We used 6 inch strips of plywood and laid them out across the bed to define the truck box outline.
Homemade sliding truck bed storage.
Next rip four strips of plywood 4 inches wide and cut them to the bed width.
If you want a sleek look to complement your desire for organization make some drawer slides for the bed of your pickup truck.
This diy truck bed storage project makes two big drawers and then adds a number of compartments to keep things tidy within each.
Add a locking truck box on top of that.
Rip two strips of plywood the height of the wheel wells and cut them to the bed length minus 3 inches.
Based on the concept of furniture sliders this is how i built my chevrolet avalanche truck bed slide.
If you plan on being a basic bitch then the simplest method would be to use one complete sheet as the truck box base but this is both heavy and unnecessary from a structural standpoint.
Start by framing out the base.