Got out this morning and carpeted the two halves of the cot. Looks like I'll need to buy a little more carpet for th truck deck. I have enough left to do one side of the bed decking.
Anyhow I think these turned out nice. I'll let them dry for 24hrs before attaching the piano hinge in the middle.
Today I cut the piano hinge to length and after filing off the burrs attached it to the deck. Works perfectly. Then I set out to figure out an easy way to attach the deck to the pvc frame. I decided to use 3" carriage bolts at each corner. Simple sturdy setup. I probably should have picked up 3.5" bolts but these work fine for now. I also marked each corner of the deck and frame with matching letters (A, B, C, D) to help with assembly when I get to camp.
I'm totally satisfied with the finished product. The fit in the truck bed is perfect and there's plenty of room under it for my guns. Now on to the truck bed deck!
Yesterday I decided to start on the truck bed decking. After I laid a sheet of plywood in the bed I decided to go a different route in the design. Instead of hinging in the middle I'm going to just put flaps at each corner to fill the pockets on either side of the wheel wells. After all the measuring and cutting was done I did the entire deck out of one 4x8 sheet. Everything fit well. Next is to paint and carpet everything and hinge the corner flaps.
I gave the old girl a wash today and had my boys help with the camper top install. Once I get the decking painted carpeted and hinged, I'll put it all in to see how it works. Just about ready to head to the woods!
