Diabolical Inc Cargo Drawers

Box Rocket

Well-known member
I've been demo-ing a new product for the past week and wanted to share just a bit about it and get a little feedback/thoughts from anyone who would like to weigh in. It's a cargo drawer system that is more universal than a "specific fit" unit but it has some nice features. These have been getting a lot of use with Law Enforcement units because of the security aspects (LE models have a touchpad combo lock). The construction is all aluminum and so far from my experience it is very strong. It uses heavy duty slides for the drawer. Moveable dividers to accommodate a variety of configurations inside the drawer. It has a total of 24 nutzerts around the outside making for easier mounting and the top row also accommodates an optional "fence" that wraps around the two sides and the back to make a sort of "basket" on the top of the drawer for items you want to carry on top. The "fence" has many tie-down spots so that lashing gear on top of the drawer is simple. My original plan was to use this primarily in the back of my 80 Series Land Cruiser. It is a nice fit in the rear cargo area between the wheel wells and nearly fills the entire cargo area. But last night I put it in the back of my trailer. I apologize I was in a bit of a rush and didn't get any photos of it in the trailer but it's a near perfect fit in my trailer. Dimensions are approx. 42" wide x 38" deep x 14" high or thereabouts.
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What I'm liking so far with my trailer (since it still has no lid) is the lockable security and weatherproof aspect of it. It fills about 2/3 of the inside of my trailer and I still have room for a few of my bins to fit on top of it and then the other 1/3 of the trailer to pack as needed. I can see this being very versatile for a lot of different vehicle/trailer builds (which is why I'm posting it here).
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In the effort to be completely transparent, I don't currently have any affiliation with the company other than just demo-ing the product but in the future I may work with the company as a dealer/rep, assuming I decide to go ahead with it. If mods feel this post is inappropriate, please delete it. So take my comments as you will for now, but I'd love to hear any feedback you might have from just seeing them at a glance. There are a couple other drawers/boxes they sell also that are very nice too.
Here's the one I'm using.

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See more images here. The first 6-7 images are the drawer I am using. I'll hopefully have a few pics of it in my trailer in the next day or two.
http://diabolicalinc.com/products.html
 

rayra

Expedition Leader
It's a nice looking unit and the depth certainly seems good for just about anything.
You mention weatherproof, what gasketing is there between the drawer face and cabinet? Are the top nutserts / mounting holes blind or sealed or plugged?
I'm put off by the price. Guess I haven't been keeping up with inflation.
 

Box Rocket

Well-known member
I'll try to get some photos of the lip around the drawer. There is a recessed lip behind the opening and there is a weatherstrip around the entire perimeter. The nutzerts do have any specific sealing that I can see however with the supplied buttonhead screws in place it should keep out moisture/dust unless you plan to submerge the whole thing.
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Price point is a bit of shock for many, but it's actually not that bad when compared to comparable setups out there. I looked at the TruckVault setups as well since they are similar and their single drawer unit most similar to this one is almost double that price.
 

Herbie

Rendezvous Conspirator
I like it. Not inexpensive, but I really like that it's aluminum. 55lbs or so isn't light, but given that I could use one of the 12" high models as part of my bed platform in the van, I could justify it for the more efficient storage vs. tubs.
 

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