Cargo area= bed

[2001XJ-32]

Thats the theory, why not push the sides out a few more inches? Does stuff fall between the deck and the sides?

 

[Coastie]

I used metal plate for the floor. I got rid of the seat completely. Made an angle iron frame that bolts to the floor behind the front seats.

Then bolted the plate to the frame & where the seat back bolted in.

I keep spare axle shafts & recovery gear underneath. JIM.

I plan on doing something very similar, I want to make an angle iron frame from the front seats to the lip of the rear hatch. Then I want to put a wooden floor prolly made of 2x6's.

 

[WrenchMonkey]

a wooden floor prolly made of 2x6's.

What are you, building a deck?

Robert

 

[TiRod]

There are already XJ tents available and have been for a long time. Check JC Whitney and others.

One method I could suggest is the same pop up campers use - a slide out floor. A short piece of plywood that with drop down legs can give you all the leg room you need. You also get a semi sheltered cargo area underneath for all the stuff you did have in the back.

As for bears in Yosemite, I guess you can only sleep in metal containers there? No tents at all? Whether it's attached to a Jeep, or just nailed to the ground, fabric is no protection against a hungry bear. The trick is to never have food in the living quarters to begin with - it's the primary way to attract any pest and their predator in there with you.

Bears are the least likely problem.

 

[sixer]

Thats the theory, why not push the sides out a few more inches? Does stuff fall between the deck and the sides?

If I recall that is four feet wide ,the width of the plywood, and no I don't loose stuff along the sides usually just me or my spare back there..