Truck bed extenders for Kayak and ball hitch question

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

2 hours ago, Haris122 said:

Thanks guys. I like the open bed too, I just feel like it'd be nice to have the camper shell just so I can put stuff in the bed, and not worry about it getting wet, or someone just grabbing stuff out of it. My dad has one of those folding bed covers, I think that would be my 2nd choice. Not as much stuff you could put in, but it's cheaper too.

So then I guess as far as the red flag goes when you load the kayak, it doesn't have to be 5 feet from where the tailgate is when it's up, just 5 feet from wherever the tailgate ends if down, before you need the red flag?

I attach a flag to anything that extends past my bumper. I don't want to give anyone a reason to hit me. You could get really creative with a red flag, I use a red mechanics rag. You could even use an epoxy to a fix it permanently.

[tjm]

A quick bed extender; take 4x8 x3/4" plywood (and rip it if necessary to fit between the fender wells) let the tail gate down lay the ply wood flat in the bed with as much sticking past the tail gate as you want up to 3.5' ,  if the front of the plywood is screwed down or held in place with wedge board from the bed rails or held in place by what ever means you devise (including guy wires from end of ply wood to stake holes) it will take the strain off that flimsy tailgate and support your boat or a ton of hay. If the load is hay or similar the load on the front of the plywood is all that is needed to hold it in place.

Flag any thing that extends  5' past your tail lights.