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| TACK Member Since: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1045  |
2 suggestions as I use both, Wolf boxes and 'really useful boxes'. The 32litre really usefull ones are the best manageable size half the price of wolf boxes.
If you use the search function you will find some more info on them  |
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9th Feb 2016 8:13am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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Are you looking for something that is fixed in or just generic boxes that fit in the spaces?
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9th Feb 2016 4:45pm |
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| Weston18 Member Since: 20 Oct 2013 Location: Norhamptonshire Posts: 93  
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As stupid as it sounds Im using an old recycling bin that have since stopped being used by the local council. A good wash out and it does the trick. pretty heavy duty too.
Also cost nothing. |
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10th Feb 2016 9:49pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3693
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Interested in something similar for the stuff I seem to cart round and also then for camping to multiple ones 'stacked'
These look quite good ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WOLF-BOX-SOU...Sw2XFUa2fJ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wolf-Box-Low-Lid...SwcBhWYa2A |
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10th Feb 2016 10:01pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169 
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Another vote for Wolf and Really Useful boxes. We toyed with fixed boxes/drawers but in the end decided to go for the more flexible solution of stackable boxes that can be moved around or some left out, depending on what we are doing.
We found wolf boxes a particularly good fit alongside our 47l ARB fridge, with a cargo tie down bar down the middle.  Click image to enlarge Our blog - http://landytravels.com/ Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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11th Feb 2016 8:14pm |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060 
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For our trip to Corsica in 2015, I wanted a to create a modular easy to remove flat floor for my 90, integrating the Waeco 35 Liter compressor coolbox that I already.
I discovered a 40 Liter aluminium box at a local home depot, that had the right plan dimensions to fill the floor of the 90 perfectly, and the right height to run almost flush across to the wheel boxes. Four fit snug with the coolbox and a fifth can replace the coolbox closing the gap. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge http://www.obi.de/decom/product/LUX_Alumin...ageSize=72 Not cheap and cheerful at about 50 quid per box, but very useful and easy to store stacked in the garage when not in use. One for tools, one for supplies, one for the boat kit and so on... Not quite finished yet (are these projects ever?) The aluminium tops will get a rubber tread plate style inserts and be finished with two similarly covered aluminium panel over the wheelboxes. 1998 Tdi 90 SW, 2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTīs, Recaro CSīs, anorak, wellingtons |
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11th Feb 2016 8:56pm |
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| JOE_130 Member Since: 26 Nov 2014 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 104 
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I bought eight waterproof "scuba" boxes from solent plastics to keep stuff dry in my pickup bed before I get a canopy sorted. They're not as brittle as really useful boxes but are a bit softer so flex a bit if you stack them on top of each other with too many heavy things inside!
I was impressed with how waterproof they were - recently pressure washed the mud off the outsides with the lids on and didn't have a drip of water inside. http://www.solentplastics.co.uk/marine-sto...age-trunk/ |
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12th Feb 2016 12:03pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Would be interested in seeing them in-situ.
There's plenty of great boxes out there but finding some that make best use of the rear tub of a double cab is quite hard. I use the more brittleJ umbo General Purpose Stack / Nest Plastic Storage Boxes http://www.solentplastics.co.uk/stack-nest-plastic-containers/ and find I can get them 3 high x 2 deep on each of the wheel arches. |
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12th Feb 2016 1:19pm |
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| JOE_130 Member Since: 26 Nov 2014 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 104
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Click image to enlarge They provide enough room in two layers of four for bags of clothes, cooking kit and tools etc but leave some space around them for jerry cans, tent bags, things like that. |
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12th Feb 2016 5:29pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Looking good - very jealous of all that space. Does lack of rear visibility not bother you?
As an aside, what make is your front bumper? |
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12th Feb 2016 8:08pm |
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| Treebeard Member Since: 27 Jun 2012 Location: Forest of Dean Posts: 40 
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If using Really Useful boxes, the black recycled plastic ones are the strongest and not brittle. We have used the 35 litre ones for years. I think that the 18 litre ones have the same footprint as the 35 litre ones.
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12th Feb 2016 8:17pm |
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| Hairysteve Member Since: 15 Jun 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 692 
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Isn't that an Equipe bumper https://www.trekoverland.com/products/land...4-mbw0023n |
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12th Feb 2016 8:38pm |
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| JOE_130 Member Since: 26 Nov 2014 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 104
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Not too fussed about the rear visibility to be honest, I'm used to driving panel vans etc so it doesn't bother me.
That's right it is an equipe. They're not cheap but I've never found another bumper like it, or any other of their accessories in terms of quality (steering guard and light guards fitted now too). They're definitely not cheap but it was a "gotta have one of those" moment as soon as I found them. Clare at Trek Overland does a sterling job aswell if you give her a call - was a little proud to make their website a while back aswell as I was their first customer 
I'd love to get hold of some big peli or aluminium cases eventually for a bit of a tomb-raider vibe when I get the cage sorted but their cost is prohibitive at the moment!  |
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12th Feb 2016 10:19pm |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1633 
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That also looks like a really neat 'roll hoop'... (I cannot see if it is a full forward cage?)
Who makes that please? Cheers, Peter. YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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14th Feb 2016 8:24am |
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