useless tie downs

[pennwalk]

The first new car I had was an '80 Datsun king cab. It had 3 chrome boat cleats along the outside of each side of the bed. That was the best I've used. The Toyota T100 I have now has loops in the inside corners. It works but it is not as good. Nissan has some good ideas.

Chris

 

[RobertN]

I would agree, to a point... It does make sense to tie from as low as possible for stability. But, When the bed is full, side to side, front to front, and maybe cab high, it's hard to tie off with silly little loops mounted in the low corners of the bed.

 

[yaouk]

Most new trucks in Australia are made 'cab-chassis'. A flat tray is fitted as part of the sale. Styleside trucks (or 'utes') are very much in the minority, which seems to be the opposite in the US.

Almost every rural person in Oz has a tray back ute because they are so much more functional and robust. No worries about rust, dents or scratches and much better load carrying. Floors are timber steel and even alloy for light duty vehicles. Of course, they are not quite as handsome as the metallic deep purple stepside with huge doh-nut tyres.