Would love to see a vid on how you made this step by step

Do you have a parts list and plans with dimensions?

Hello! My wife and I are building up our '17 JK as an Overlander and I'm running into the same issue you've had with the storage systems.....too expensive!! We already have the RTT and a Batwing awning but need proper storage. Like you said, it's basically just a couple boxes with drawers. Our fridge is on it's way, and I was browsing the interwebs to get some ideas. Wifey saw me watching your video and proclaimed I'm building your creation lol. So, I maaaaaay send you a PM hahaha. Great video - subb'd, keep up the good work and - Thumbs up from Houston Texas!

Thank you brother. Audio could have been a bit better however the concept was great. Quality build, dig those locking slides. Best idea so far on youtube. Happy trails.

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, windy day and just a camera-mounted mic... tried though! Haha!

Thanks for posting this. I drive an 80 series cruiser and I felt comfortable making a drawer system myself but didn’t know if I could handle build a fridge slide with the table underneath it like that. Gave me a confidence boost to take it on myself haha

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Get after it!!!

Nicely done! We’re planning to build a system very similar. Very well thought out. Do to an experience I have had, I now always keep my recovery kit and a small first aid directly behind my seat. This last year I put my Jeep mostly on its side, found out my wheeling buddy didn’t have a proper recovery kit. Thankfully I had my kit behind me and was able to reach what we needed. Had I put my recovery bag in the back, where its been before, we would have been in a real pickle. Just a thought.

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, when I am actually on the trails, especially difficult ones, I move a good bit of my recovery gear to right behind the driver's seat. Also, I have a total of 4 first aid packs in different locations throughout the vehicle... you never know when you'll need them.

I would be interested in full dimensions. Looking to build a very similar system.

Nice build! Thanks for sharing!

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

Dan Thomas thanks!

Great video! You gave me great ideas to build in GX 460👍🏼

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

grn9209 glad to be of help in some way!

A few of you have asked for the dimensions, so: 38.5 wide, 24.5 tall, 24 deep on drawer side, 28 deep on slider side, with the sides tapered to the rear seat angle.

@climbhigh96

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much brutha 👍🏽

Love the build

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

great build man 👌🏻

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

I've looked on Amazon for the 500lb drawer slides with no luck, at least matching the blue latching mechanisms to your build. Vadania are the only ones I've found but are not rated at 500. Do you have a part # or link to them? Thanks and great build! Built not Bought!

Very nice system you has made, I am looking to build exactly the same for my JL. Do you happen to have plans with dimensions that you could share?

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Voisey unfortunately, I don’t. However, the Dimesions for the interior of the JL are quite different, given that the floor and roll bars have changed quite a bit. I can tell you, however, that I built a base plate that bolts down to the factory locations, and then built the drawer section and slider section to connect to the baseplate just outside of those locations. The height is the same as the height of the rear seat.

2 questions: How does the frig not overheat? Does the drawer box have ventilation holes? (I find it challenging to keep items away from vent hole when packing gear in my Jeep and noticed I almost caught an item on fire! Second question: what did you use to paint the wood black? Or was this stain? Looks very clean and I don’t see brush strokes or spray paint marks. Lastly: did you loose access to the storage compartment beneath the drawers? Or can a drawer be removed to access that area?

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

I built the system for my yeti cooler... but yes, the back of that side is 'open', but closes in with the 40% seat, as the back end is cut at the same angle. I also made the dimensions such that all sides have about 2" of space on top and bottom. I used 3/4" whitewood (birch), painted the edges with spray paint, and then used spray adhesive to wrap with speaker cabinet covering. I have a subwoofer in my rig, not a storage compartment, but yes, you do lose access to it, as the bottom is a full plate.

Also what kind of lockable drawer slides did you order from Amazon (both for the frig slide and the drawers themselves)?

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

I used ones from vadania on amazon, and then I bought some non-locking, soft-close ones for the drawers that I bought from home depot.

Same frustration! When i found a dual slide for a fridge-with slide under for a stove, it was $750..that's just the slide setup. So I'm planning a build like yours and still looking for a double slide extension for under the fridge to hold the stove like your cutting board but make it deep enuf to hide a partner stove. Will the slides you spec'd do that, I couldnt tell?

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Grinley hey man! I bought the locking slides on amazon...vadania ones I believe.

@billg1871

4 жыл бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS Hi Russ, yeah i just couldn't tell from the link and looking at them on Amazon if the bottom slide will allow the depth i need- I guess I'll order them and have the stove swing up for use, and swing down for storage. I saw one like it on SoCalteardrops.com but their price includes what I paid for my fridge and stove!

The yeti 45 measures over 25 inches. Any issues with the 24” slides? Any vids/pics of the cooler installed?

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, sorry I don't have any photos with the cooler in it. Its actually sitting in storage at the moment. haha. But no issues at all with the slides!

@ovrlndeast2834

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Russ. I’m ready to order the slides but I’m still scratching my head as to how the 24” slides will work with the 25” wide yeti 45.... it seem like the cooler would not have enough clearance to open even when fully extended. What am I missing here??

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

Ovrlnd East hey man! The actual drawer is 28”, the slides start at the front, and leave 4” in the back. Since they are full-extension slides, there is plenty of room and support for the cooler when pulled out.

How did you secure it to the Jeep floor? Can you also post link for the slides?

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

I actually used the factory bolt hole locations, but bought longer bolts. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the slides on amazon anymore, but I know there are a lot of options out there.

how is the cabinets when you have the sub working? does it rattle the cabinetry? did you vent the area for the airflow for the sub at all?

@ADVENTURUSS

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man! Sorry for the delay… I didn’t vent, but I did lift the floor by about 3/4 of an inch by placing strips of the birch in “strategic” locations to the bottom of the base. This allowed for the venting, but also bounce-back of the rather heavy cabinet. Truth be told, I really don’t listen to tunes while wheeling, but didn’t want to remove the sub.

Why does EVERYONE put the stove on the left side instead of the right, next to the tailgate? It seems like you'd have better access to those three drawers, especially while cooking, if the stove was on the right and you didn't have to struggle to get into the other drawers while that's going. I've tried asking many other people this question, but no one has answered. I'm trying to figure out if there's some sort of unseen advantage having the stove on the left for if/when I build one.

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I don't have a straight answer for you. I know a lot of people have a tailgate table for their Jeeps, and put the stove there. I don't have one, so I wanted to build a slide-out 'table' to maximize space. To each their own, though!

@rabidhellhound9714

3 жыл бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS Even that provides me with some insight. It seems that it's more personal choice than necessity. Which is good to know when designing my own.

Quick question for you: how did you mount the cabinet system to the tub?

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

There are 4 factory bolts in the floor. I bought some that were 1 inch longer, and drilled holes in the bottom of the system carcass, and counter sunk those with washers

@blab8811

3 жыл бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS Thanks. Did you remove any of the factory trim panels from the back on the tub? I am considering doing this to my JKU but I feel like the plastic trim pieces near the base of the C pillars might create an uneven surface for the plate to sit on. I appreciate your response!

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

@@blab8811 I actually have a sub in the rear floor, so I cut 1/2” pieces and glued them to the bottom of the base, therefore making everything level. The overall width is about 1/4” shorter than the trim pieces on either side. Since I used to drive about 30 miles a day for work, I wanted to design the system for easy removal.

@blab8811

3 жыл бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS Did you keep all the factory trim and carpet in underneath the 1/2" blocks?

@ADVENTURUSS

3 жыл бұрын

@@blab8811 I removed the carpet and the hard cover over the subwoofer. I added small pieces of thin padding under the blocks.

Built not bought 👍🏻

Nice system. What length slides did u use. What is the total width of the system. Ty

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Seymour first, thanks for being the 200th subscriber! For the slider, I used 24” locking slides, for the drawers, I used spring actuated 18” slides. I’m not sure of the total width right now, but I will certainly measure all dimensions and post that here later.

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Seymour 38.5 wide, 24.5 tall, 24 deep on drawer side, 28 deep on slider side, with the sides tapered to the rear seat angle

@RossMelby

4 жыл бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS What brand of drawer slides did you use? Do you really need the locking drawer slides? I'm seeing the 24" for $100 over at Ovis and I also have similar setup like you where, I need two 24" slides

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

@@RossMelby for the non-locking (3 drawer side, I used these: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CXHH1KQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

@@RossMelby locking slides were these: www.amazon.com/VADANIA-Drawer-Slides-Extension-Bearing/dp/B07HQRN1XM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=96SM6R2BEY4W&dchild=1&keywords=vadania%2Bheavy%2Bduty%2Bdrawer%2Bslides&qid=1588559242&s=hi&sprefix=Vadania%2Ctools%2C173&sr=1-2&th=1

Can you please provide the dimensions?

@ADVENTURUSS

4 жыл бұрын

James C check out the replies to Joe down in the thread. You should find what you’re looking for. Let me know if you have any other questions