"Better Built" Drawers

[Ace Brown]

Been researching storage drawers to replace my homebuilt unit and discovered Cabela's is selling a rugged looking unit, all aluminum, HD slides, locking, and in a size that is almost tailor made for my FJC at 10h x 37.5w x 21d and only $400. They also make a long narrow one at $500. It looks great on paper but wondered if anyone has tried or even seen one yet. BTW this is not the flimsy looking plastic unit they have sold for years.

Ace

[1911]

How much do they weigh Alan? Got a link for them?

Thanks.

[Ramjet]

There isn't any weight info that i see so far.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bette...h-All+Products

[SWITAWI]

Hmmm. Looks like I found my excuse to wander around the store in Buda tomorrow. I'll look for these and maybe I can borrow a game-hanging scale to get a ballpark figure on the weight.

Threads are always better with pics...

[Lichen]

For an FJC, it's hard to beat the Tuffy Box that is specifically made for it. I can't remember what I paid for it, but it holds almost all of my camp equipment, even deep enough for a milk crate.

[Pedro]

I am liking the dimensions on the "small". It looks like it might compliment the fridge well. although it might be a couple inches too deep @ 55"

[SWITAWI]

Lichen,
I do like the Tuffy box because it is purpose built for the FJ, but it's too tall and takes up too much room for what I want/need. If it was just half as tall as its 13.5" height I'd probably be drooling all over one and its nice, integrated side panels. But I just need a wide, flat space to keep a strap, a couple of shackles, first-aid kit, jumper cables, my hitch, etc. That's more than enough gear for my daily-driver and none of it needs more than 4"-5" of depth to be kept stored. Anything more is just dead weight and I would pull out the cargo carrier and the ActionPackers for the weekend gear anyway. I'll put my eyes on this unit from Cabela's, but it's probably too tall for me as well. I'm glad your FJ's drawer goes to good use and I do like Tuffy's products from what I've seen of them first hand. I really need to get one of their storage console units.

Pedro,
I think I read the dimensions were 10"H x 37-1/2"W x 21"D for the SMALL, and 10"H x 23"W x 55"D for the LARGE.

[1911]

Tuffy box would be great if you had to have lockable secure storage, but the price you pay is weight - they weigh 120 lbs. empty, with no dividers or anything in them. I've got too much other heavy crap all over mine to put another 120 lbs. empty on it. YMMV. That's why I was wondering about the weight of the Cabela's aluminum drawers.

[targa88]

10" will bring them over the wheel wells. But shouldn't make the platform too high, for those sleeping inside their rig.

Would also be curious how much the Cabelas ALU versions (small & large) weigh and what weight they can support?

[SWITAWI]

I might as well fess up... I didn't make it over to Cabela's this weekend so I have nothing to report firsthand on these drawers yet. Probably later this week.