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The back shelf fits into the cargo cover slots and serves as a storage place while sleeping and for organizing gear

The bed, extended with the seats forward

The bed, extended with the seats forward, seen from the side

The bed seen from the rear of the vehicle with the homemade futon

The bed sits on a platform that is attached to the floor using the existing seat bolt holes. This was accomplished using a metal plate and some washers.

I placed rubber-backed carpeting on the floor to protect the truck interior

An empty truck seen from the back without the futon

The floor showing the hidden compartments

To extend the bed to full length, the seats are moved forward and two "extenders" slide forward; these hold the extra floor and futon bits

Detail showing the retracted extender; the metal brackets allow the extender to easily slide forward

The platform before the carpeting is installed, seen from the side

The platform before the carpeting is installed, seen from the rear of the vehicle