Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 at 20:17
Gday Peter,
They are 39 and 40 litre engels, but sit lower when there's no slide. My wife and I are tall enough that we don't have a problem accessing the contents.
I've also done a bit of fabricating with 12mm ply - its a lot easier to drill and screw, and stronger, but I take the view that I'll only ever be putting lighter stuff in the drawers, so there's no need to over-engineer them. I've covered them all wit charcoal coloured utility carpet which makes it all look good, stops things rattling, and allows you to use velcro to attach things - I use a dab of hook velcro on everything I don't want to move around - from a box of matches to plastic boxes to spare aerials, spanners, etc etc
Your idea of oztent and swag is good. We've done the same for many years - 90% of the time we just roll out a big double swag at bed time. That largish space on the drivers side is where we put our rolled up swag - it has one of those thicker 4wd mattresses in it. We take a tent as
well if we're staying in a caravan park, or in case the weather turns foul.
Coleman dual fuel stoves are great. But we like to
cook on the fire so we only use it as a backup. The pluses are that they take up less space, even after you add a spare 4L tin of coleman fuel. But the flame is very hot (good for stirfries) and they are easier to start on freezing cold mornings. They do need a bit of practice though - its very easy to overfill the tank and you find liquid fuel coming up the pipe and blasting out a yellow flame - so never be tempted to squeeze the last drop into the tank. Ours is the smaller 2 burner (Coleman#424).
Cheers
Phil
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