What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[Lollo050968]

add warm water geyser, works well, limited on 50degree C.

 

[Mike24Ineos]

Looks good. It was 80 when we were in our pool this afternoon. I guess you have to pay the gas price if you feel you can’t beat the weather!

Don't tell them there are other warm spots in our great nation...

 

[GrenAF]

Don't tell them there are other warm spots in our great nation...

As a born and raised Texan that lived through 30 years of August heat, trust me when I say, I’m not looking for warm. If you know of any places that are 65-75 and sunny most of the year with sub $4 gas, I’ll move tomorrow. Also no mosquitos.

 

[Clark Kent]

Are there any cutouts or tie downs on the deck to secure a fridge?

Nothing provided.
The frame is a raised floor to create storage space. It doesn't recreate a semi-structural mounting surface the same as a drawer unit does.
The weight rating is 80kg. That will be a static rating. The decks are 8mm ply and retained with table top clamps. The rear feet, closest to the doors, are held onto the legs with a 6mm screw that goes into a thin nut in the leg track extrusion. I don't think Frontrunner intended us to attach loads onto the decks.
With some thoughtful modifications I think it can take a small fridge but not a full fridge with a slide. Those back feet would be better with a through bolt not a clamp screw. The deck attachment to the frame is not structural so tie downs should pass through the decks and loop around the frame rails. During travel I will put a strap over the top of the fridge and secure it to the D rings on the sides of the cargo space so in a hard stop the frame is not taking the dynamic load of the fridge.

 

[Znarfgh]

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Hi Peter,

What brand of geyser is that? I have a similar one in the van but they don't make them anymore and have been replaced with these:

Regards,

Franz

 

[Znarfgh]

Familiarising myself with the disassembly process

 

[Lollo050968]

Hi Peter,

What brand of geyser is that? I have a similar one in the van but they don't make them anymore and have been replaced with these:

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Regards,

Franz

Hello Franz,

Itˋs Kampa/Dometic

https://www.campingwagner.de/de/p/120645?campaign=froogle&utm_campaign=froogle_120645&utm_content=textanzeige&utm_medium=CPC&utm_source=froogle&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23288396354&gbraid=0AAAAADrRYzwpFsCCA3dUk2mLm-d3s4efD&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInfTavv_pkwMVDaKDBx14EQ2NEAQYASABEgJCEfD_BwE

 

[ECrider]

Installed the Dometic/Frontrunner Grenadier Storage system and four Wolfpack Pro boxes. This is a lightweight alternative to a drawer system. It's removable by four bolts and attaches to the utility rail mounting holes (new bolts and spacers are supplied).
I have Drifta drawers with built-in fridge slide and camp table in my Isuzu DMax. They're great but a lot of dead weight and not straightforward to remove so they stay fitted and fill up with shi stuff.
With boxes I can keep them loaded with the stuff I only carry on trips and take them out when I don't need them.

The frame deck is about 560mm (~22 inches) below the cargo shelf so I can still fit my 30 litre weekender fridge on top although the lid will be restricted.
The frame is straightforward-ish to assemble. There are a couple of errors in the instructions but if you read ahead so you know what's coming you can figure it out. It was helpful that @bigleonski let me check out his setup so I had an idea what to expect. Thanks for the tips Leon
A LOT of short M6 nuts and bolts so if you have sausage fingers you might need a dexterous assistant. It's the lovechild of IKEA and Meccano. I put blue Loctite on all fasteners because some will be a PITA to get to again if they come loose.

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I really like that set up. Would definitely go for that but unfort my dog crate is 29" in height so cannot have the three combo of top shelf/bottom shelf and crate.

 

[Clark Kent]

I really like that set up. Would definitely go for that but unfort my dog crate is 29" in height so cannot have the three combo of top shelf/bottom shelf and crate.

A lower crate isn't an option? What if you changed the dog's name to Kneel?

 

[DenisM]

Familiarising myself with the disassembly process

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Did you have a Meccano set as a kid?

 

[ECrider]

A lower crate isn't an option? What if you changed the dog's name to Kneel?

Probably at their limit and the cages are not cheap!

 

[BluDawg]

Probably at their limit and the cages are not cheap!

Good looking dogs. I miss my Labrador.