RV Drawer Slides

[hurricaner]

I'm not sure how popular these are in the teardrop world but they are pretty much standard on every RV made now and they work well. Here is an ebay link where you can check them out. Scroll down they are toward the bottom, just click on one and they have detailed drawings.

One word of caution, the rear face frame brackets have been known to brake unless they have improved them. It is best to support them from the sides which I would think is how most do it, RVs use the brackets and they will brake with a heavy drawer.
http://stores.ebay.com/slide-n-2-drawers

Sam

[Micro469]

I don't know why you call them RV slides. That's what I got in my custom built kitchen cabinets......20 years old, but still custom built....

[hurricaner]

The locking tab is what makes them an RV slide, it keeps the drawer from sliding out while in motion. You have to lift the drawer to slide it out.


Sam

[halfdome, Danny]

Nice feature for a European drawer slide .
They usually only lock on one side (rail) and the other side just goes along for the ride, makes a rattling drawer. Those look like 3/4 extension and full extension gives full access to a drawer especially important in a small area like a teardrop. I've found a full extension drawer slide will stay put if you keep the tolerances of 1/2" on each side tight. There are some full extension drawer guides that have a dent that helps keep the drawer closed. Danny

[Classic Finn]

Nice feature for a European drawer slide .
They usually only lock on one side (rail) and the other side just goes along for the ride, makes a rattling drawer. Those look like 3/4 extension and full extension gives full access to a drawer especially important in a small area like a teardrop. I've found a full extension drawer slide will stay put if you keep the tolerances of 1/2" on each side tight. There are some full extension drawer guides that have a dent that helps keep the drawer closed. Danny

Yes for sure Danny your right. Them are available all over in the shops here in Scandinavia as in Europe.

Id say they would go nicely in a tear. Weve got them in our kitchen also.

Classic Finn

[hurricaner]

One thing I did not think about is teardrop drawers are always fore and aft which are much easier to keep closed then side mounted cabinets.

They are also 3/4 extension which as was mentioned can also be a problem. One thing I have done is to use a longer slide on a shorter drawer but again this wastes space unless you have something behind the drawer such as wiring that prevents a full length drawer.

Despite there shortcomings, these things do work very well for keeping drawers shut and they are very reasonably priced.

Sam

[Roly Nelson]

Drawers in my galley always stay closed when on the road. Reason is, they have no metal drawer guides to allow them to roll out during starts and stops. My drawers have solid wooden guides, above and below each drawer and I can pull them out and sit on them if needed. Another negative to metal guides is that you lose one inch of drawer width to make room for the hardware........plus wood is cheaper. :-)
Roly, Now, please don't give my drawers the 'sit test!'