My rods have been getting beat up as my truck bed doubles as tool storage for work, I am waiting on delivery of an ARE cap that should be in soon and was wondering if anyone had a good way to store the rods on the ceiling without doing any drilling?  I would do a rack and rod tube but I have some height concerns so having a tube always on wouldn't work for me.  

Problem has always been that unless you get a long bed, rods have to angle in.  That’s why you see all of the pros with storage tubes on the top of their caps.  I have a flat tonneau so I have ended up just wrapping the tips in a packing blanket and bungee the butts at the tailgate.  

If I have to carry the rods in the truck - the extended cab gives me enough room to put the butts on the floor of the passenger side and lean them back across the seat-split. I don't have any rods longer than 7'0", so they can all fit.

 

Inside storage, I use it.

7 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

If I have to carry the rods in the truck - the extended cab gives me enough room to put the butts on the floor of the passenger side and lean them back across the seat-split. I don't have any rods longer than 7'0", so they can all fit.

 

Inside storage, I use it.

I like to keep my rods with me most of the time, but I also have a passenger here and there so this wont work all the time

Just now, Denny said:

I like to keep my rods with me most of the time, but I also have a passenger here and there so this wont work all the time

How long is your bed, how long are your rods. If the bed is longer than the rods...

 

Lash a PVC tube up over the wheel-well, under the lip...to the topper clamps probably. Reels come off, rods go in the tube.

 

Even when I carried large cargo in my older truck, that space was always available.

5 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

How long is your bed, how long are your rods. If the bed is longer than the rods...

 

Lash a PVC tube up over the wheel-well, under the lip...to the topper clamps probably. Reels come off, rods go in the tube.

 

Even when I carried large cargo in my older truck, that space was always available.

6.5 foot bed, longest rod is 7'2.  Id really like to find a solution for the inside roof on a diagonal 

Just now, Denny said:

6.5 foot bed, longest rod is 7'2.  Id really like to find a solution for the inside roof on a diagonal 

Build a frame of 2"x2" just high enough to get a PVC tube between it and the roof, clamped to the topper/truck junction. Strap the PVC tube to top of that.

 

Best thing I can think of.

I posted this before but we still need truck companies to bring this back.

 

Boat Buckle rod bunk at Tackle Warehouse. It will work rods may not fit straight.

This is how I did mine. No holes or damage done to the van. Maybe it'll give you some ideas.