Housekeeping in the boot

[Michael_in_Baja]

I've been assembling a collection of tools and equipment for the unforseen, either with the Trialmaster or fellow travelers along the 1500 or so miles from where I live in the North to my village in Baja Sur.

The kit contains small tool rolls of SAE and metric wrenches. A large tool roll that contains a metric wrench to 22mm. The large gear bag contains a 30' 7/8" kenetic rope, 2" recovery point and two 7/8" 316 stainless shackles.

Not seen are a 200 piece Ctaftsman mechanics tool set, and a small box of hand tools. hard to see are two one quart canteens. The bags and tool rolls are from an American made company called Atlas 46. the cooler is a 30 quart pelican and the storage box is a 1620 Pelican case, both are deserrt tan but it is likeky Pelican outsources cooler construction, hence the differences in the two. Close enough.

 

[Toot]

Looks awesome!

Not sure if you’ve seen it but sounds like you’d be a prime candidate for either the Expedition HQ storage solution or the Buzz system if you want to keep going down this rabbit hole...

XHQ here (prices in AUD so it’s a solid 20-30-% cheaper in USD and they ship to the US):
XSPEC DRAWER SYSTEM – INEOS GRENADIER

Here is a link Buzz system which I have. It’s awesome:
Buzz storage system for Grenadier

It sounds like you have a lot of "kit" on board, just like me. The guys over at Inhabit Design Works make this drawer insert for their vans (the price is high because it includes all of the items). I'm working with them now to do a custom one for all my stuff that I keep in my Buzz system. If you wanted to do something similar for your items you either; give them budget to buy items, mail them the products you want in the insert, or get them very good dimensions of the things you want stowed, and they will custom make you one. So, instead of plates and knives it could be a 5S style thing (like this) for your tools. The price for the custom inserts is a few hundred bucks- pretty fair for what they do and what you get IMO.

I’ll attach a couple pics of my Buzz system below. The inserts are still a few weeks out.

Anyway, I'm worried I'm hijacking your thread and/or setting you down a serious rabbit hole, so I'll leave it here for now

-Toot

 

[Tom109]

Looks good @Michael_in_Baja

I need to fit large items in the back on a regular basis, so I cannot do any built-in cargo/drawer systems. Right now I have a large milk crate strapped to the airline rail on one side for minimal organization. This Winter I’ll probably design a removable system support a quick release fridge.

 

[Toot]

So depending on your needs you could do the low drawer system like this or the XHQ linked above. I believe Goose Gear and Front Runner now make low drawers too. I believe the Front Runner is the lowest cost option in market and the easiest to move in and out. That said the Buzz stuff is really well thought out and over engineered in the extreme- comes with tons of tie down points too!

 

[Michael_in_Baja]

Looks good @Michael_in_Baja

I need to fit large items in the back on a regular basis, so I cannot do any built-in cargo/drawer systems. Right now I have a large milk crate strapped to the airline rail on one side for minimal organization. This Winter I’ll probably design a removable system support a quick release fridge.

Same. My kit will include a 1/2 roof rack but for me this is all I need.

 

[anand]

Glad to see I'm not the only one rolling heavy in the back Just about all of my organization comes in the form of a multitude of Blue Ridge Overland Gear bags/pouches (not sponsored, but have used their products for many years).

My drawers are full length (~36" deep as I moved the seats forward) and, while not the most tidy set up, works for me so far...

Right side is fairly self explanatory, the left side's bags unpacks like this:

For quick access most of the recovery gear lives in the spare tire storage:

I also found it super convenient to move little stuff to elsewhere instead of the regular cargo area:

There are also a pair of 10"x10"x2" packing cubes to the left of the drawer system, as well as another pair of 12"x6" pouches in the left drawer that aren't being used currently.

All of this is with me all the time because you never know when you may need something For the same reason the Maxtrax and hi-lift are always on the vehicle as well

 

[Zimm]

Looks good @Michael_in_Baja

I need to fit large items in the back on a regular basis, so I cannot do any built-in cargo/drawer systems. Right now I have a large milk crate strapped to the airline rail on one side for minimal organization. This Winter I’ll probably design a removable system support a quick release fridge.

Same issue as me. The load floor is a bit small compare to the LC, etc, but it is tall, so I’m thinking of making a single shallow drawer to negate the wasted space and size limitations inherent in the taller two drawers. My other thought was to weld up a C shaped frame the utilizes the Sid D ring mounts, and have a easily removable platform with swappable wolf style boxes under it.

 

[Tom109]

Same issue as me. The load floor is a bit small compare to the LC, etc, but it is tall, so I’m thinking of making a single shallow drawer to negate the wasted space and size limitations inherent in the taller two drawers. My other thought was to weld up a C shaped frame the utilizes the Sid D ring mounts, and have an easily removable platform with swappable wolf style boxes under it.

I’m thinking of a flat frame connecting the airline rails. Very minimal height so I can attach a quick release fridge plate on the left side, and wolf boxes get stacked on the right. I can leave the whole thing in place, just the base frame, or pull it all quickly.