Pee Cees drawer systems

Any reason you dont make your own and save a bleep load?

Wombat,

try Paul at Back Pack S.A. phone 08 8264 1454 or email him: piczudek@tpg.com
He advertises in 4wd monthly if you want a picture.

I got a drwaer unit & am happy - especially so at half the price of the two major brand name units.

About one year later I then bought his fridge slide.

CheersRick ( S.A.) - ' It is better to travel hopefully than arrive'

I am not answering your question although when I was researching I thought Black Widow were good. What I can say is that I always thought drawer systems were expensive until I made my own. Welded it all together out of light gauge 20 x 20 square tube and 20 x 20 angle with 10mm ply shelves and 15mm ply infil panels on the frame. All the ply is to be carpetted on both sides. Used plastic boxes on carpeted ply shelves and a Black Widow fridge slide. Materials cost about $800 altogether (allowing for welding wire and gas plus all the extra bits left over, nuts and bolts, carpet, glue, paint and hinges but not costing in a special right angle air drill I bought to drill some holes I missed and others that did not line up after I fabricated it). I made it in three sections that bolt together for ease of storage. I worked out fairly carefully what I needed as I did a set of CAD drawings for them). Took a solid eight days to date to make and I probably need another two days to finish. (My welding is a bit slow because I have to clean it up a lot as it looks like a seagull did it's business on it from a great height). My time cost nothing, (I am retired), but I would consider it quicker, cheaper and probably be better finished to buy professionally made gear next time. (If there is a next time because I have it all for good now as excepting for changing the bolt down points I can transfer them to another vehicle.)
I cannot see how people can make them out of timber and they stay together for long. I did see a set of timber ones in the back of a new 2003 Prado. All nicely varnished like a piece of furniture. Pity really because any items placed on the shelves will slide about because of the lack of grip and the noise inside the vehicle will reverberate because of the solid surfaces. Needs to be carpeted on all possible surfaces.

Hey Wombat
Your like me, so much to do and not enough time. I'm not sure what you are after but I bought a set of drawers from Brawn 4x4 in Vic. They are as the same as the two expensive brands except nearly half the price. All metal construction and great rollers - I'm super happy with them and have told them so. They delivered them to Syd FOC & I had them installed well inside a day. Don't know anything about the one you are thinking about.Carpe Diem

What were the others you were looking at?

What do you like about the PeeCees?Cheers,
Stuart
- To err is human, to moo bovine -

Wombat

Your initial email indicates that you are going to get them freighted FROM W.A. In looking at the ads at http://www.caravanscene.com.au/products/peecees/index.htm it appears to me to be NSW address.

I would like to get a look at these things next time I'm in Perth if there is a place there so could you put the address and contact number in another message please.

Also have you had any indications of a price at all?

Dave

Wombat,

Do you have a URL for them? We're just about to embark on making our own drawers but I'd like to make sure we've covered all bases before going ahead. We're in WA so frieght wouldn't be a hassle.

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For everyones info, PeeCees are located in Port Macquarie, NSW.

The owner is Peter White and the address is 16 Karungi Circuit, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444.

He is VERY expensive, but then again he has contracts to fit out all the Telstra and Country Energy vans in the Mid North Coast area, and they all swaer by the product.

He is a bit of an old woman and a bit slow in getting things done, but he is very particular.

The choice is yours.