Decked System Review

I don’t tend to purchase items based off a commercial or web ad but, the Decked system was the exception. My back seat was always a cluster of shotguns, ammo, fly rods, and fly boxes. It was literally useless as a seat. For those not familiar with Decked it’s a system that sits in the bed of a pickup. It is a modular, drawer-based storage solution system. It has multiple boxes and divider options to help keep gear organized and dry.

Decked is built with a HDPE (dense plastic) top mounted on a steel frame. This makes it sturdy enough to support loads of up to about 2000 pounds. This facilitates the ability to still use your truck bed to haul things. The top and frame form a platform for the drawer, on small trucks, or drawers on full sized models. The drawer faces are reinforced, and the drawers themselves ride on industrial grade rollers and smooth slides. The ease of opening, even while loaded down with shotguns and shells. is simply amazing.

The second most impressive thing about the Decked system is that it’s waterproof. I have pressure washed the bed on multiple occasions and the contents of the drawers stay bone dry.

Installation is, for the most part, as advertised. It is in fact very easy to assemble and understand but, it’s also labor intensive and a second person is very helpful

Installation. This is due to the bulk of the system upon assembly. I did find the decked installation videos very helpful in the assembly process. All in the system took a little less than 2-hours to install.

After installation the storage bins, custom fit to your system, become your best friend. I bought extras so I could be uber organized. You can buy optional locks for the drawers and two top-side storage compartments if you choose. I did not, as my tailgate and camper shell both lock.

As with everything there are pros and cons. Here is what I have found in two full seasons of use.

Pros

1. Ability to really organize my gear and I got my back seat back.
2. The fact that it’s waterproof adds an additional level of protection.
3. Still able to use the truck bed to haul large and heavy items.

Cons

1. Take up some depth in the bed. This is somewhat offset by the cargo tie downs integrated into the deck of the system.
2. If you haul dog boxes, and have a camper shell, you will need a high-rise camper versus a cab height. However, that doesn’t impact those, like me, whose dogs ride in the cab.
3. It’s not cheap but then again neither are shotguns and flyrods.

All in all I am 100% satisfied with all aspects of the purchase. The Decked system is highly recommended.