Replica Pelican Trekpak drawer organizers: DIY

[sjstar]

Hey guys,
I have been building a rear kitchen/drawer organizer for my jeep the last couple months and I did it primarily on a really tight budget, so I had to get creative with how I spent my money even though I want the same function and design as the really great named brand systems. I think for a lot of people, keeping drawers organized is a real dilemma and I often see great reviews on the Pelican Trekpak. It seems like a great product but I recognized the main ingredient in the system as being very similar to Coroplast (which you can get at any commercial construction suppler like Whitecap). I work for a large construction company and we happen to have pallets of a similar but sturdier product called Skudo. So I took a sheet home and cut some up on the table saw. Also my DIY version of the Trekpak pins I used drip line stakes that you can get from any HomeDepot or Lowes. Only difference I can really see on the pins is that mine don't have little cloth flags on them to pull them out but once you put it all together A. its still easy to reconfigure B. not something that needs to be changed around all that much. Just thought I would share what worked for me and my budget, don't want to take anything away from Trekpak and what looks like a fantastic product.
Thank you.

 

[Mercness1112]

Very nicely done! Might have to steal this idea.


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[rudee13]

I do like the skudo material being a bit sturdier & ridged than regular coraplast. Coraplast will probably be just fine and alot easier to source.

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[rayra]

It's a nice exercise in 'organization', it looks real nice. But I drive too many washboarded dirt tracks to have all that metal cookware loose. I'd rather bag it and nest things as snugly together as possible to cut down on the rattle racket.

 

[sjstar]

I used this setup with no dividers and just everything sitting in the drawer on the Rubicon a month ago and I never heard anything banging around back there. I wasn't quite done with the system at the time but I think since the drawers I have are all lined in carpet and each drawer closes so tight its holds any sound in relatively well. I did add some straps to hold the plates and pans in there spot which worked out nice and cheap. For the plates I used a small bungee cord, cut one end off, drilled a hold in the bottom of the drawer and tied a knot, and just left the hook on the other end that hooks on a eyelet. For the rear pans I cut Velcro synch straps and pressed in a grommet that is then screwed down to the base of the drawer.

 

[BTCSXJ]

This worked great. $8 worth of black coroplast from HD and 5-6 pieces of 1/16" steel Tig filler rod!

 

[sjstar]

This worked great. $8 worth of black coroplast from HD and 5-6 pieces of 1/16" steel Tig filler rod!

That looks like it worked out well for you.