I am going to make a tailgate bench soon. Most of these seem to be made out of pressure treated wood. I thought I might use something else so it’s not as toxic. My local home depot has 4×4 Douglas fir posts. I may use those. But for the smaller dimensional boards, not sure. Maybe I split a 4×4?

Hi Peter,

That’s awesome! So glad to hear you built one! I’d love to see photos. My email is katie@addicted2diy.com. Thanks!

Do you have an email I can send you some pictures?

Hi Steve, I used a semi-transparent outdoor stain. You could certainly add a clear coat, though I’m not sure if I would apply one over an outdoor stain.

Yes, it’s definitely heavy, though not 300lbs. Granted, it’s also meant to sit in one place. It’s not a portable bench.

I was going to do the same thing for a high school project but take the weight of the bench to consideration because NO ONE wants to carry around a 300 pound bench just saying