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BoatDriver Enthusiast

BoatDriver

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Hi Guys, I'm awaiting delivery of my 2017 2500HD crew cab and looking for a viable underseat rear storage container. All the containers I've looked at require lifting the rear bench to access.

 

Unfortunately, I have the car seats for my 2 and 4 year-olds in the back, lifting the seat with them in place is impossible, and removing them is a PITA. Does anyone know of any other viable options? Otherwise, for those who have one, is there an easy way to secure it in such a way that it'll mostly stay put unless I pull it out from under the seat to access it?

 

Thanks,

Boats

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 Senior Enthusiast

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I haven't seen an underseat storage that pulls out like a drawer like you'll need. Sounds like something that will need to be custom made. Maybe you should consider something for the bed instead. There's plenty of options for bed storage, not just toolboxes.

smrr1 Senior Enthusiast

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Well i thought my situation sucked, yours is worse. I have one car seat in the back and put it on the passenger side as that is the smaller seat and i use the gm underseat storage. That allows me to access most of it. The problem comes when i am in the garage. I park with my passenger side againts the wall and have to pull out to load my daughter or unload her before pulling in the garage. I'd love to have her on the driver side but then the storage is about useless.

bndawgs Senior Enthusiast

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Well i thought my situation sucked, yours is worse. I have one car seat in the back and put it on the passenger side as that is the smaller seat and i use the gm underseat storage. That allows me to access most of it. The problem comes when i am in the garage. I park with my passenger side againts the wall and have to pull out to load my daughter or unload her before pulling in the garage. I'd love to have her on the driver side but then the storage is about useless.

well, you could have 3 car seats in the back like i do. :nonod:

Ridersfan Enthusiast

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So what's the real question? A better underseat storage OR a better form of birth control? Haha just kidding ya.

I have only seen homebuilt wooden underseat storage that does anything less than make you flip the seat up.

smrr1 Senior Enthusiast

smrr1

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well, you could have 3 car seats in the back like i do. :nonod:

I am feeling sick just reading this, and very very poor!
bndawgs Senior Enthusiast

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Lol, yeah. Someday i'll be able to lift my seats up and actually get to the storage area underneath.

bndawgs Senior Enthusiast

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Hi Guys, I'm awaiting delivery of my 2017 2500HD crew cab and looking for a viable underseat rear storage container. All the containers I've looked at require lifting the rear bench to access.

 

Unfortunately, I have the car seats for my 2 and 4 year-olds in the back, lifting the seat with them in place is impossible, and removing them is a PITA. Does anyone know of any other viable options? Otherwise, for those who have one, is there an easy way to secure it in such a way that it'll mostly stay put unless I pull it out from under the seat to access it?

 

Thanks,

Boats

If you have a floor liner in the back all the way under the seat, i would think one of those underseat storage options would say put for the most part and you could just pull it out if you needed something. Could also maybe put some of that drawer liner stuff underneath to give it a little bit of grip?

 

at some point, i'm going to look into building a box out of wood.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 Senior Enthusiast

SouthernSilveradoGuy85

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Another reason I'm glad I haven't had kids yet at 31. If I did have any I wouldn't turn away, but I'm just fine to not have kids. I'm the type that can be good with kids but I want to give them back to their parents. So I'm the Uncle I guess lol.

 

I also just thought that you could get an underseat storage and just not mount it so it can pull out. It wouldn't as easy as a custom drawer type storage, especially if you have a good amount of weight. The only problem would be to secure it while it's under the seat. I have the GM one and it only mounts to 2 seat bolts.

BoatDriver Enthusiast

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That was my second thought. Put some industrial velcro on the bottom, or maybe re-route the straps around the front so that they can be released without lifting the seat.

 

It doesn't need to carry anything heavy, that's what the boxes in the bed are for. Just my trauma bag, a bug out bag, some outdoor emergency supplies, etc.

bndawgs Senior Enthusiast

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That was my second thought. Put some industrial velcro on the bottom, or maybe re-route the straps around the front so that they can be released without lifting the seat.

 

It doesn't need to carry anything heavy, that's what the boxes in the bed are for. Just my trauma bag, a bug out bag, some outdoor emergency supplies, etc.

My guess is that it wouldn't slide out under normal driving conditions. If you went with the velcro straps, perhaps you could put them on the side of the box that faces the back of the cab. Then just slide it in and attach the velcro.

1300c Enthusiast

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I had the same problem. I looked into custom building a storage unit that would slide out that was covered in leather, with rails and everything. Then my wife walked out of the department store one day with two black plastic underseat storage bins that cost I think $18 a piece. Now I have storage that's easy to get to without removing a car seat. She's driving my truck today so when we get home I'll post the brand. It's not a full width solution but it works really well.

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fluxcapacitor11 Enthusiast

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I had the same problem. I looked into custom building a storage unit that would slide out that was covered in leather, with rails and everything. Then my wife walked out of the department store one day with two black plastic underseat storage bins that cost I think $18 a piece. Now I have storage that's easy to get to without removing a car seat. She's driving my truck today so when we get home I'll post the brand. It's not a full width solution but it works really well.

Did you ever get pics of this? I'm in the same boat, car seats not allowing access. I wouldn't mind getting one of those lock boxes if they made one that only went 60% across the back. I still want a sub under the other 40%. I want to carry a whole bunch of stuff-and not have to look at it!

 

 

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1300c Enthusiast

1300c

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Did you ever get pics of this? I'm in the same boat, car seats not allowing access. I wouldn't mind getting one of those lock boxes if they made one that only went 60% across the back. I still want a sub under the other 40%. I want to carry a whole bunch of stuff-and not have to look at it!

 

I'll take a pic today. Now if I'm smart enough to load it on here from my phone is another story lol. That are open plastic bins that don't lock, but work well.

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