AirDownGearUp SS1: Storage, Sleeper and Drawer System for 80 series (1 Viewer)

[CharlieS]

I couldn't possibly be further from being an influencer. I had an ADGU setup in my 200 for a while. The ADGU guys are great, and the system is well made. They're very high quality and well thought out.

 

[shellb]

Same the guys are great and local to you @JoeCova

Super high quality products and built to last.

 

[effjay80]

Absolutely no disrespect intended and I'm deeply ashamed to admit being a trained economist. In economics there's a concept called an Indifference Curve. The ADGU units are *absolutely spectacular* and I'd love to replace the $150 plywood platform and drawer in my 80.

But for my indifference curve I simply cannot justify the huge additional expenditure to achieve the same basic utility.

They sure are incredibly nice though and be great to have. I'll ponder my position.

 

[CharlieS]

Absolutely no disrespect intended and I'm deeply ashamed to admit being a trained economist. In economics there's a concept called an Indifference Curve. The ADGU units are *absolutely spectacular* and I'd love to replace the $150 plywood platform and drawer in my 80.

But for my indifference curve I simply cannot justify the huge additional expenditure to achieve the same basic utility.

They sure are incredibly nice though and be great to have. I'll ponder my position.

That's the great thing about being a rational actor in a (kind of) free market. Don't buy them.

 

[effjay80]

That's the great thing about being a rational actor in a (kind of) free market. Don't buy them.

The only REAL vote one has in the USA is with your wallet.

 

[OGBeno]

After install:

I’m happy with this product and would recommend it from the POV of design, construction, adherence to good shipping practices to get the unit to us safely, and an overall straight-forward vehicle installation: the arc of the front-side consumer experience.

We’ll be test driving it on some spicy dirt roads to see how it holds up from the POV of NV. Customer will obviously provide usage feedback.

 

[NeverFinis]

This robust and expansive product allows you to mount a fridge on top, store a stove or other shallow items in the middle and prepare food or set a drink (or twelve!) on the Slide Out Table below.

The Dedicated Kitchen includes three stages with a total of 89" of extension.

Stage 1 (fridge slide): This is intended to house commonly available fridges. The entire surface extends to provide access to your fridge outside of the vehicle. It has 36inch travel locking slides with proprietary Air Down Gear Up stainless steel ball detents to hold the slides firmly in place when deployed. Additionally, the detents sound awesome when being cycled; we haven't yet tired of hearing them! Tie-down provisions are included with 1/4" aluminum rails front and back, allowing common straps, brackets, etc. to secure your fridge to the system. The floor of this stage is made from textured HDPE and is impervious to liquids.

Stage 2 (stove tray): This is a low-profile tray that is intended to house a dual-burner stove. 30inches of travel on this stage provides great cooking space for your favorite camp stove. Proprietary stainless steel ball detents are used to help this stage stay both closed and open. The internal space is 32"x13.25" and accommodates most available camp stoves on the market. Height is 4.25". The floor is made from Richlite with a heat resistance up to 350F!

Stage 3 (slide out table): This is our existing slide out table slightly adapted to interface with the kitchen module. It is 13.75" wide with 23" of extension and made of Richlite with a heat resistance of 350F. This creates an additional work surface, which is hugely beneficial during meal prep, (and any time really!) providing a surface for plates, utensils, etc.

Purchase this Dedicated Kitchen as a standalone item or as an upgrade in place of one drawer in a Premier Package system. In either case, the Dedicated Kitchen mounts to our vehicle specific solid aluminum anchor bars

All of these stages can be used independently, you can use each one individually, extend the entire system out, or any combination as your needs dictate. We put together a video providing an overview of the system, linked below. Some of the pictures below are from a 4runner because it is the same system (and that happend to be our first customer!)



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I already have a drawer system, but that Dedicated Kitchen system looks great.

My refrigerator is on top of my drawers, with its own slide and my wife needs a ladder to access it.

 

[suprarx7nut]

Absolutely no disrespect intended and I'm deeply ashamed to admit being a trained economist. In economics there's a concept called an Indifference Curve. The ADGU units are *absolutely spectacular* and I'd love to replace the $150 plywood platform and drawer in my 80.

But for my indifference curve I simply cannot justify the huge additional expenditure to achieve the same basic utility.

They sure are incredibly nice though and be great to have. I'll ponder my position.

Indifference curve, interesting! New term for me.

Hearing you say "same basic utility" makes me feel we're still along ways from effectively marketing what we're making, lol.

If you perceive all storage systems as a commodity, then of course you'd just seek out the bottom price. If you live through a lower tier system rattling, screws backing out, allowing mold underneath, weighing 2x what it needs to, etc... you may start to see some value in something nicer than the minimum function of "holding stuff".

We are many people's 2nd or 3rd system.

 

[effjay80]

Hope to meet you guys sometime here along the front range and always prefer to support my locals. All the best!

 

[Moab4x4]

Any non influencers here with real world experience?

Product looks fine...for $5k I'll work with some local companies to build my own.

The Land Cruiser that he just made the video of is mine. I built up an 80 a few years ago and used the KISS drawer system. I just started the build on this new cruiser in early January this year. I knew I wanted drawers and had felt the KISS system had worked fine. When I went looking around I noticed the place that made the KISS system was out of business. I was looking for a nice wooden drawer system and had seen Air Down Gear Up at Cruiser Moab and decide to call them. They were very helpful and discussed all the options with me. I went for the new richlite coating. They built it and had it waiting when I drove up and installed it and I was on my way. Simple and easy.

It is expensive. I will give you that. But its much more solid and finished looking than the KISS system I put together four years ago. It is solidly mounted to the cruiser and the drawers work well and the locking open or closed latch is pretty nice - didn't have that before. Only had it a couple weeks so cant tell you more about long term. The richlite surface is pretty hard and hasn't scratched with me crawling around on it finishing the arb install etc. I am often at the rising sun meetings and will be leading some trails at Cruise Moab. If you want to check it out let me know.

Keith

 

[Air Down Gear Up]

Had a great install the other day and put together this fun video! This install is in a 100 Series, but it's the exact same system that would go into an 80. This video is fun because it shows how our systems go in, but in a slightly new way. Let us know what you think!