Flip over shack advice sought

So……as much as I wanted the new truck to be an extended cab w/ 6.5 foot box, the wife talked me into the SCREW cab and a 5.5 foot box. Of course, this no longer allows my old clam flip over to fit in the bed with the tailgate closed. I’m wondering if there are others on here that have made the switch to the 5.5 foot box and found a flip over shack that fits well inside the bed. I needed a new shack anyway, so this isn’t a real big deal but…….I also got a roll up tonneau cover as well which reduces the usable bed length to 5ft 1in.

Let me suggest an idea that allowed me to haul a 12′ Jon boat in the back of my Silvarado, even though it hung over by about three feet with my endgate down. Install eye bolts on the front of your sled where the pull rope is attached. With your endgate down and the shack sitting on it, run a short rope through both eye bolts and attach it to both sides of your pick-up box. Since most (3/4) of the weight is supported by the bed, it will ride comfortably just about any place you can drive. If you don’t feel this is a good option, that’s OK. It’s just a thought. ( oh, and I attach a red or orange flag to the end sticking out, just to be street legal.)

Bed extender

I have the shappell fx200. It’s 5′ long and has plenty of room for 2. It fits in my jeep just as well as it did my truck. The best thing about it is there’s no extendable poles.

Hub tent would be a room saving alternative. Lighter but not as fast as a running and gunning setup. Also can give you wider hole spacing inside. Just an idea.

I encountered the same issue. The new X1 from Clam is designed specifically to go in the 5 ft bed of the newer trucks. Check them out. I sat in one recently and they’re pretty sweet.

http://www.clamoutdoors.com

I/we have no problems fitting any of the Eskimo Quick Flips that we use, into our 5.5ft. beds and closing the tailgates and topper windows.

My Otter Cabin fit just fine into the back of a buddies little crew cab. I’ve got an 18″ tool box on my 6.5′ box and I can put it in backwards and rest the front lip up on the tailgate and still get it closed with out removing the tool box. Most likely I’ll have to take the tool box out this year so the new Lodge will fit.

CW

Clam Yukon fits in mine

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I encountered the same issue. The new X1 from Clam is designed specifically to go in the 5 ft bed of the newer trucks. Check them out. I sat in one recently and they’re pretty sweet.

http://www.clamoutdoors.com

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They’re actually designed so that TWO of them will fit in the bed at the same time….

-Munchy