DECKED OUT SILVERADO

Is this the ultimate overland accessory for pickups?

- Jason Gonderman

At first glance, it's easy to think that a pickup would make for the ultimate off-road or overland exploration vehicle. They are tough, rugged, capable, and have loads of storage space. Unfortunately, most of that precious storage space is found in the bed, which is exposed to the elements and lacks any sort of real organizational capability from the factory. Fortunately, there are a host of options for getting gear storage under control.

Tonneau covers can help keep the rain out, but also make accessing items at the front of the bed difficult and offer no real advantage for organization. Toolboxes are a great option, affording both watertight storage and organization, but the typical truck bed toolbox eats up a good deal of bed length and doesn't allow for installing any sort of rack system in the future. So, what's the best solution, then, for those looking to keep the full footprint of the bed while gaining both organization and protection from the elements? Enter the Decked Drawer System.

The Decked Drawer System has been around for almost a decade now, and we've been fans of both the company and the product since its introduction. Decked builds its drawer systems 100 percent recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and recycled steel, and each drawer system is completely designed, engineered, and built in the United States. Each Decked Drawer System is custom-shaped to fit the truck's bed precisely, and hardly any capability is lost, with the system being capable of holding a full 2,000 pounds (evenly distributed, of course) on its deck and 200 pounds of gear in each drawer.