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Same skid strips as the bed floor (with hidden T bolts) with button heads though the wood were necessary. I have to admit that getting the nuts and washers on the back side took some tape, ratcheting wrench, vise grips, forearm sacrificial skin, and plenty of patience, especially the high ones and the ones over the wheel well, a larger person would need to employ a skinny armed friend. I use nylock nuts which made it take a lot longer, but they shouldn't ever need retightening.

Thanks for the kudo Rufus, it took a lot of figur'n, but I think it turned out well and seems to be rather original. I'm not sure why I haven't seen it done before. The recesses in the inner sides just beg to be inlaid with wood...so I did.

I guess you could take boards with no strips and tek screw them on, down and dirty, and it would not take much effort. I did mine before the bed was assembled, I can not imagine the kinks in ones neck if they tried to nut them onto a fully assembled bed. I'm too old for that!