Who has here made custom cabinets for their truck?

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280160

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"I did.  basically some shelves for my upper sleeper.\n\nmy chest freezer on the right, space for 8 cases of water on the left, a cabinet in between and a shelf over the water for appliances/whatever\n\nnothing fancy.\n1/4\" plywood for the bottom.\n1/2\" plywood for the sides and cabinet door.\n1/2\" particleboard for the top."}

847931

{"replyTo":"","text":"We are going to make/buy shelves this trip home. I have space  & shelves but they're to small- hoping to get my fridge & microwave into cabinets. You know every bit of storage on a truck is needed !!","replyToPid":0}

310244

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280160 发表于 2019-11-23 10:23:33 I did.  basically some shelves for my upper sleeper.\n\nmy chest freezer on the right, space for 8 cases of water on the left, a cabinet in between and a shelf over the water for appliances/whatever\n\nnothing fancy.\n1/4\" plywood for the bottom.\n1/2\" plywood for the sides and cabinet door.\n1/2\" particleboard for the top.

","text":"Got any pics? ","replyToPid":260352}

281789

{"replyTo":"","text":"my brother made me custom cabinets back in 1989 for the 359 I was driving.. he's a carpenter","replyToPid":0}

280160

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310244 发表于 2019-11-24 03:43:34 Got any pics?

","text":"it truly is nothing fancy,\nhttps://i.imgur.com/EvUnYod.jpg\n\nPretty crudely built and I don't have any real plans to post, I guess you could call it a prototype.  I wanted to use a strong lightweight plastic for it (can't remember the name of the stuff I saw long ago), but the local hardware store didn't carry it.\n\n1/4\" sheet of plywood for the bottom to provide a smooth surface and protect the water cases from sliding on the uneven floor of the bunk.\nThe vertical pieces made of 1/2\" plywood are attached via 90 degree metal brackets and screwed down through the bottom plywood into the bunk itself (I own the truck)\nThe top is 1/2\" particleboard since it is stronger and far less likely to warp then plywood.  It's attached to the vertical pieces with right angle brackets as well.\n\nassembled it in the truck.\n\nBut, as I said, pretty crudely made.  It can't easily handle the road vibration and rocks back and forth on bumpy roads.  Half the right angle brackets have snapped so need to buy stronger ones or find some other way to reinforce it against lateral movement like a diagonal brace."}

310244

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280160 发表于 2019-11-24 13:33:17 it truly is nothing fancy,\nhttps://i.imgur.com/EvUnYod.jpg\n\nPretty crudely built and I don't have any real plans to post, I guess you could call it a prototype.  I wanted to use a strong lightweight plastic for it (can't remember the name of the stuff I saw long ago), but the local hardware store didn't carry it.\n\n1/4\" sheet of plywood for the bottom to provide a smooth surface and protect the water cases from sliding on the uneven floor of the bunk.\nThe vertical pieces made of 1/2\" plywood are attached via 90 degree metal brackets and screwed down through the bottom plywood into the bunk itself (I own the truck)\nThe top is 1/2\" particleboard since it is stronger and far less likely to warp then plywood.  It's attached to the vertical pieces with right angle brackets as well.\n\nassembled it in the truck.\n\nBut, as I said, pretty crudely made.  It can't easily handle the road vibration and rocks back and forth on bumpy roads.  Half the right angle brackets have snapped so need to buy stronger ones or find some other way to reinforce it against lateral movement like a diagonal brace.

","text":"Thanks for that. I’m always looking for ideas, concepts, etc. \n\nRight now, I’d be happy to get my cooler off my passenger seat and up on the top bunk.\n\n👍🏼","replyToPid":261234}

339077

{"replyTo":"","text":"Maybe can try rubber insulation like the one they use in truck floor ","replyToPid":0}