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07-13-2007, 01:20 AM
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Help the Roadie design a new back seat area
I got sick of the rear seat today. Waste of a couple hundreds pounds of steel and leather. So I took it out.
Of course I've got to put in a carpeted platform. One item I know is going in there is an Engel 45 quart fridge, which is in transit now from Florida:
So what else should go in there for the well-equipped expeditionist besides the obvious second deep-discharge battery to run the fridge?
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07-13-2007, 03:12 AM
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Wow, lots of room now 
How 'bout a recessed area (with tie downs) for a large water bottle:
Then all you need is a Dolphin Pump
and you are set for those long expeditions. (We had this setup for a 2 week journey back in 99/2000 from Sydney to Uluru to Alice Springs and back)
AG
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07-13-2007, 04:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlekG
Wow, lots of room now
How 'bout a recessed area (with tie downs) for a large water bottle:
Then all you need is a Dolphin Pump
and you are set for those long expeditions. (We had this setup for a 2 week journey back in 99/2000 from Sydney to Uluru to Alice Springs and back)
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Or you could have custom water tanks to be built in the old foot space of the seat and then cover them to have the whole back area flat from the trunk to the back of your front row seats.
Or use the foot space for couple of jerry cans for gas underneath the platform...
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07-13-2007, 05:17 AM
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Maybe you could dedicate a small section to survival gear like flintsticks, water purifier, fish hooks and high test line, etc. You know, just in case. 
I really like the fridge too.
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07-13-2007, 06:44 AM
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A lot of uneven surfaces back there. If you build a false floor to level it out make sure you have access to the fuse box. I don't know why I'm telling you that, I'm sure you were already well aware of it. 
What's under that cover on the pass. side? I don't remember having that in my TB. I think the jack was there, but it wasn't covered.
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07-13-2007, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Vince
What's under that cover on the pass. side? I don't remember having that in my TB. I think the jack was there, but it wasn't covered.
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Onstar I believe.
And Roadie has a Jack-all so no need for the wimpy factory jack.
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07-13-2007, 07:52 AM
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I'd still put two jerry cans standing up right behind the front seats, that way rest of the uneven space could be covered with a platform with some additional storage underneath...
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07-13-2007, 08:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JMal
Or you could have custom water tanks to be built in the old foot space of the seat and then cover them to have the whole back area flat from the trunk to the back of your front row seats.
Or use the foot space for couple of jerry cans for gas underneath the platform...
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Actually there was a write up on expeditionportal.com about a vehicle with a custom water tank built into the back, however, it needed an electric pump to access the water. I'm thinking the less things that rely on the battery(ies) the better, that's why the Dolphin Pump is so handy (works really well too).
AG
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07-13-2007, 09:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JMal
I'd still put two jerry cans standing up right behind the front seats, that way rest of the uneven space could be covered with a platform with some additional storage underneath...
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I wouldn't put jerry cans of gas inside the cab of the vehicle. 
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