Defender 110 kitchen & storage

There are various rules and regulations regarding gas bottle storage compartments. In my Unimog I will have a 4kg bottle in the rear storage compartment. Storage needs to be compliant with AS5601.2:2010

Compartment needs a drain hole of 500mm2 per cylinder in the bottom and "ignition source free" - in other words, no electrical stuff inside and needs some sying LPG storage and sticker limiting what can be put int he same compartment. (500mm is a 26m dia hole) I carry other bottles, but they will be on the roof rack.

Can't show the full AS5601, but here is link to something that shows the difference between old and new codes, and gives most of the important clauses

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Had some time to sit own and plot a design with real world dimensions (or close to it) that I will be starting on soon.

Essentially, this portion is 5 drawers, a 2 burner gas cooker, 2 prep spaces & a serving bench an a few bits an pieces added for function or to occupy space.

The drawer will be supported by two 50x50x3 angle irons running down the length of the drawer on each side, with a length of 25x3 bar stock welded to the top to give appropriate overhang for the runners.

Final decided length is just under 1100mm and width at just over 400mm. The side table is 1000mm x 350mm.


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This is the frame of the drawer. I made a couple of changes after this, mainly raising the unit another 50mm in height to allow for more usable drawer space. The skeleton materials weigh in at ~14kg by math.

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decided on 2mm 5005 grade aluminium for the bench tops, sitting on 12mm marine ply for backing. Not counting the drawers, we're at ~17kg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/07/274.jpg

At the end of the drawer is a door on a heavy duty piano hinge. This swings 90 degrees out allowing access to the slide out table, locks in place & then provides a mounting point for the slide out table.

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The slide table has 2 tangs on the end that fit into corresponding points on the door. There is also a 3mm tongue on the drawer that fits into a slot on the slide table to provide a guide & further support.

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Although not part of the design in pictures, there will be a 400mm wide aluminium splash back that folds up from the closed position flat over the surface with a further 240mm section that will fold over the front and lock into place, ensuring the drawers do not rattle.

On the top of drawers for a moment, I am thinking of a magnetic mat at the base and using a metal set of cups, plates, bowls etc to eliminate rattling as well as soft close runners.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/07/278.jpg

The slide table will also store a telescopic aluminium tube leg inside which will fit into a plug assy on the end to provide the support on the end.

I estimate the drawer to be around 38kg with the drawers, slide table, splashbacks etc.

The bar stock to build the frame is not expensive, so this will be my first trial. The thing that is worrying me at the moment is the small size of the unit overall. I hope its enough particularly in the size/weight ratio.

More pictures here: Drawer v2 - Imgur

[QUOTE=.. The thing that is worrying me at the moment is the small size of the unit overall. I hope its enough particularly in the size/weight ratio.[/QUOTE]

I think you would be better starting off with a smaller size unit, this way you can check out ease of use, see what changes, additions etc you want and still have the room to add these on at a later date. Start off too big, and you may find yourself having to trim things back a bit to either get everything to fit, or to make additions. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other I suppose, but seeing as you are limited by the physical space available in the back of your deefer, I think starting off on the small side would be the wiser move.
Looking good though :thumbsup:, be interested in seeing some photos once you get it all built

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Originally Posted by Brett1066

I think you would be better starting off with a smaller size unit, this way you can check out ease of use, see what changes, additions etc you want and still have the room to add these on at a later date. Start off too big, and you may find yourself having to trim things back a bit to either get everything to fit, or to make additions. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other I suppose, but seeing as you are limited by the physical space available in the back of your deefer, I think starting off on the small side would be the wiser move.
Looking good though :thumbsup:, be interested in seeing some photos once you get it all built

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Was thinking of making the base and then have another look at the over all design.

It's important IMO to get the balance between using dead space and keeping things simple.

Not sure I see any wiggle room in space though as a table needs to be X amount wide and Y amount long to make it functional. It's already tiny to fit where its fitting :eek:

Nice design, thanks for sharing.
Have you considered moving the fridge up to level with the guards. I'd be worried about water on a crossing. You can dry a burner out easy enough but not an electric fridge. Then you could put storage boxes etc under and use a fridge drop down thingo...
That's what I'd do, but would depend on how keen you are on river crossings.

I just spent a few days up the east coast and have spent the entire drive home pondering the slide out kitchen. I had another look at your design and it's really similar to what I have in my head, with fridge placement etc. I would be going into the back of a 130 but the concept is still valid.
Have you ever used shellite stoves? I used a Coleman one for a few days, 2 burner. I really liked it. Got hot, no pressurised fuel to carry and efficient.
What were your thoughts on the sliding mechanism? I am leaning towards the idea of bearing rollers running in still C section and making fold down legs. I think it would be good to be able to tilt the entire unit relative to the car when fully extended so you are not cooking on a slope.

Any updates on this build??