I had previously made a similar setup but I built the box out of 1/2" construction grade plywood. It also included a larger/cheaper cooler, a professional grade 46000btu 2 burner stove which was huge/heavy, and a 10lb propane bottle to feed it. After using it for a couple of years I decided the stove was way overkill for my needs, the box took up more room than I wanted, and it required a little bit of assembly/disassembly to get it in/out.
So I made a new box out of 3/4 B/C grade maple plywood. This is the front showing the combination latch/lock and shelf support along with the table/bed in the folded state. The box is 41" wide as that's what fits between the wheel wells; and the bed is 48" wide as that's what fits through the opening. Box is 28.5" deep and 19.5" tall (outside demensions)
The shelf support drops down under gravity and stops at 45* as the front is lowered; it notches into the corner of the step.
Instead of buying heavy duty drawer slides, which are expensive and take up a good amount of space, I made a pull out cart. I just had to mortise the hinges so they sit below the surface. This image also shows the smaller 7day cooler I went with (yetti type).
So I made a new box out of 3/4 B/C grade maple plywood. This is the front showing the combination latch/lock and shelf support along with the table/bed in the folded state. The box is 41" wide as that's what fits between the wheel wells; and the bed is 48" wide as that's what fits through the opening. Box is 28.5" deep and 19.5" tall (outside demensions)
The shelf support drops down under gravity and stops at 45* as the front is lowered; it notches into the corner of the step.
Instead of buying heavy duty drawer slides, which are expensive and take up a good amount of space, I made a pull out cart. I just had to mortise the hinges so they sit below the surface. This image also shows the smaller 7day cooler I went with (yetti type).
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