Built in Drawers

Thanks for the response. Do you have any problems with your drawers at all, ie. rattles, lack of strength,etc?? Do you have rollers on your drawers - how do they slide? How did you attach it to your vehicle?

G'day Mike, I too am making my own drawer set-up and was going to use laminate for the slides, but now wondering...what is meranti? TIA Grant

Hi Grant and Mike, am interested in the piranha fridge slide, cost, convenience, as I am constructing my own drawer system for a dual cab ute, using mainly ply and some pine board, any one use nylon or similar for drawer guides/slides?

Guys, what is called 'Meranti' here in SA, is similar to maple. Ash or oak is even better as it is harder. Both are cheaper than nylon (I think). The silicone spray works extremely well and does'nt seem to attract dust at all. Happy trails,Mike.

Andrew, The Pirhana slide was over $200. There are other brands available, but I have been very happy with this one. Happy Trails, Mike.

Thanks Mike.

Come on Tim, no-one said theirs was as good or better. In a world flowing with money we would all get these drawer systems. But they are expensive. Gary has to pay for all that advertising and travelling to 4WD shows.You didn't mention what they cost you. And fair enough if you don't want to tell us, but don't go to the other extreme suggesting placky boxes,etc it just cheapens your point of view. If someone can make something a whole lot cheaper for themselves, and are happy with it,then there is a real personal satisfaction as well. It's a lot easier to save a dollar than make a dollar.

The ExplorOz team agrees with Tim here - our motto in all things in life is "you get what you pay for". That's why we personally chose Gary Plants Roller Drawers for our vehicle which you can see featured here under Hot Topics - Vehicle Setup. We have previously used home-made jobs (David makes our own furniture and can do it) but when we bought a 4WD that cost over $40K it was worth it to set it up with the very best. But you have to justify the expense to yourself. To our mind, you cannot afford for things to go wrong when 4WDing.It depends on how much value you place on a hassle-free trip and as with all things you buy, if you buy right the first time, you don't have to buy it again and so its money well spent and will save you eventually.

Thanks for all of the advice. Can anyone please tell me if the bought drawer systems are transferrable to other vehicles if you later upgrade/change vehicles. Of course I realise there are different size drawer systems but assuming a similar vehicle is bought, are the drawers easily removable, or generally are they removable if we need the entire tray of our ute? Further, I have been speaking to a company in NSW - Pee Cee Storage - has anyone purchased drawers from this company - they sound similar to the likes of BlackWidow and the Cairns company but appear more flexible and slightly cheaper. Further, if there is anyone around the Melbourne area who has built their own storage system and would not mind us coming to have a look (as we don't really know where to start), I would really appreciate it.