Thread: Puma 110 Home Made Drawer System!

A job well done!

I have a proprietary system in mine and have found that it is so much easier to pack the Defender and get to stuff when it is packed.

I like the lift up bit.

Very professional looking job povman, I'd ask you for the measurements but considering all Defs are different it probably wouldn't help, would it. You've made me feel slack but I should feel motivated instead! Ok, I do, breaking out the hacksaw now

Probably mine , as I was in Perth for the week. Was it close the entrance of multi level long term ? If so it was mine.

Good job on the drawers, infortunately , the Billy lids requier the two rear seats in mine , so Im stumped for space. They really take up alot of space.

Hi Povman,

The drawer system looks fantastic.

I habve aquestion about your lift up section. Would it have been easier to include a door next to your slide out drawer when the rig is packed? Wikll you store your fridge on the passenger side and loose items on the Drivers so you can gain reletively easy access? What items are you planning to store in there?

Cheers Chris

G'day guys, thanks for all the positive feed back...
To answer a few questions..

Qubelock stuff - how resilient do you find it??
Now that I've reinforced Qubelock with galv sheet metal and 4mm rivets on EVERY join, shes tough enough to have my 70 kg lying on it no problem. The top ply is 19mm thick. I also cut lengths of ply to wedge in between the lateral lengths which gives it the most strength in a downward direction.
I've made it such a snug fit that I don't get any rattling and I don't need to lock the drawer itself!

POV: beaut job how much downward force can it withstand ?
could you sleep on top of it would you think.
Short answer is, no worries...Haven't dragged the missus up there yet but if I fold down the back seats and put a blow up mattress on there it's an easy 1 night accom option!

have aquestion about your lift up section. Would it have been easier to include a door next to your slide out drawer when the rig is packed? Wikll you store your fridge on the passenger side and loose items on the Drivers so you can gain reletively easy access? What items are you planning to store in there?
What you can't see in these pics is, I built in a fail safe!!! What I mean is, the front of the drawer closes over the front of the flip up section and all I have to do is pull the carpet, and the front panel comes off, allowing me access to the section from the front when fully loaded on top!! In that section I am going to have my stuff in long containers so I can slide them out..
Big reply I know but when I get my girl back from ARB next week I'll post some better pics for you! I am going to store the fridge on the passenger side too hence the tie downs I built into the top!

Cheers,
Povman.

Originally Posted by danske

Probably mine , as I was in Perth for the week. Was it close the entrance of multi level long term ? If so it was mine.

Good job on the drawers, infortunately , the Billy lids requier the two rear seats in mine , so Im stumped for space. They really take up alot of space.

Apoligies for the thread harrasment pov: was it at the left of the domestic terminal building Danske??

Very nice povman. If you dont mind me asking what are you using as runners for the draw and where did you pick them up from? I've been meaning to redo my system in the back for a while now but I cant find any reasonably priced draw runners. Pinched some server rails from work (they were to be binned) but took them back as they felt like they'd rattle around too much.

Wow

So my version is a domestic door cut in halves and sat across the wheel arches, on bits of foam rubber to stop rattles, two under-bed storage crates without lids beneath and a bit of non-slip matting on top.

I've been planning to improve it for about a year now.....always thought it would be too hard....not any more.

Have you done a ceiling console at the front? I had planned to do that next but have been afraid to start pulling the trim off in case I snap a retaining clip or whatever.

Thanks for the inspiration!