1 cut the carpet to fit each peice on the top of the platform 2 secure the carpet with staples 3 cut out the finger holes 4 finish the edges of the carpet with duct tape sand all visible edges sand the edges to.
Diy truck bed carpet kit plans.
Back in the 1970s carpet kits in the bed of pickup trucks were as popular as lava lamps and hoola hoops.
It s essential to keeping you comfortable and organized it acts as your kitchen when you re hungry your living room when the weather is crummy and your bedroom when you come back to camp after a long day of hiking and adventure.
None of this changes the fact that sleeping in the back of your pickup truck is perfectly acceptable.
Get a good heavy duty staple gun on amazon 20 and it ll last a lifetime.
The first thing we did was cleaned out the truck bed because it was the last time we would have access to a lot of these parts of the truck bed.
The truck shell camping platform is the foundation of any diy pickup truck camping build.
Cover the top boards with carpet to provide a finished look if you secured any of your top doors with hinges like i did the carpet will keep you from tearing the mattress.