Overland Drawer Build- DIY Camping Drawers- Pic Heavy Thread

Good Luck! I am starting to collect the hardware that Dave used (list on Overland Bound). I found out that the main slide (the expensive one) is "on-sale" for Christmas I also received 5% off by signing up for the newsletter. I'm not sure if it's something they do regularly or not.

I can't wait to see your build!

 

If anyone builds their own drawer I’d love to see it

 

Will be tackling this build starting the 21st.

Thank you @Papadave418 for sharing your build, sketches, and cut lists with us. I've been looking for a system to build, and I feel like this one will be perfect for my needs. Unsure of any changes I'll make to the plan, but will post up pictures when I complete it.

Edit: Yes, I know I'm a 2nd Gen, but hoping you all don't shun me.

 

These are the best I have. I cut a straight slit in my bed mat that the D-rings tuck under when not in use. I drilled through the bed and anchored the D-rings with washers underneath.

2nd Gens are alright....
I’m building one for my friend’s 2013 and it fits just the same

 

Awesome. Simple enough!

 

I went the 80/20 route to frame up everything and skinned it with 8mm flooring from a sprinter van. Top deck is 1/2 Baltic burch covered with rubber coin flooring. Drawer and slide out tray are 1/2 Baltic Burch. There are two cabinets on either side on the back and two over the wheel wells accessed via the side windows of the shell.

80/20 is definitely more expensive but considerably lighter.

 

Wow great job! I like this build a lot. I bet the 80/20 is nice on the weight savings. Again nice build!

 

I envy your skillset! I would love to be able to see something like this to completion as you and OP have.

Cheers

 

I can’t say that I am a master carpenter by any means. The biggest skill is covering up all the mistakes I made.

The hardest part was finding the time to get I done.

 

@papadave418

Your build inspired me to add the coffee table lift. I picked them up on Amazon for less than $20 and used left over materials to make it happen. I’m may completely redesign my drawer to do something similar as yours with the stove.

I initially did not have the slide out tray to the left of my drawer and quickly found it to be a pain to get things out. The expense of the sliders is what kept me from doing it. Now that I have it,I’d never go back.

 

I like that slider, my hold up has been clearance for my Dometic 75DZ which BARELY fits under my diamond back cover. Like maybe a 1/2” of room so I need a very low profile slider. I dig yours for sure!

Those coffee table lifts are rad, I’m eating at my coffee table right now with a set I bought after the sets for my drawer haha

 

I’d love to see more photos of the slider construction and anchoring to the bed if you’ve got them

 

Indeed the slide out tray does sacrifice some precious space. I had to get a new ice chest because of it. And of course the only one that would fit was a Yeti. Fortunately they dropped their prices a little. If I ever went the fridge route it would be a tight fit for one of the smaller ones in there. I’ve decided that if I get a fridge I will put it behind the driver seat. Probably remove the small seat and build it out with a fridge slider. If money wasn’t an issue, I thought about having an aluminum tray build. That’s would free up a little space but probably wouldn’t make a differnce. For now it works quite well with the yeti. It also works great for my ski gear during the winter. And when I am not hauling anything around, I generally keep three plastic bins on the tray for trips to the grocery store. Make loading and unloading groceries a snap.

As far as anchoring the T-Slot and sliders, I replaced the OEM tie down bar with a 2x1 T-Slot, notching it to fit my shell latches. The bottom rails are bolted to the bed of the truck. They sit on top of the bed ridges. I also used 2x1 for these. This allowed me to bolt the sliders to T-Slot. Worked out nicely.

 

Dang. I like that. Do you happen to know the weight of the cabinet on the passenger side? I’m going to build out a drawer like @Papadave418 but shorter but I’m really liking the 8020 route.

Also, how are you connecting the 8020 to one another (i was thinking L brackets but i don’t see it in the pics). Thanks

 

T-slot extruded aluminum is extremely versatile. I used internal fasteners. It’s hard to explain. If you go to 8020.net, they have videos and project examples that show you how it all works. I am using 10 Series T-slot which is 1”. If you know exaclty what lengths you need, they will cut to size and also thread ends. Costs extra of course. I was designing on the go so I bought long lengths and cut it myself. You need a decent blade on a chop saw to do it. I got one at Home Depot for about $60. This is kind of where the cost start adding up, all the extras you end up needing to buy. I did find a few places to get discounts cause 8020.net can be expensive. They have an eBay store that sells their stuff at a discount but it’s kind of an outlet type deal where they sell returns and mistakes etc. search 8020 eBay store to find it. Another is Tnutz on eBay. They sell all the fasteners etc at a huge discount. Shipping is another hidden cost. Each order from 8020 seems to be $40+ dollars when shipping the T-slot.

 

Somewhere I have an estimate of weight. I will see if I can find it tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the info. I was looking at using 8020 before but yeah costs added up fast. I didn’t know there was an internal fastener option. That’s a clean way to do it. I was going to use L brackets. I’ll price it out and see how much more it would be VS a plywood drawer. Thanks

 

Awesome job!! I'm looking to do this as a spring/summer project when it warms up a tad. I'll be referring back to this thread a lot.

 

I’m not sure the overall weight of that side but to ball park:

Series 10 T-Slot
1x1 0.0424lbs/inch
2x1 0.0768lbs/inch

1/2 Baltic Burch 1.5lbs/sqft
1/4 Baltic Burch 0.8lbs/sqft

This should give you an estimate.

 

Drawer is working great, made THE BEST RIBEYE EVER tonight overlooking the Pacific Ocean Off Hwy 1. Heading up to Northern California to the Lost Coast and the redwood groves where the tallest trees on earth grow.