I am looking at getting or making a removable draw system that is held in place with the utility rails.
I have had virtually no experience with draw systems
I would prefer to adapt to a standard system if possible so I can take advantage of what is readily available.
My preference would be something I could install when needed within about 30 minutes.
I have found a variety of options but they are all based on a permanent install and they all look pretty similar
I am not going camping but want to have a fridge/freezer and a couple of drawers.
As my wife is pretty short at 4'11" or 150cm, so not sure if I will need a drop own fridge bracket or just a slide out.
Probably one or two drawers as well
It would be good to have a variety of drawers so I can fit whatever I need for that trip easily
Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations???
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Dave,
I would suggest that GooseGear will be one of the front-runners when it comes to drawer units for these things, with ARB close behind. However, both cost an arm and a leg, and may not be as removeable as you'd like.
If you can use a handsaw and a drill, though, you can make your own in an afternoon if you are willing to spend around $100 on a thing called a Kreg Jig. For building boxes out of plywood, nothing is better. Here's what I suggest/plan on doing:
1) Figure out the size of your whole unit, where the fridge will go, how many drawers, etc. From there, "unfold" your design to figure out how many pieces of wood you need, and what sizes - just like geometry class from back in the day!
2) Go to your local hardware store with a wee bit of cash or a case of beer or something, and find someone in the lumber section to give your cut list to. They will often cut, but their willingness to cut lots is higher if you bring beer or cash. See if you can convince them to make all your cuts for you.
3) Bring everything home and use your Kreg Jig to drill all the holes you need.
4) Glue and screw the whole thing together.
5) for drawer slides, I'm currently using HDPE plastic runners in my truck; these drawers are 4' long and are full to the brim, but they slide like butter on these plastic runners. Lee Valley Tools sells this stuff in 4' strips. Don't over complicate it with things like lockout heavy duty drawer slides.
6) Optional - drill holes with a 6" hole saw in the body of the box to save weight; you can take out a lot of material with strategically placed grid pattern of circular holes without compromising strength.
7) Optional - use spray adhesive and carpet to give it a "finished" look. Bed Liner - like Raptor Liner or LineX - is also a good option.
In your case, you want it to be removeable, so you have two choices for the attachment:
1) make it narrower than your utility tracks, and use an eye bolt on each corner of your box, connected down into eye bolts on the track using a ratchet strap. You can always make the "top" of your box a bit bigger to have a larger upper storage platform too, with the eye bolts attached underneath.
2) Or, make the whole box wider than the utility tracks, but cut oval holes (3-4 inches long) in the base of your box that line up with those tracks. You can then use a bolt with a track head to slide into the utility tracks, which then goes through the oval cut in your box, and then through a piece of flatbar that is perpendicular to the oval cut, with a nut to clamp the underside down to the tracks from inside your box.
I can whip up some drawings of the above to better illustrate the ideas I had; I anticipate it'll take me about a weekend to do a box for the back of my grenadier. I do recommend a drop-down fridge slide; they are way cheaper to buy than to make. But the box itself is the kind of thing you could probably make for under $400, but it would easily cost you $1500-$3k to buy aftermarket so that's a steal of a deal really.
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