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Trip Plans? I just read through the start of your blog and noticed that you are planning to head up to Alaska. If you are planning to head up through Alberta or Eastern British Columbia, be sure to send me a note. I would be happy to share our experiences up there this past summer and you would...

Those look awesome! Excellent work. I trust that you will enjoy them as much as we continue to enjoy ours. They will really change the way you use your truck - in a good way! -=D

Yup - clearly understand that I would not gain any load capacity with air bags. I just want to level the truck out a bit and to take a bit of strain off the factory rear springs. We spent 3 weeks in Alaska this summer with this drawer set-up AND a very full load and it was clear at times that I...

I've thought about this before, but never weighed anything during the construction phase. If I had to make an educated guess I would say that it weighs around 300lbs with an empty water tank. A full tank adds a considerable amount of weight! On this note, I'd appreciate any information on...

Thank you for checking out the build! I debated long and hard over what to build this out of and eventually decided that I would use 3/4" Birch ply for all of the structure and build the drawer-boxes out of 1/2". I felt I could get away with 1/2" on the drawers because of the steel tubing that...

Thank you for the clarifications. I see now how you supported the side panels. You built your platform a little shorter than mine. Mine ended up being flush with the bump-out in the box just below the utilitrack. By coming up that high and relying on that ridge for support, I lost the...

Also - how well do the drawers slide? I load mine up super heavy at times so I insisted on building rollers, but there are many who have gone without. Curious to know your experiences. -=D

Excellent work! How are you supporting the side 'wings' when your fuel cans are not there? I tried to hinge mine which are supported by the ridge on the side of the box, but they wouldn't quite clear the utilitrack. That why I ended up making one large panel and adding access hatches. Both...

For your curtain question - I agree with a few people who have posted about Velcro already. My wife and I spent 3 weeks up in Alaska this summer and we just cut some simple pieces of fabric larger than our windows and put pieces of velcro in the corners and along the long sides. When we needed...

Aww ... shucks! Thank you.

You can find my build-up here. There's nothing that I would change - even after living out of it for 3 weeks and having it back there for nearly a year now.

The square tubing was sourced from our local welding shop. It's simple 1/8" wall, 1" square tubing. Be sure to ask for tubing with SQUARE corners. Tubing can come with fairly soft, rounded corners which may cause issues with your bearings. A larger, flatter surface is apparent on the SQUARE...

The bearings sit tight against the square tubing on both the top and bottom. There is less than 1/64" on either side. If you leave too much space, the drawers will droop significantly when you have them at full extension. The rows of bearing nearest the opening are the most important - the...

The easiest thing to use is a "spring-nut" used in industrial/commercial wiring and electrical installations. Something like this: http://www.tnb.com/ps/endeca/index.cgi?a=nav&N=4294952561+4294952562+4294953070&Ntt= These slide right into the utili-track and are held in place by the spring...

Thank you for the compliments! These drawers have been a great addition to the truck. I can't imagine how I lived without them now ... Any place which sells a paddle style latch like I used will also sell the catches. Often they are sold as sets, sometimes not. I think I had to purchase mine...

Update There were several people wondering about the durability of the soldered copper fittings that were utilized fairly extensively in the construction of this project. I am happy to report that they were able to withstand all of the vibrations and abuse that I could throw at them over the...

Nice to see someone run with my design for an integrated fridge/cargo slide! Glad it worked out for you. Your project has turned out realy well - be sure to get out there and enjoy it! -=D

I've read into that as well - on the same forum. However, I can't figure out how to work an air-lock out of the new system. There are a lot more bends, etc. to deal with ....

I do need to heat both at the same time because our dog travels back there in the winter. We live in Canada. :elkgrin: Heat is not optional! The idling issue also means that we can not start the truck to let the cab warm up before hitting the road. Yes, the engine warms up but the cab is still...

This is a gasoline engine and there is no issue at normal driving speeds. I am only experiencing issue when idling.