Thinking About a Decked Drawer System? What Am I Giving Up

[dish]

I’m thinking about getting a Decked Drawer System for my Trail Boss and wanted to hear from anyone who’s used one -> What are the trade-offs?

I feel like there are a lot of pros: better organization, weather-resistant storage, and the ability to finally clean out all the stuff I keep crammed in my cab. But I’m curious what I’d be giving up in everyday use.

I mainly use my truck bed for recreational stuff; snowboards, skis, camping gear, that kind of thing, and occasionally for work. I also haul mountain bikes on a tailgate pad, and I’m wondering if that still works with the Decked system installed.

For anyone running one:

• Do you lose too much bed depth or usable space?
• How weather resistant / proof actually is it? / How’s the setup hold up to weather and snow / salt?
• Is there anything else I'm not thinking of?

Any real-world feedback or photos would be awesome. Trying to figure out if it’s worth it or if I’ll end up missing the open bed space more than I think.

 

[QuailChaser]

I had one in my previous truck and didn’t like it enough to put in this one. Too heavy, too much wasted space, too hard to take out if I needed the space.