Must Have Accessories

Let me know what your favorite and most useful accessories are. Ideally for fishing, camping, etc.

Cosmetics, performance, convenience, i’m looking for it all.

Truck is a 2017 Tundra 1794 CrewMax 4x4. Already considering level kit, tires, new camper shell.

 

$40 Mantuole Heated Sleeping Bag pad, Heated Sleeping Bag Liner, 5 Heating Zones, Operated by Power Bank (Battery NOT Included) or Other USB Power Supply, Compact Bag Included. Black & Red Flannel.

https://www.amazon.com/MANTUOLE-Sle...=&hvlocphy=9030104&hvtargid=pla-1146232736327
Not exactly a truck accessory but it's been a life saver

 

There are a million different varieties to this, but I love mine.

$26 JDMCAR Compatible with Toyota Tundra Accessories 2007-2021 Center Console Organizer,Armrest Box Secondary Storage Tray -(Full Console w/Bucket Seats ONLY)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DJ5Z1L7/
You could fit everything and the kitchen sink in our center console which is great, until you want something small in there. I like the half-length one because it still allows big stuff in the back.

 

$40 Cup Holder Expander, Automatic Car Cup Holder Expander Holds Large Water Bottles, Compatible with Yeti, Stanley, Owala Tumbler & Mugs, Adjustable Arms & Extendable Base Insert

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWV4S78Q?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
this is my fav right now

 

Jump box.

Drivers side grab handle.

Short handle shovel.

Collapsable saw.

Roadside safety kit(flares and reflectors).

Tool kit.

Duct tape, electrical tape, cold shrink tape, bailing wire.

 

Paid off

bed cover

Gears

Paid off

Chalk bag cup holder

SPD exhaust

Paid off

 

Did you mount the saw, shovel, and flare/safety kit anywhere or do they float around the bed?

 

Shovel lives in the bed, up against the cab, wedged behind a storage tub, milk crate and jerry can which are kept in place by an OEM Toyota cargo divider. Everything else lives in the back seat storage. I used to keep a collapable entreching tool in that storage, but I decided it was unnessessary when there is a real shovel available.

 

So I used to always run camper shells on my trucks, but when I got the '19 I decided to go with a tonneau cover instead and I'm really liking it. Still have the "secure" storage to lock up my surfboards and stuff, but much more versatile and easier to get up and move around in if I need to. (It was getting increasingly awkward and hard on my knees with the cab high shell)



Love, LOVE the full Bedrug. Cush for my knees, things are easy to move if I want them to, but stay where I put them while driving. I keep a short pole with a hook on the end and I can push/pull almost anything to/from in/out without needing to get in the bed.



Having light and power in the bed is SUPER handy, can't believe Toyota didn't do this as standard equipment.







Shovel, first aid kit, tool kit, lashing straps, etc.

One silly simple awesome little thing I did recently was to get some short little straps, (like 2 footers?) that I just keep looped around the bedrails right at the back. My other straps that I use for SUP's or heavier loads are like 12' long, I keep them neatly rolled up in a bag, and they're somewhat cumbersome to use when you just need to throw one loop around something small.
When we were camping over Thanksgiving I had the generator on one side, and at one point a 7 gallon water container on the other, and it was super easy just to loop the shorty strap around the handle of each with a little tension to the side. Both of these objects are fairly stable on their own, so just need something to ensure they don't tip.
I also keep a Tommy Bahama beach umbrella back there and it can be lashed to the upright of my racks with these short little straps in a minute or two to provide some quick shade.






Having those ^^^ extra tie-down rings in the bedrails is pretty handy too.

 

That power outlet is just what I need in my camper shell. Did you run the power wire from the battery? If so, what gauge wire did you use? Thanks!!

 

Yes, direct to battery. I wanted constant hot without having to futz with anything else to energize. (running lights, etc.)

When I bought the Bedrug the guy at the camper shell place ran it for me as a freebie favor. (I sell him hardware basically at cost so he gives me good deals)

I actually don't recall what GA wire he used, I'm thinking maybe 8AWG.

There's online calculators where you can put in length of run, current, acceptable voltage loss, etc. and it'll recommend wire size. I think they tend to be overkill but that's not a bad thing.

 

FYI, I made the box on the cheap with Home Depot stuff, but there's much nicer boxes availabe on Amazon that if I were doing it over I'd probably use something a little bigger. They have all different sizes

It got a little tight stuffing all the wires, connections in there when I added the bed lights.