Nowadays, you can find thousands of accessories for your vehicles. While some people are “into” customizing their cars and will invest a lot of money into buying the latest item to personalize their ride, others only accessorize when they have a practical need. Truck owners can run the gamut in both these categories, and the accessories available for trucks are nearly endless.
Pickup trucks are not only functional, but today they provide a lot of creature comforts and even downright luxury. In the old days, a truck was purely utilitarian, with a front bench seat, no back seat, and a bare truck bed. Some of today’s pickups have leather interiors, spacious cabs with a complete second row of passenger seats, sunroofs, built-in generators, and all the bells and whistles you will find in any full-size sedan. But all of this comfort and convenience comes with a big plus: a truck bed to haul whatever you need to carry while riding in comfort.
There’s no doubt that trucks are the do-all vehicles, which is probably why they are so popular. The Ford F-150 remains the most popular vehicle in America, and it has been for over 40 years. Why? It’s not hard to figure out. Ford trucks are dependable. They come in multiple configurations and packages that provide different levels of comfort, convenience features, and pulling power.
Ford trucks will be found in corporate fleets for construction, utilities, facilities maintenance, agriculture, landscape, municipal services, and other businesses. For non-commercial consumers, a Ford truck is just a great all-around pickup that can help you bring home that barbecue you just bought at the big box store, pick up the load of gravel you need for a home landscaping project, or bring your wet and muddy dogs home from a day at the lake.
Whatever you use your Ford truck for, you are sure to find the right way to accessorize your truck bed to meet a thousand possible needs. Here are a few truck bed accessories you may want to consider.
Accessories that Protect Your Truck Bed and What’s In It
One thing most truck owners do right away is to put some type of bed liner in their trucks. There are spray-on liners, drop-in liners, and removable mats and trays that can protect the bed surface, as well as protectors for the sides and side rails.
You can get tailgate locks, cargo nets, and bed dividers to keep what’s in your truck bed in your truck bed. You can buy bed extenders, bed slides, slide-out tailgates, and deck drawers. You can get storage boxes, tool boxes, bed racks, and organizers. You can install tie-down rings to prevent loads from sliding or being blown out of the bed. You can install tailgate dampers so your tailgate won’t slam down when you open it.
You can buy roll-up and folding tonneau covers to keep what’s in your truck bed from prying eyes, and if you need to, you can buy truck caps.
Boost Your Recreational Possibilities
Camping is a perennial favorite summer activity in the US, and there are many ways to camp.
Some people indulge in RV camping, which is more like bringing your house with you than camping. At the other extreme are the back-country types who carry everything they need for several days in one compact backpack, with no need to reserve a campsite.
For most of the rest of us, we fall somewhere in the middle ground. Pickup trucks have always been a favorite vehicle for camping because they allow us to just toss our junk in the back and hit the road without worrying about the dirt we are likely to pick up on the way. But now pickup trucks are even more desirable for camping.
Right now, the hottest pickup truck accessories are truck bed tents and truck bed awnings. Rather than sleeping on uneven and rocky ground, truck bed tents let you put your camping mattress on a nice flat truck bed and tailgate surface. You also don’t have to worry about critters crawling or slithering into your tent.
But is a tent all by itself enough? If you plan to go truck camping, you may want to carry your kayaks or bikes on a truck rack. There are roof-mount racks for skis, bikes, kayaks, and paddle boards, and trailer-hitch racks for bikes and camping supplies. And, of course, you can always hitch up a trailer to carry dirt bikes, fishing boats, jet-skis, barbecues, or what-have-you that makes your family’s summer camping experience complete.
Find Out What Ford Can Do For Your Truck
There are a lot of truck accessories out on the market, but if you want to make sure that the accessories you buy will fit perfectly with your Ford truck model, check out Ford’s Accessories Store. There, you will find Ford products and aftermarket products made by reputable and dependable manufacturers. More importantly, you can match your item to your exact Ford truck model without wondering whether the accessory you buy will work with your particular vehicle.
To learn more about Ford truck accessories, or if you want to purchase through our dealership and have our Ford-certified service technicians install your accessory with an expert touch, call Mike White Ford today.