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TUCQUALA's avatar
TUCQUALA
Explorer
Jan 24, 2015

Dinette Storage Drawers

Never liked taking the cushions off of the dinette seats to retrieve stuff inside that can't be reached from the door area. Consequently, probably only used 50-60% of the area under the seats.

Built a couple of boxes that slide on nylon guides just wide enough to go through the door. One side is full length, other aboot 6" shorter due to electrical area with cover over it. Opposite end has wheels to roll the load out.

Probably still will use less than full capacity, since the drawers are only as wide as doors allow. Didn't want to open up the door area and find or build new doors, nor did I want to put slides in due to mounting concerns with slide out floor AND cost!!!!

Going to put a couple of 1X2's in next to the seat frames to guide the wheels when going in and out!!



  • scbwr's avatar
    scbwr
    Explorer II
    Jan 24, 2015
    My Minnie doesn't even have the doors but I looked at how the ends are framed, and hopefully this year, I'll make doors for the two cabinets and then see if I want a sliding tray or box. DW will be happy just to be able to slide the vacuum into the opening. We really don't use the dinette storage for much more than stuff we rarely need.

    Nice job ....you are inspiring me get busy before our trip in late May!
  • old_guy's avatar
    old_guy
    Explorer
    Jan 24, 2015
    good job. I bet there are many of us who have wondered why they don't do this in the factory for us.
  • tenbear's avatar
    tenbear
    Explorer
    Jan 24, 2015
    Nice job.

    I took a different approach. I used slides and made the front of the drawer to match the dinette, there was no door there.

    We use it for all the boots and shoes that used to collect under the dinette.
  • doxiemom11's avatar
    doxiemom11
    Explorer II
    Jan 25, 2015
    I store boxes with tax papers (past 7 years) so don't need to get to them often.
    Other things used more often are then in front of them and reachable. Your idea is a good one though if you store items you need to get to.
  • TUCQUALA's avatar
    TUCQUALA
    Explorer
    Jan 25, 2015
    One is used for shoes and boots, the other for water, pop, extra booze!! Now after 10-20 miles on the forest roads, I won't have to reach or pull cushions.
  • Hank_MI's avatar
    Hank_MI
    Explorer
    Jan 25, 2015
    old guy wrote:
    good job. I bet there are many of us who have wondered why they don't do this in the factory for us.


    They did for me, both seats have slide out drawers. No door, built like a cabinet drawer where the front of the drawer is the door/face. We store pots, pans and misc in them. You may want to install a lock on the slide so it wont fly out while traveling. Ours will if we forget to lock them.
  • tenbear's avatar
    tenbear
    Explorer
    Jan 25, 2015
    Hank MI wrote:
    old guy wrote:
    good job. I bet there are many of us who have wondered why they don't do this in the factory for us.


    They did for me, both seats have slide out drawers. No door, built like a cabinet drawer where the front of the drawer is the door/face. We store pots, pans and misc in them. You may want to install a lock on the slide so it wont fly out while traveling. Ours will if we forget to lock them.

    My drawer opened every time I made a left turn. I installed one of these on the back end of the drawer. It stays closed now but is easy to open without having to unlock anything, or having to remember to lock anything.

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