Storage System. FINALLY!
I have been away for a bit and i am very pleased to see the attention this build got while i was away! Thanks for all the compliments.
My father and i went on a 4 day fly fishing trip last weekend and the biggest headache was keeping all the gear in the jeep organized! I have been meaning to build this design i had for the last several months now. Anyway on the 4th day my dad and i were sick of getting rained on by these huge storms out here in colorado, so we set about to get this thing built so we would never have to deal with the messy gear again!
We used about a sheet and a half of 3/4" 5 ply AC, 2ft of piano hinge, drywall screws, outdoor carpet, and 3m spray adhesive. I wanted a flat deck and access from the rear and a place to mount a compressor and DC/AC inverter. I am very pleased with the results.
The deck spans the full usable width and length of the rear area with allowing room for the passenger seat to recline to an acceptable sleeping angle. The deck fits within a 1/4" of the rear hatch. In the end it was about 140$ in materials. Not bad for how much of an impact this makes in organization.
I figured the best place for the inverter would have to be outside the box. As far as the compressor mounting i wasnt very picky so i just tucked it in a corner to use as little room as possible. Wired the compressor to the Prime offroad switch panel. I have plans to add tie down tracks, lighting, dual battery, and a slide out table with a stove into the storage unit.