Frontrunner Ineos Grenadier Storage System

[HereinDaRockies]

My setup with Heleoutdoors.com Hele Box was comfy for a recent Big Bend National Park overlanding trip.
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Does the bed move / rattle when you are driving off pavement?

 

[grnamin]

Does the bed move / rattle when you are driving off pavement?

No rattling when I have gear on top and below the bed whilst driving offroad. I don't have the Hele tied down, either, but that's an option.

 

[HereinDaRockies]

No rattling when I have gear on top and below the bed whilst driving offroad. I don't have the Hele tied down, either, but that's an option.

Thanks! Can you fit two solos side by side?

 

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Thanks! Can you fit two solos side by side?

Not sure. Will have to check tomorrow.

 

[grnamin]

Two Hele solos will fit at 24" wide each, but the left one will have to sit higher in order to clear the wheel well plastic panel in the trunk/boot. You could raise the right solo to match the left one, but you're both losing more headroom if you have a shelf like the one Black Sheep offers. The duo is 40" side as opposed to two solos at 48".

 

[HereinDaRockies]

Two Hele solos will fit at 24" wide each, but the left one will have to sit higher in order to clear the wheel well plastic panel in the trunk/boot. You could raise the right solo to match the left one, but you're both losing more headroom if you have a shelf like the one Black Sheep offers. The duo is 40" side as opposed to two solos at 48".

thank you! That seals the deal on getting solo.. and potentially ordering another one later, for increased flexibility.

 

[grnamin]

Of all the sleeping platforms I've perused, the Hele Box has the best adjustability. You shorten it lengthwise and raise or lower each leg.

 

[FOURBE]

All in now, one thing I'd change other than moving the rear seats into the utility position (if possible) so I can move the slide back and retain the rear handle (fridge is bolted to the slide so straps through the handles not needed, though I have just put straps through the rear handle for added security), is moving the slide to the other side of the car...

The cargo door locks/pins at the roof limit how far the fridge lid can open, if the fridge was on the other side and the lid opened the other way (which it did until today), it would have an extra 2-3" of opening. As it is, it only just opens enough for my liking. I'll run it as it is for now but will probably end up moving things around.

Moving it over would require an extension cable for the fridge power, or a new power outlet installed which should be easy enough given the battery system is under the rear seat. Would also rule out using the cargo door fold down table while the fridge is out but that is somewhat negated by the slide having its own inbuilt table.

Fridge height is about the same as tray back/canopy ute set up, so relatively tall, whether this bothers you is up to the person, my 5'2" wife is OK with it (not not for cleaning, but she reckons she can stand on the rear bumper for that), she'll just need her folding step more often when digging deeper vs when the fridge was tied down to the cargo area floor as it had been so far.

Overall pretty happy, sturdier than I thought it would be looking at the pictures and how it was before being bolted in and everything tightened, and looks quite nea

Just got an email from Front Runner to say they are now in stock!

I won't go with a drop fridge slide, they take up too much space and are heavy. I have a set of light weight folding steps I'll use if needed, my wife who's quite a bit shorter than myself currently uses them when she's trying to find things buried at the bottom of the fridge but I haven't had any issues with height than an extra foot might...

Just wondering if the Front Runner Storage System will still fit if you have the after market back seat incline brackets installed, which lay the seats back a further 50mm