Coming as an option from FORD in the '08 F-150s

my drawer unit is one of best purchases, saves tons of time finding
stuff.

one drawer is all tools, different types roughly in different areas.
frequently used stuff where drawer doesnt need opened all the way.

a different drawer is all long stuff, rollers mandrells and the like.

2 rd drawer is electrical and mechanical parts mostly in bags for easy
access.

I fix machines for a living, this purchase has helped a lot.

although my Garmin c330 navigator is GREAT, for finding customers!

On 3 Oct, 21:20, mm wrote:
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:06:46 -0700, DerbyDad03
wrote:



Honestly, from the look of those photos, I'd expect to see a good inch
or two of water in those drawers after a good rainstorm, or after 3
inches of snow melts.

J.

-- So park the truck in the garage. You're not going to go out on jobs
while it's raining anyway.

The drawer system is not for "jobs". Ever gone fishing or camping?

-- Not in the rain!

Wimp! Or are you just lucky? ;-)

Doug Miller wrote:

In article m, DerbyDad03 wrote:

I assume that if the bed is secured to the truck and the tailgate can
be locked in some manner, then the drawers would be both hidden and
inaccessible.

Truck tailgates are typically not lockable -- kinda pointless when the bed is
completely open anyway, ya know...


There is an after market tailgate lock made for most pickups. I think
"pop n' lock" or similar. Not only does it provide protection for drawer
type setups, it's also applicable for pickups with caps and helps
prevent theft of the tailgate itself which does happen.