Tongue Box with slideout for fridges

[mtbikernate]

Makes sense to me. Never knew a bear who could pick a lock!

Sorry, couldn't resist!

Tom

The crafty devils HAVE demonstrated the ability to operate a latch, so it may only be a matter of time...

until they grow thumbs and learn to operate keys, I think I'm safe.

and honestly...once that happens, they can get into the refrigerator in my house where the rewards have a much greater potential. and I don't think the risk there is terribly high when my neighbors create a distraction by being careless with their trash.

[tony.latham]

Not tyring to hijack this thread...





Now, back to the problem at hand.

Tony

[mtbikernate]

Got an outlet wired up so I can plug my fridge in. Fired right up!

Had to use a regular 12v cigarette adapter for now. I have the fancy 2 prong threaded dometic outlet on the way that'll go on its own fuse, but it won't be here before I leave on Wed.

At any rate, when I'm back home over the weekend, I'll be able to finish up the electrical as well as my locking slide.

The storage space behind the fridge that is currently blocked by the fridge is going to get some new access doors cut. I can sorta use it now, but I have to remove the fridge from the camper and set it on the ground. Once the slider is installed, I really want to minimize that if I can.

[jamorgan3777]

Marking this thread for reference. I am building a slide out "drawer" kitchen and want an up front box with a slide for cooler plus housing electrical.

[lancem]

Asking for a friend...

Why do you need to slide out the Frig? He was originally thinking the same thing but realized there is nothing that they needed to get out of the sides and a top open box would serve him better. And cheaper! Go friend!

LanceM

[mtbikernate]

Asking for a friend...

Why do you need to slide out the Frig? He was originally thinking the same thing but realized there is nothing that they needed to get out of the sides and a top open box would serve him better. And cheaper! Go friend!

LanceM

I already have a tongue box that opens at the top. My fridge would not fit inside it, and besides, it already has a bunch of items inside it (tools, towing necessities, etc). So if I were to get a larger box for the fridge, side access with a slide would make more sense.

As for what I actually did regarding putting it in the galley, the slide is kinda necessary as there's a shelf over the top preventing opening the lid. And the fridge is heavy enough that lifting it out every time really sucks.



The slide works great.