Thread: Drawer Systems

Originally Posted by rhinosm

I've notice that Front Runner Outfitters have a similar system to BOAB.
Using the same plastic boxes, available thru Opposite Lock.
Does anyone know if the are one in the same,rebranded or coincidence.
https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.co...52mm-long.html
Its a great thread, certainly gets the creative juices flowing.

No they are a different company and BOAB is a drawer system(ie)sliding drawers, made by Dollium, Frontrunner is a different company, and their system is removable boxes in a frame.

Thanks Baz

Boab seem to have system using slides and removable boxes also.
They look very similar.

There ya go, didn't see those on their website, I'll stick with Drifta I think, been very good so far, I tried the whole box setup once, didn't like it, the box you wanted was alway either on the bottom or at the back, having everything in one drawer is much better, we have a devider to seperate things and the drawer opens all the way out for easy access to everything.

Calculated the weight of my latest drawer design including false floor to be 75kgs + carpet, so seats will definitely be coming out. Calculated 3mm ali with ply drawer and could save around 20kgs but not keen.

I'm guessing removal of drawer system water tank, including false floor (which will include drop down in tubs for lower storage) would take an hour or so.

For those that have done it, how long does it take to remove third row seats?
Any guesses as to how long it would take to refit the seats?

Originally Posted by Mungus

Calculated the weight of my latest drawer design including false floor to be 75kgs + carpet, so seats will definitely be coming out. Calculated 3mm ali with ply drawer and could save around 20kgs but not keen.

I'm guessing removal of drawer system water tank, including false floor (which will include drop down in tubs for lower storage) would take an hour or so.

For those that have done it, how long does it take to remove third row seats?
Any guesses as to how long it would take to refit the seats?

I'd allow 30mins, the seats don't seperate and are joined by a flimsey piece of metal, so be careful when pulling them out, idealy it's a 2 person job to not damage anything cause they are heavy and awkward, remember to put the retaining bolts back in to block up the holes.

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Originally Posted by Redback

There ya go, didn't see those on their website, I'll stick with Drifta I think, been very good so far, I tried the whole box setup once, didn't like it, the box you wanted was alway either on the bottom or at the back, having everything in one drawer is much better, we have a devider to seperate things and the drawer opens all the way out for easy access to everything.

Mine's a BOAB system with four removable boxes on a frame Baz.

I'm hearing ya on the comment that whenever you want things, it's always in one of the back boxes - or you can't remember which box it is in and you end up searching through them all - and the item you want is ALWAYS in the last box that you look in.

I've recently overcome this to some extent by painting a section of each lid white, and listing the contents of each box on the lid using whiteboard markers. Now as long as nobody swaps the lids around ........................

The great thing about having the removable boxes is that you can quickly lift boxes out of the system and take them and their contents to where you need them. Great on camping trips - we use one box as a "pantry" and another contains cookware / plates / cutlery etc. Much easier having these items where you are cooking than having to go back and forward to the back of the vehicle every time you need something.

And when you get home, you can simply lift the boxes and their contents that you do not need in the vehicle on a day to day basis out and store them in the shed, reducing the weight in the back of the vehicle and freeing up the room on the bottom drawer slide for other uses. You can even purchase additional boxes if you want them for other purposes (work related maybe). I leave only one box in the back when I'm at home. It has a bit of basic recovery gear, a few tools and some tie-downs etc that I might use to chuck something on the roofrack down at Bunnings. I have made up plywood panels that sit in the "frame" where the other three boxes would normally reside. When we go out on big shopping trips, the bulk of the shopping goes in here, with the cold stuff in the fridge on top.

From my experience with having this system in three vehicles now (two Disco's and a Prado) - I would never buy a system with fixed drawers only .................. but everyone has their own preferences.

Anyone recommend a setup that is painless to install and remove? We need to keep access to the 7 seats between trips so would install for trips only.