A Sink for Your Truck (BOV Sink)

I wanted a way to have potable water on the fly. I thought perhaps it would save space if I made a sink with which to wash hands and dishes, I could kill... ummm... a few birds with one stone.

The potable water can be used for:

-washing hands/dishes
-cooking
-drinking
-moistening rags to wipe down anything/self.

The whole thing is made of reclaimed wood I had laying around, it's held together by drywall screws and a few nails.

These are about 20" long. They are the 4 corners that carry the weight of the 7 gallon water jug.

Measure yours to whatever Length you need.

The base is made from 30" long bed slats I reclaimed. I have a bunch of these slats and they look too nice for firewood. Screw these on. I used drywall screws. You can choose the Length you need (depending on your setup). I'm working with a 2001 Toyota Tacoma.

I know --small truck:) but, my GF and I are comfortable in this setup!

Screw on another support, making sure it clears the Height of your jug.

Make the other side the same way, mirror them to be sure they are straight.

Strengthen the supports with a side beam on both sides.

These beams also mark the level of the bottom of the jug.

Find the width of your jug, and use a smaller beam on the side where the spigot will end up.

For the rear, I just used shortened bed slats (same L as the front beam) for the panels.

I measured the inside L of where the jug is to sit; cut more slats to fit within, and hammered them in place using 2 nails on each end.

Finish off the top by connecting the corners. Guess what the Lengths are... YUP! same as the width of the back panels.

See picture:)

These corner braces were made from random pieces of aluminum I found laying around in the garage. You can use an "L" bracket --I'm cheap. Screw these on per the picture.

OH! These also stop the jug from moving too far back.

Finish off the front with a beam. Mine is of a Length that keeps the entire structure square (actually rectangular), but you know what I mean: all corners are 90 degrees.

I made mine to a size that keeps the jug nice and snug, but I'm still able to slide it in/out as necessary.

This was meant to fit in the front-right corner of my camper-shell.

Underneath is...

A HIDDEN STORAGE AREA!

You can't see it, but there's a spigot inside the lid --I just haven't flipped it around, yet.

This is my basin and sink and open storage bin. I guess you can say it's a "standard size".
I picked it up from the dept store, and there's an RV dishes rack that nests perfectly in it...

I'm planning to buy said RV dish rack soon •_•

If you're happy, then I'm happy!

This is a basic structure that can be used as a basis for other additions like: other shelves on top of it, or curtains to hide the jug, hooks to hold dish rags and such.

Stain it or paint it... Hide kitchen related things underneath it --whatever you normally do with your sink and the space underneath:)