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Getting ready for another foray into the desert, I decided to do some deep cleaning and baselining on the Karma Cruiser. Got a dim headlight happy again, found a rub mark from a tie rod clamp that needed to be rotated, added a pegleg to my storage platform, and decided to inspect my ultra low-tech drawer ‘system’.
I had added the ConFerr bed boxes for the PO about 30 years ago, which left about half of the bed still available for storage. But packing just seemed so much easier with a simple sheet of plywood layed across the top of the boxes, making for uniform bed width. After a few trips digging into the dark hole to get to my tool bags, a drawer seemed like a good idea. But I didn’t want to give up any more room than I had to on what space remained.
So I cut a simple piece of 1/2” plywood to span the space, cut a notch out to access the rear door pin, two holes for a simple pull rope, and
One linoleum tile for the plywood to slide on!
I guess it’s really more of a tray than a drawer, since it has no sides. But it’s been working for about 15 years now , and you can still see the photo finish on the tile, so it obviously is a pretty stable solution
I had added the ConFerr bed boxes for the PO about 30 years ago, which left about half of the bed still available for storage. But packing just seemed so much easier with a simple sheet of plywood layed across the top of the boxes, making for uniform bed width. After a few trips digging into the dark hole to get to my tool bags, a drawer seemed like a good idea. But I didn’t want to give up any more room than I had to on what space remained.
So I cut a simple piece of 1/2” plywood to span the space, cut a notch out to access the rear door pin, two holes for a simple pull rope, and
One linoleum tile for the plywood to slide on!
I guess it’s really more of a tray than a drawer, since it has no sides. But it’s been working for about 15 years now , and you can still see the photo finish on the tile, so it obviously is a pretty stable solution
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Love it! I have used linoleum in several builds over the years. Thin, so it doesn't take up a bunch of space and pretty dang slick to slide on.Getting ready for another foray into the desert, I decided to do some deep cleaning and baselining on the Karma Cruiser. Got a dim headlight happy again, found a rub mark from a tie rod clamp that needed to be rotated, added a pegleg to my storage platform, and decided to inspect my ultra low-tech drawer ‘system’.
I had added the ConFerr bed boxes for the PO about 30 years ago, which left about half of the bed still available for storage. But packing just seemed so much easier with a simple sheet of plywood layed across the top of the boxes, making for uniform bed width. After a few trips digging into the dark hole to get to my tool bags, a drawer seemed like a good idea. But I didn’t want to give up any more room than I had to on what space remained.
So I cut a simple piece of 1/2” plywood to span the space, cut a notch out to access the rear door pin, two holes for a simple pull rope, and
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One linoleum tile for the plywood to slide on!
Not necessarily the 'best' cheap mod, but another low tech solution for an old school guy like me that still uses a pen and paper. 1/2" wood dowel, two banker clips, and a piece of aluminum bent over a spring shackle plate in the bench vice.
