As I travel more for work, I’m getting more and more annoyed at having to pull stuff from the inside of my truck bed. After some research, I came across a category of products that is essentially a slide platform, which you can load up and pull everything out when needed. There are quite a few options out there, but the one that I landed on is the VEVOR Sliding Truck Bed Organizer. This organizer comes in various sizes, and to figure out which you should buy, you just measure the space between your wheel wells. I own a 2024 Nissan Frontier with a 5’ bed and purchased the 58”x41” option. If you’re in the same boat in terms of fitment, front to back it’s almost exact with only millimeters to spare. Side to side, you’ll have a few inches, but nothing too crazy.
In terms of installation, I have to be honest and say that on paper and looking at the directions, it’s a very straightforward install, and it really is. It’s just tedious. The first step is to install the side rails. This is very straightforward. Just tighten a few bolts. But this is where I ran into my first problem. One of the side brackets was completely bent, so that side rail doesn’t sit properly. I’ve contacted VEVOR and hopefully I can get a new one.
Next, we bring the entire organizer into the bed for a dry fitting. Again, if you have a 2024 Nissan Frontier with a 5’ bed, you should be good to go. Now, because this is a universal product and not made for any particular vehicle, you might run into some issues installing it. There are pre-drilled slots in the mounting bracket for you to use as a template for drilling locations, but that might not work for your truck. You might have to drill some new holes, and that might be a pain because this is some decently thick steel. Again, if you have a similar truck as me, you’ll have no problems with drilling location, but the Frontier’s bed has high and low ridges. Unfortunately, all the pre-drilled slots fall in the low spots. So this part of the install could be better, but it’ll work just fine.
Once you get all your holes drilled, this is where you get to the fun part, as in the most annoying part of the install for me, and that’s installing the riv nuts. Because I don’t have a riv nut gun, I had to do it the manual way that the instructions show you, and it’s just tedious and takes a long time. No doubt, the riv nut installation in the truck bed took the longest amount of time for me. But once you get those in, the install is basically done. You just have to put everything back.
On a side note, you may have noticed that I have a bed mat and decided to install the organizer on top of it. I did this because the mat is easier to clean than the sprayed-on bedliner. It’s also grippier for when I put things on the empty space along the sides of the organizer.
Okay, so with all of that out of the way, how do I feel about this product? Let’s consider that I didn’t get a bent bracket and everything is functionally perfect. I would say that this product is pretty awesome. Obviously, I haven’t used any of the other options on the market, so I don’t have a good frame of reference, but I would say that this product completely changes my use of the truck bed in such a good way. Accessing things that are stored at the back of the bed is so much easier. It really takes close to no effort at all. I just have to strategically place what I need along the edges of the organizer so that I can easily access it.
After using this for a bit, I can only think of a few minor complaints. First is with the sliding mechanism, as it does require some force to move it. I don’t want to say that it’s heavy, because it’s not like I’m struggling at all to move it. It’s more so that pulling the organizer out is an active thing. It’s not going to just easily slide out for you with no force. But again, I’ve never tried any others, so maybe they’re all like that.
The second complaint would be with the surface of the top deck. It’s slightly textured, but that really doesn’t do anything for grip. I can definitely see stuff sliding around on this surface, so I’ll have to look for some sort of rubber mat to put on top of it to prevent that.
Lastly, I personally feel that the side rails and general tie-down system are not all that strong. Clearly, the brackets can bend, but beyond that, it all flexes and moves a bit. The tie-down rings are plastic that fasten to plastic blocks. I’m pretty sure that if you try to use ratchet straps on them and crank down, the plastic threads would just rip apart. This is definitely something that you want to use bungee straps with, just to prevent putting too much force on the tie-downs and to stop lighter-weight items from sliding back and forth. For more secure tying down, I would use the truck’s OEM locations.
Again, those are minor complaints that would not deter me from purchasing this product again. It works great and will make my use of the bed much easier.
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