WEATHER GUARD truck tool boxes

WEATHER GUARD's current saddle and Lo-Side boxes use the 1KEY ULTRALOCK. It lets you run one truck box or an entire fleet from a single key, so a truck with a saddle box, two Lo-Sides and a PACK RAT carries one key instead of four. The lock has a six-plate tumbler that WEATHER GUARD says resists picking and bumping, and a bold red push button that shows at a glance whether the box is locked. That is a small thing until you are closing the box 20 times a day.

Lost a key? WEATHER GUARD sells replacements through Simply Keys, and you need the key code to order one, which is why WEATHER GUARD asks owners to register the box when it is new. We can help with that at install.

A stolen cooler ruins your weekend. A stolen set of professional tools can ruin your week. WEATHER GUARD pairs the 1KEY lock with rotary latches and heavy lids, and on PACK RAT with heavy-gauge steel. That makes the box much harder to get into. We don't call any tool box theft-proof.

For weather, the current saddle and Lo-Side boxes use precision-fit weather stripping and an ARMOR TUF powder coat on the finish. On a Front Range truck that means snow, rain, mag chloride road grime and job-site dust. We describe the boxes as weather-resistant, not waterproof.

WEATHER GUARD makes sense when the job needs more than one box. A common layout is a saddle box behind the cab for bigger tools and two Lo-Side boxes along the rails for the things you grab all day, with the middle of the bed open for pipe, conduit or lumber. From there a truck can add a chest, underbed storage, a PACK RAT drawer or a headache rack; WEATHER GUARD's headache racks are made to work with its saddle boxes, low-sides and gull-wings. Tell us what you carry and how often you reach for it, and we will work out where each thing should go.

Running more than one truck? The same layout and one key across every truck keeps a fleet consistent. We quote repeatable work-truck packages for fleets: we build one truck right, then repeat the spec across the fleet, with tool boxes, Lo-Sides, bed storage, lighting, steps and hitches as the work needs.

We sell both, and one isn't better. WEATHER GUARD is where we go for trades, commercial trucks, fleets, multi-box layouts and steel drawers. DECKED is our first recommendation for a truck that works during the week and goes camping or hunting at the weekend, and its Tool Box is composite rather than metal. The tool box page compares DECKED with a traditional box side by side.

WEATHER GUARD tells owners to measure the bed length, width and height and to check for obstructions before choosing a box, because "I have an F-250" isn't enough to pick a size. Send us your year, make, model and bed length and what is already in the bed. If a tonneau cover, topper, gooseneck or 5th wheel hitch is on the truck or in the plan, tell us now; the tool box page covers how each one changes the choice.

WEATHER GUARD covers its truck boxes with a limited lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects. Terms can differ across its other products, so we confirm the coverage for the exact part before you buy. Ride N' Shine's workmanship is warrantied by Ride N' Shine.