Thread: My D1 fridge storage solution...

Originally Posted by 2_door

how much room do you loose with the cargo barrier ? I am thinking of using a half barrier from the top of the shelf up to the ceiling. I think this will give me another couple of inches depth for the fridge ????

The height of the fridge is the limiting factor as it hits the seats. The gap behind the seats is good for many things.

@chookie, your right mine can move a bit, but with this setup on top of the rear straps it seems a lot firmer, all the same there is not much advantage in tying to cargo barrier IMHO.

Mine is actually a half barrier. How much would be lost with a full length barrier would depend on if it went straight down or curved backwards to match the back of the seats.
If your fridge had an outside power unit on one end like some do, a half-barrier could make it easier to fit it at the back next to the seat, I think, as long as there was still enough cooling air flow.

FWIW

When it came time to fit out the back of the Disco for a our big trip late last year, I was a bit concerned about not having the full length cargo barrier right to the floor. Reason being if we were in an accident, then whatever is in the back of the car, fridge, heavy tool bag etc, would fly into the back seat where our three boys are sitting. I did not have too much confidence in the strength of the seatback and the locating tangs.

So, even though our 60L Waeco could fit lengthwise with a piece cutout of the cargo barrier, we decided to mount our Waeco on a sideways slide and lose a bit of space but have more confidence in the strength of the cargo barrier if the unthinkable happened. To maximise the remaining space, I built a plywood frame surrounding the fridge and slide so we could stack food boxes on top and tools, games, toys, helmets etc that inevitably form part of the "gear" to take away with 3 boys. The roof rack and camper trailer ended up with a few extra bits and pieces that we could have fitted in the back if the fridge was lengthwise rather than sideways.

Food for thought, happy to email pictures to the more technically adept to post in this thread. Tried numerous times myself and just can't get it to work.

Cheers

Goldey