Secure things from sliding or rolling around your pickup bed with a ratcheting cargo bar from Keeper. It fits all trucks and can be stretched from its original 40 inches all the way up to 70. Beefy rubber pads on each end protect your truck's bed and keep the bar from slipping. It's a foolproof system and so secure that it's possible to use it in conjunction with nets and straps as a tie-off point. (Don't get crazy, though,it's not bolted in.) If there's a downside to Keeper's cargo bar, it's probably the release on the ratchet. We experienced some trouble making our bar let go after we had tightened it. (Which is probably better than having it let go too easily.) Keep a screwdriver handy to pop the release button if necessary. Cost between $20 and $30. Keeper Corp.; 6 Industrial Park Dr.; N. Windham, CT 06256; 860/456-4151.
www.keepercorp.com