Toyota Tundra Sportsman: 2010 SEMA Show

Just the Facts:

• Toyota teams with Bass Pro Shops to create the Tundra Sportsman for SEMA.
• The Sportsman is based on a 2011 Tundra Double Cab 4x4 with a 5.7-liter V8, plus a Rock Warrior package from Toyota Racing Development.
• The driver's side of the bed is dedicated to firearms, with a fold-down workbench, locking steel rifle cases and a pistol safe.

LAS VEGAS — Toyota teamed with Bass Pro Shops on the Tundra Sportsman, which the automaker describes as "a command center for extended hunting trips" and "the ultimate sportsman fantasy transport and base camp." It's on display at the 2010 SEMA Show.

Toyota started with a 2011 Tundra Double Cab 4x4, adding a 5.7-liter V8 with six-speed automatic transmission, plus a Rock Warrior package from Toyota Racing Development and massive 33-by-12.5-inch Nitto Mud Grapplers mounted on 18-inch ATX Teflon-coated wheels.

In addition to a 3-inch suspension lift, Toyota also fitted a custom air intake and snorkel, as well as a custom exhaust that exits through the center of the pickup bed and rear deck.

The big truck gets TRD Rock Warrior bucket seats upholstered in waterproof material, Rock Warrior carpeting, Browning all-weather camo floor mats and JBL all-weather speakers.

Let's talk about that pickup bed. Toyota tells us that "everything required for conventional firearm and bow hunting is included, as well as an area for meal preparation."

The driver's side of the bed, according to Toyota, "is dedicated to firearms," with a fold-down workbench, locking steel rifle cases and a pistol safe. The passenger's side "is designated for bow hunting and camping accessories" and includes a fold-down work surface, storage cabinets for hunting bows and accessories and a closet for camo and foul-weather gear.

That leaves the tailgate section, which Toyota says is the "food preparation zone," presumably for non-vegans. A "mobile kitchen" is stocked with a small stove and work surface, plus storage for cooking utensils and a built-in 7-gallon water tank.

And if you're not up to cooking, where do you transport the wild game that you've bagged on your dream hunting trip?

Naturally, on the 86-square-foot platform that sits atop the truck and can be accessed via a side-mounted ladder. The platform also doubles as a hunting blind or sleeping quarters (presumably when it's not occupied by dead animals).

Inside Line says: Ted Nugent, we have your truck. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent