Rear storage unit - drawer length

Melissa...are you talking about the bits that slide in and out...[so technical I know] if so..could you email me at

grierson @ hotkey.net.au


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Hi Melissa,

The draws that I made don't fully extend either, they still remain in by about 100mm.

I've not found this a problem at all. If you do have a problem then re-pack the draws so that you have short things at the back (tins of food etc come out easy).

I went for the more expensive runners one for the length and two because they carry a lot more weight. I made deep draws so I can get plenty in them!

Enjoy,

Chris

Melissa, my drawer runner system is fully extendable and always a little left behind in the drawer sockets of the actual drawer.

We have a fridge slide/drawer runner that is 5' long going across our box and realise it does not apply in your case. It is said to have a 150Kg capacity!! (no doubt when closed) You don't want to know costs on that anyway I would imagine. I could find out if needed.

John

When I pack my drawers (makes you wonder aye) I use a couple of plactic boxes to put things in, that way you can lift them in and out when needed. As they empty pack with linen etc to stop things getting tossed around.

Nearest the back of the vehicle the L/H draw has a divider for the cups tea/coffee, plates, fighting gear and all that sort of stuff.

When stopping for a brew the cutting board covers part of the draw as a table, works well for us.

Just checked ours 750mm long , full access.Regards Bob
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hi melissa
we have roller draw set up in our gu with fridge slide & the biggist problemwas putin the baby seat in. we achieved this by leaving the mount under the draws & using an extension strap which come s out under the draw system so far the only problem is that the baby seat is on the drivers side of the vehicle
.Regards Bruce

My understanding of the "load" capacity (or rating) of these runners is for when they are closed, and NOT extended.

If this is the case, then runners with a rating of 100Kg, might not be able to take the load of a fully laden fridge (which might weight 40/50Kg or more depending on type) when extended.

I would be checking it out if it was me.

Melissa,
I used a Hettich roller system for our fridge slide.. mine is the 900mm version.. cost about $100 dollars or thereabouts... rated at 100kgs extended.. we had our fully loaded 70litre Trailblaza on it recently for a 5 day Fraser tour and it was fine... there was no hint of it not being strong enough!!!
Our set up of one drawer and slide is on our web site on the accessories page..... I have the site down at the moment while I fix a few things but it should be back up in a day or two.... it will be here!


Cheers
Brian

G'day Melissa,
A couple of options. How handy are you with timber as I recall a post a while back where you said you like playing around with wood.
My current drawers are made from 12mm MDF board sides, front and back with 10mm MDF base. Not overly heavy. I just run them on heavy duty laminex strips about 25mm wide fixed at outside edges of base. I have welded 25mm x 25mm steel angle to the framework and also glued the laminex strips to them also. That way Laminex slides on laminex. You can spray a silicon spray if you find it too hard but we don't.
The drawers are glued with maxbond (in tube) and screwed together. Done half a dozen trips in rough terrain and never a problem. Another tip is to make your food drawer at least 250mm to 300mm high so that most packets/bottles etc will stand up.
The second option is to make your drawer runners up yourself and buy 25mm roller bearings. Same shape as the slides you buy but make them to your own length. Much cheaper.ne cede malis