Looks good man. I’d like to build a set for my LC one day.
Great drawer idea, not really necessary to carry more tools than your vehicle needs unless you carry to fix everyone else that has breakdowns.
Skittles are interesting. I think a package of dehydrated beer might be a welcome idea too. ...also the handles are well done.
Magnetic comes to mind. Or thread something into the top through a hole in the face of the drawer with a cotter style pinMy neighbor helped me build my custom drawer system. Eventually, I will extend the system over the folded down rear seats, so that I can sleep in my T4R. The left drawer uses Firgelli Automation 32" rails and the right drawer uses Home Depot Liberty 24" rails, with a 28" long drawer.
I do need an easy solution for a latch, to keep the drawers from opening while driving.
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This was a post-Christmas project with my SIL. Thanks to the help of a fellow forum member, Todd Gill, all we had to do was go to Lowes and get our materials. His measurements were spot on and it fit like a glove. We took Todd's advice and used 1/2" birch instead of 3/4" and it was plenty stout. Drawers have 100 lb ball bearing slides with friction locks. ARB Fridge just arrived(still in box), and Fridge tie-downs are on the way. Still trying to decide on the fridge slide. The whole unit is bolted in, in the front, and turnbuckles and D-rings in the back. Total cost so far about $150. Phase II will be getting the Fridge mounted and installed.
I keep coming back to this topic for the endless variety and creativity exhibited. Lots of interesting ideas.
I really like that thin drawer idea above, but cant help thinking what those tools will do on the washboard roads all over SoCal deserts. I think he might need to double the foam thickness or make it full height. Or even put a solid pad over it all, so things are really snugly trapped in place. And a full pad layer can be used as a ground cloth / cushion too.
Tools stay put and don't rattle at all. The red sheet of foam is 1/4" thick which only leaves ~1 1/2" for the tools. (Keep in mind, the drawers are not actually 2" deep, more like 1 3/4".) With the black 1/2" thick pad on top, there just isn't room for them to really move around. In fact, for a couple of tools (like the tire pressure gauge), I had to remove the bottom red foam to allow them to fit in the drawer. All of the tools have stayed put for a weekend out in Anza Borrego and a 10 day trip to Oregon.
I like the idea of a pad which could be removed as a ground cloth, but it just won't fit.
That is how I am keeping most of my tools in my new cargobox.To use a similar space, I would go toward making a tool roll that I could lay flat and would be able to still us the remaining space for other flat items. But I still prefer soft tool bags that will not ratlle and can flex to make easy packing, even in drawers.
But this is me.