ʞ [=0===0] k Projects: Slide Out Camp Kitchen / Slide Out Bin Tray

[madgrey]

I'm using the gear tunnel more an more these days. It's great for the stinky post mountain bike equipment, and with the rainy season upon us, I'm not keen on sticking this stuff anywhere else. I've been now considering some sort of slide out, and this looks almost too good to be true.

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[doit82]

Could you add the camp kitchen later if just purchasing the utility tray and rails up front? How much would the camp kitchen be without rails? About a $100 less it sounds like from the price of the utility tray with/without rails?

 

[moosehead]

Well done man!

 

[BoxGods]

To clarify, the tray is not available separately unless you purchase the camp kitchen and have the slide out?

The tray IS available as a stand alone product. I was trying to point out that the price would be less if you have the kitchen as they use the same rail--and as usual somehow managed to make it less clear.

 

[BoxGods]

+1. I want just the tray and associated slide out hardware. I didn’t think I needed a gear shuttle but it turns out that’s much more useful than I thought. I keep my rock climbing gear in there because it won’t stink up the cab too bad in there but fishing it out after a spirited session in the twisties isn’t always fun or easy.

It IS available as a stand alone product.

 

[BoxGods]

I love where you are going here. A pull out kitchen isn’t really for me but storage in the gear tunnel is. What I would love to see is something similar what Rivian did for it’s service trucks. Basically split the slider so you have a tray similar to your design on the passenger side but half the length, then on the drivers side 2 or 3 drawers for tools/smaller items.

The other thing I would buy hands down would be what I discussed with one of you guys up at Mt Hood, water storage for part of the spare tire container.

Cool looking kitchen though.

We have a spare tire tank design already with 12V submersible pump. Capacity is up to 35 gallons depending on how tall people want it to be. I just haven't posted it because there hasn't seemed to be much interest--if there actually ARE people interested I can start a thread for that project too.

 

[BoxGods]

My biggest issue with a full slider for storage is if someone is parked next to you (Or in the garage where there is a wall to your passenger side)that could cause some access challenges. The the other hand with half sliders if you can open the gear tunnel door you should be able to slide out most of the way.

Both the camp kitchen and the slide out tray can slide out either side of the vehicle.

 

[BoxGods]

I'm interested in both. If the slide out kitchen can be produced with the fit & finish of the renderings....for anywhere near that price...he will sell TONS of them.

Fit and finish will be very good as we have done lots of powder coated products over the years, but not the "magical perfection" all products have in renders.

 

[BoxGods]

Could you add the camp kitchen later if just purchasing the utility tray and rails up front? How much would the camp kitchen be without rails? About a $100 less it sounds like from the price of the utility tray with/without rails?

I would say yes, but if it turns out to be $150 people will get mad. So how about, yes in that range =)

 

[COdogman]

My biggest issue with a full slider for storage is if someone is parked next to you (Or in the garage where there is a wall to your passenger side)that could cause some access challenges. The the other hand with half sliders if you can open the gear tunnel door you should be able to slide out most of the way.

That’s a great point. I was thinking about the garage example earlier and I figured I would walk around the truck and pull it out the other way, which would be the same thing as having separate sliders.

To me I still thought it would be better to have it on 1 long slider that goes either direction because when I had space I could pull it all out one way and when I didn’t I could go half each way.

 

[jjswan33]

We have a spare tire tank design already with 12V submersible pump. Capacity is up to 35 gallons depending on how tall people want it to be. I just haven't posted it because there hasn't seemed to be much interest--if there actually ARE people interested I can start a thread for that project too.

Cool. 35 gallons is a lot, by math over 300 lbs of water. My thinking was more of a half arch shape filling half of the space. The idea is supporting bed slide out kitchens that would cover part of the spare compartment anyway and leave the rest of the space for other storage.

 

[BoxGods]

I'm using the gear tunnel more an more these days. It's great for the stinky post mountain bike equipment, and with the rainy season upon us, I'm not keen on sticking this stuff anywhere else. I've been now considering some sort of slide out, and this looks almost too good to be true.

Have you seen the 12 gallon frunk tank with wash down sprayer? Perfect for cleaning up gear/kids/dogs before they get in the truck.

 

[BoxGods]

Cool. 35 gallons is a lot, by math over 300 lbs of water. My thinking was more of a half arch shape filling half of the space. The idea is supporting bed slide out kitchens that would cover part of the spare compartment anyway and leave the rest of the space for other storage.

I will start a thread on it over at the group site and we can all "mull it over". My feeling was pare it back to 25 or 30 at most and use the extra space to store 10 or 12 feet of hose. Or make them stackable 12 gallon so people can use one for 12 gallons and if they need extra for a specific trip they can toss the second one in.

Are you the guy who mentioned a spare tire bay tank to Jeff on the Mt Hood Rivian trip?

 

[BoxGods]

That’s a great point. I was thinking about the garage example earlier and I figured I would walk around the truck and pull it out the other way, which would be the same thing as having separate sliders.

To me I still thought it would be better to have it on 1 long slider that goes either direction because when I had space I could pull it all out one way and when I didn’t I could go half each way.

Yeah why wouldn't you want it to slide out EITHER / Both sides? Best of both worlds that way.

 

[the long way downunder]

I'd suggest a simple plastic box that's the size of the tunnel cross section (allowing for the latch obstruction.) No need for slider or mechanism, just the box itself.

The idea would be two boxes (tubs), accessible from each side, one deeper, with a hatch to be accessible through the rear seat opening.

I have a makeshift arrangement with plywood sliding on plastic. Unless you have some really heavy gear (I have some pretty heavy recovery gear in one side) it sides out easily enough and the door supports the tray (the other end has a stick inside the tunnel that pushes against the roof of the tunnel to prevent the tray tipping.)



The obstacle is the latch mechanism that obscures a lot of the tunnel volume. I wonder why they didn't make that fully recessed. I doubt it's a crash test issue, but the tunnel door is strangely wildly over-engineered. Maybe they thought it would participate in side-impact or other crash testing … it can't be structural because the body is bolted directly to the frame. Maybe just over-engineered to support any amount of load with say two people standing on it then holding something heavy like an electric bicycle or a roof-top tent.

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