Sergeant Flat Pack Rear Drawers Kit

[JPH Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close JPH]

Yerp cabinetmaker and shop fitter, keeps us busy! The actual drawers are the easy parts its the trim Infills and carpeting that's the time consuming bit. What ,eight runners are you looking at using?

[photoprado Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close photoprado]

While we are at it....there maybe an option to cam lock additional drawers from an "L" shape (fridge on left with drawer on right) to add another drawer or drawers etc to make a full ensuite.....so in practical terms just grab out two more drawers and cam lock into existing drawrrs for that bigger trip away etc.....just thinking on my feet so to speak...

Ok, sounds promising, will follow progress with interest.

The reasons I haven't gone with drawers already is the lack of flexibility depending on the trip. Sometimes I need maximum luggage space, other times it's gear space. A single drawer system doesn't accommodate that. If there is 2-3 people, the fridge sits in the middle row, 4 people and its in the back. The weight is another factor.

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

@jph...45kg each...ive got a waeco doing the honors for fridge etc...my first drawers will be the biggest so the software can be adjusted to suit the smaller models in minutes before printing...the front of them slant upwards along the glass and the back will be same shape as cargo barrier...so if so.eone wants a small model it should be simple enough to adjust on the pc then again print...

The ones im testing are as follows:
Fridge in middle
Drawers either side including wine rack and plates and cups areas and slide out shelves.
2 big drawers above fridge full width...above this will be a stuff space for small cases or soft backpacks....

[Smithy - 120 D4D Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Smithy - 120 D4D]

@jph...45kg each...ive got a waeco doing the honors for fridge etc...my first drawers will be the biggest so the software can be adjusted to suit the smaller models in minutes before printing...the front of them slant upwards along the glass and the back will be same shape as cargo barrier...so if so.eone wants a small model it should be simple enough to adjust on the pc then again print...

The ones im testing are as follows:
Fridge in middle
Drawers either side including wine rack and plates and cups areas and slide out shelves.
2 big drawers above fridge full width...above this will be a stuff space for small cases or soft backpacks....

Baggs - really keen to se your progress on this. One day I will be replacing my simple camp box to something with drawers (still want fridge as low as possible so I can see in it, but drawers to the right and maybe above...).

If you are going full height with "stuff space" at the top, you might want to consider some sort of cargo barrier too, to prevent any unwanted luggage entering the passenger area...

[toddy Member Find all posts View Profile Close toddy]

Hey Baggs, any chance of some early pics of what you are thinking or slapped together yet? my drawers are feeling their age and the carpet is starting to peel. I had a full width unit with two drawers and fridge on top. wife is vertically challenged so cut the thing in two and only have one side in atm and the fridge on the lower part. Would this be achievable with what you are proposing?

By the way, top idea and good luck to you. love the forum for this, i have AMTS bash plates and they are freakin awesome and were a good price.

Cheers,

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

@smithy 120

Yes the full height drawers have backing plate and the drawers below the stuff space have extended facia fronts on them to extend up so as to stop gear falling back onto glass

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

@ toddy...

Three designs so far

1. normal two drawer set up full width standard height

2. fridge on left on floor height...two trawers to the right to fridge space height on top of each other

3. the grand tourer as discussed earlier post....(this one is for me and my needs and may not be made if not popular etc....

designs 1 & 2 ARE THE MOST REQUESTED ETC

pOST SOME PICS OF WHAT YOU WANT GUYS THEN IVE GOT A STARTING POINT IF THE MATERIAL IS STRONG ENOUGH ETC

bloody caps lockl!

As for my photos ill supply the template etc as we go....

remember that this is a mates rates thing but don't stress too much if It cant work...im trying

[iantz Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close iantz]

Baggs- good to see our recent discussion has turned into a reality.

Re fridge space - I suggest you do some decent research on what sort of space you need to allow for a variety of fridges. For instance, your old draws (now my draws) tend to fit the ARB/Ironman type of fridge, but not the square engel type (they're too wide). The Engel MT60FP for instance doesn't fit the space I have, but the Evakool 60L Travelmate does. On the other hand, the WAECO CF-60AC is too tall for my current fridge space.

Anyway, it's important that popular fridges (like the Engel, Waeco etc) fit, and that you allows something in the vicinty of 60L I reckon.

Keep up the good work.

[GTX Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GTX]

This is brilliant :-)
Even the minister for finance might get excited about a draw system now LOL

[120D4D Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 120D4D]

Nice works Baggs, and of course if you need an empty 120 for further testing feel free to let me know.

I too have thought about making some but all distractions like wife, kids, work etc think otherwise!
Id be interested in option 2 so will stay tuned.

p.s why not arrange another mt pleasant weekend for us all to test the kit in among the rocks and mud...

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

Mt pleasant. ...fridge sizes....swmbo having kittens....

This all seems like a good idea...im hoping the R&D is quick and we can have some trials!

Ill look into fridge heights and widths.....is their a general consensus on internal measurements to keep all and sundry happy?....

[ValleyGXL120 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ValleyGXL120]

Just reading through this thread with great interest. Sounds like your on to a winner at this stage and its great that your in S.A. Look forward to seeing you progress.

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

Ill load a set out to a few members and after their reactions are noted. .this will be the yes or no if it all will happen...if members dont like it rhen I aint gunna do it as I value friendship over a bad product...ya can qoute this post.

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

This is the one ive designed forpersonal use for longer trips
Its not mainstream so noone may like it...however i like it as it suits a prado out beyond without a camper...
This was before we decided to change to cad cam cnc design....so theframe above will soon become kindeling
Ill explain this model further once i get the other photo to load

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

So imagine thefollowing:

Fridge in middle

Left side of fridge drawers x2...one small one at top with a deeper on below....the bottom one will hold plates...cups...bowls...kfs...and to the rear 4x wine rack.

Right side of fridge drawers x2...each one high enough for baked bean cans etc...these two are for your pantry...bleow these two will be a slide out shelf full length..

Above fridge x2 drawers for clothes etc...note: the face of these drawers extends up to the next stuff sack level to act as a barrier to stop gear falling onto door space in transit

At top is stuff space for portable dunny or h2o or sleeping bags or overnight bags etcetc or portable cooking gear etc

Left and right stuff spaces...from experience most if not all straps and recov gear fits down side....right side i usually keep for tools & tent poles and canvas and tarps etc

The left and right stuffspaces will most likely be cargo mesh press stud and velcro in place....this most likely will be left up to the owner to modify as im still not sure...

Hope this helps some members to visualise what my personal model will look like....imgunna call this one SERGEANT Grand Tourer.

Hahahaha this all seems a little odd for me as i like reading build threads but will not as a rule list one