craig
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Marc inspired me as well. My shelf is 85% complete. Less the kitchen accoutrements I'm finishing the install tomorrow. My door is skinned with aluminum and the shelf is made from 3/4" King Starboard plastic marine plywood substitute.
In addition to the rear door shelf, I put a 2.5 gallon air tank inside the drivers side cubby.
The passenger side cubby will hold a water jerry can.
I just ordered a set of cargo drawers from truckvault.com (they are located just up the road from where I live). My drawers have grey carpet on top, black faces, and black lockable T-handles (not shown on their website). The picture below is of a similar truckvault drawer setup in some other vehicle. My drawers use a T-handle so I don't have to unlock the drawers every time I want in, and are deeper since the DII cargo area is deeper than the truck shown. The drawers should be built and ready to install in a few weeks. I'll try and post additional pictures of the final setup then.
I am putting my ARB fridge on top of an Engel slide tray on the driver side and a Pelican 1610 will sit on the passenger side opening toward the rear of the truck. The 1610 holds camping gear such as the lantern, fuel, dry food that doesn't fit in the fridge, etc. My clothing duffel bag sits behind the Pelican 1610, or in the drivers side backseat (easier to get to). Additional clothing duffels/backpacks go on top of the duffel and 1610 depending on how many passengers I have. If I don't have the rooftop tent and am bringing a ground tent/sleeping bag/air mattress then that goes in the 1610 or behind the 1610. The heavy items are all ratcheted down and I have a Thule cargo net that goes over the top of everything so I can throw a coat, sleeping bag, or trash bag in easily.
The storage drawers hold my heavy recovery chain and tools in the back of the drawers right over the rear axle. The lighter recovery gear and other items that are needed while on the trail, but not while cooking, is stored toward the front of the passenger side drawer since this drawer cannot be opened when the fold down table is down. The left hand cargo drawer holds cooking gear near the front where it can be accessed when the table is folded down.
My rooftop tent opens over the back door of the D2 offering protection from mild rain and wind. The door and truck protect me on the other 2 sides. If it is really bad, I have a changing room for the tent that completely encloses the rear of the vehicle.
If I don't have the rooftop tent with me, I have a Land Rover "day tent" that attaches to the back of the vehicle offering protection from the elements. This works great when my family spends the day at the beach.
In addition to the rear door shelf, I put a 2.5 gallon air tank inside the drivers side cubby.
The passenger side cubby will hold a water jerry can.
I just ordered a set of cargo drawers from truckvault.com (they are located just up the road from where I live). My drawers have grey carpet on top, black faces, and black lockable T-handles (not shown on their website). The picture below is of a similar truckvault drawer setup in some other vehicle. My drawers use a T-handle so I don't have to unlock the drawers every time I want in, and are deeper since the DII cargo area is deeper than the truck shown. The drawers should be built and ready to install in a few weeks. I'll try and post additional pictures of the final setup then.
I am putting my ARB fridge on top of an Engel slide tray on the driver side and a Pelican 1610 will sit on the passenger side opening toward the rear of the truck. The 1610 holds camping gear such as the lantern, fuel, dry food that doesn't fit in the fridge, etc. My clothing duffel bag sits behind the Pelican 1610, or in the drivers side backseat (easier to get to). Additional clothing duffels/backpacks go on top of the duffel and 1610 depending on how many passengers I have. If I don't have the rooftop tent and am bringing a ground tent/sleeping bag/air mattress then that goes in the 1610 or behind the 1610. The heavy items are all ratcheted down and I have a Thule cargo net that goes over the top of everything so I can throw a coat, sleeping bag, or trash bag in easily.
The storage drawers hold my heavy recovery chain and tools in the back of the drawers right over the rear axle. The lighter recovery gear and other items that are needed while on the trail, but not while cooking, is stored toward the front of the passenger side drawer since this drawer cannot be opened when the fold down table is down. The left hand cargo drawer holds cooking gear near the front where it can be accessed when the table is folded down.
My rooftop tent opens over the back door of the D2 offering protection from mild rain and wind. The door and truck protect me on the other 2 sides. If it is really bad, I have a changing room for the tent that completely encloses the rear of the vehicle.
If I don't have the rooftop tent with me, I have a Land Rover "day tent" that attaches to the back of the vehicle offering protection from the elements. This works great when my family spends the day at the beach.
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