Re: Pickup Truck tool box recommendations

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Mine are the cross bed lids. With the smaller trucks, the handles on
> either
> side of the box, which will release both latches, are easily reachable
> from
> the side of the vehicle. This makes it convienent. The tech does not have
> to
> get into the back of the truck everytime they need to get into the box.
> The
> boxes we use has sliding trays for small incidentals which when released
> will slide from one side of the box to the other allowing access to the
> main
> compartment. With a full size truck and the side panels being higher than
> on
> the Toyotas, I think access will be your main concern. If you have to get
> into the truck to get to the entire box, the gull wings are really of no
> use. I do believe that the full cover is better for weatherproofing than
> the
> gull wing style after a period of time. There are the types with a double
> lid that operate independently. They still open into the full compartment.

Anyone else driving a Chevy van with the Express Access package? It's a
dream to work out of. Here's mine:
http://members.cox.net/alarman/misc.htm
see bottom of page.
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