Rear cargo box thread?

MrEMan said:
Depends on how tall you are ... at 5'6" my daughter has no problem with it, but at 6'1" I do. Depending on how tall someone is, 0.25" could make the difference ... platform height doesn't make a difference when you're not bumping your head, until suddenly you are. That line is a very narrow margin. To a certain extent I'd rather scribe around the wheel well a little rather than bump my head when sitting up (if possible). With that said, I didn't build this for my own use so I'm not really sure what height it would take to prevent me from bumping my head.


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Ah that makes more sense now - both my girlfriend and I are 5'9" and I think we would still both bump our heads at both heights. The inside height I measured to be about 38" from floor to ceiling, and with 9-10" of platform, I definitely couldn't sit upright.

As long as I can roll over and crawl out then I will be fine
 
stever1000 said:
Ah that makes more sense now - both my girlfriend and I are 5'9" and I think we would still both bump our heads at both heights. The inside height I measured to be about 38" from floor to ceiling, and with 9-10" of platform, I definitely couldn't sit upright.



As long as I can roll over and crawl out then I will be fine
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Exactly ... at my height, I'd probably bump my head regardless, so it becomes a matter of trying to maintain "reasonable" storage space balanced with maximizing head space.


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kolelt said:
Where do you guys get your hinges for the drawer ? Home Depot ?
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Which hinges are you referring to? The piano hinges? (Long, narrow ones) Or do you mean the rails for the drawers to slide on?

In pic, piano hinge in top, slide rails are on the drawers.

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psraff said:
Which hinges are you referring to? The piano hinges? (Long, narrow ones) Or do you mean the rails for the drawers to slide on?

In pic, piano hinge in top, slide rails are on the drawers.

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I was referring to the slide hinges that slide the drawer out
 
kolelt said:
I was referring to the slide hinges that slide the drawer out
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Several options already stated, but there is what I had in my wishlist on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GP28IOC/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3N4446HDV9SHA&colid=1GR0NNX7KNPQE

That brand you can find their product in different lengths and extreme weight. That turned out to be way overkill for what I needed. I just ended up with Home Depot and they still claimed to be rated up to 100 lbs. More then enough for me. In the Door Knob \ Cabinet Isle. I think the longest they had (at my store) was 22 or 24". Due to my air compressor, that was fine for me.
 
kolelt said:
Are you saying you paid much more for similar item? I'll need to figure out the lenght of first. Thanks for the info.
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Not at all. I think it's about the same price if you get that or go to Home Depot. Quality, I don't know about though. Yours has great reviews, where Home Depot I'm willing to bet came from China.

I lucked out. My longer set I had laying around from an older project I took apart, and my 12 inch ones I got for $.54 because I returned some things to HD that I didn't need.

Either way, if you get those or the ones from HD, I'm sure you're going to be satisfied with them.
 
psraff said:
Not at all. I think it's about the same price if you get that or go to Home Depot. Quality, I don't know about though. Yours has great reviews, where Home Depot I'm willing to bet came from China.

I lucked out. My longer set I had laying around from an older project I took apart, and my 12 inch ones I got for $.54 because I returned some things to HD that I didn't need.

Either way, if you get those or the ones from HD, I'm sure you're going to be satisfied with them.
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Gotch you. That's what I didn't know. If you guys ordered special draw hinges or just went to homedepot and got some there.
 
One thing that helped make my decision to get soft close slides was the fact that they take a little effort to open. When you go to open, it is smooth but take a small bit of pull to get started. Idea being that if you are parked on a upslope, the drawers won't automatically open unintentionally. Just another consideration.


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noclue90 said:
One thing that helped make my decision to get soft close slides was the fact that they take a little effort to open. When you go to open, it is smooth but take a small bit of pull to get started. Idea being that if you are parked on a upslope, the drawers won't automatically open unintentionally. Just another consideration.


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Yes I want something where if your on a small hill the draw won't close back on you.
 
Y'all are thinking too hard on the drawer sliders.

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I sanded them down real smooth and hit them with a bar of soap. This is an old-school (and very cheap) approach. It's easy to do if you own a table saw, have a steady hand, and don't have a fear of cutting your hand off.
 
I can't wait to build one. It will organize my truck so much !!

Where do you guys find the carpet material in such big size ? Like for the top plywood area ?
 
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