DIY cross bars.

I have lots of these steel channels from an old project and I want to DIY some quick and easy crossbars. Never owned a truck so not sure if i can have it resting on my bed ? I will design a full roof / bed rack this winter but for now looking at an easy sliding diy solution mostly for hunting and my rooftop tent!

 

Unistrut. Handy stuff. Some of us have taken the lower profile Unistrut and mounted it to the inside bed walls on the sides to attach any number of things.

 

Yes! Forgot the word for them. Love using em!
I also have a factory rail on the inside edges and back of the box. Will find out what kind of bolts fit these as Im heading to the hardware store now

 

My 21 uses 6mm thread. Can't remember the thread pitch but it's common since I had plenty of screws on hand from working on motorcycles. Finding the holes is the challenge. I have the factory bedliner and there were sticker covering the holes. The pattern is regular so once you find two just repeat that spacing. Ice pick to find the holes.

 

I think it's actually called "Kindorf" but nobody could ever remember the name so "Uni-strut" was adapted. I call it Dumbledorf.... Lol

 

Im definitely calling it Dumbledorf going forward! Got some of these that ill use to attach the cross bars and eventually use the Dumbledorf for a full rack! Saw some really cool designs on YouTube for DIY

 

Awesome