[john hall]

Thanks for all the good suggestions. I forgot to mention this is a roll-up style with a rubber bed mat. I had in my mind some sort of cargo net, but since none of you do, its probably not the best idea. The 2x6 would be the cheapest and probably work fine for groceries. Yeah I know, really heavy stuff needs to be against the cab to start with. I may look into the bed extenders--they seem to run about $250. Are they securely bolted in place or can you lift them out for loading? Probably the largest and heaviest thing he will routinely deal with is a set of golf clubs--he's "retired' from baseball.