Since my child is grown, and all my travels are with my better half. I have little need for the back seat in my Dedicated Overlanding Jeep JK. In my never ending desire to reduce weight, I finally found the time to remove the back seat from my vehicle.
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It's a clean canvas. I still need to memove the seat belts, but I think this space would be perfect for carrying water for my next desert adventure.
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If my measurements are correct, I can carry two Front runner floorboard water tanks. That's would give me over 20gal of potable water storage, over the 5gal bumper tank.
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That's more then a weeks water needs, with no Resupply.
The Backseat weight was 85lbs. One Front Runner floorboard tank full, will weigh about 82lbs. So a wash. I get rid of dead weight, and replace it with essential water. Seems like a good trade off to me.
Next job, fab a way to easily secure the tanks for travel. Don't like heave flying objects in my vehicle if I'm in an accident. Will try and repurpose the seat bolts.