Slide-Out Tray Research Update
Hi All,
Thanks for all the input everyone has given me on this topic.
I worked on this a bit more today. I spoke to Jim Mayhew at
Joey Bed today. I told him that I was looking for a storage area slide-out tray that will slide out from both sides of the trailer. That put me into the
Joey Bed Dual Extender.
For my Landmark, with a 93" clear pass-through, side to side, I am looking at JoeyBed's 90" model. This gives me an inch and a half margin on each side of the trailer.
With most brands of trays, you supply your own bottom. JoeyBed wants you to use 3/4" plywood for the bottom and for the 2 ends. As such, you can make the slide any width you need. While I am still thinking all of this through, I am considering a tray bottom width of 30".
JoeyBed brand slides are not inexpensive. I suspect you get what you pay for. I don't want trouble, I want strength and trouble free operation. I hope that's what JoeyBed will give me. The 90" length Dual Extender model will was quoted (with 10% discount) at $660 plus shipping (est. $130). So an ~$800 deal plus the cost of a sheet of 3/4" plywood and some paint.
I use the heck out of those clear totes (called "keeps") with blue lids from Sam's Club. I think Costco has them too. I could get 16 on my proposed slide (2 rows of 4 stacked 2 units high). Of course, I have other items that do not fit in totes (dish, grill, 20# LP tank, chairs and etc.). Some of the skinny stuff will still go to one side of the slide out tray but some of it is bulky and will have to go in the tray. I have the forward area already full (nice folding chairs, dog pen, RotoChoks, wood pads etc.).
Anyway this is a work in progress but I am getting close. I have attached a few images showing what this might look like.
Feel free to take a few shots at me on this as I need to know what I am not thinking of.
Jim
PS: Got some information from the factory (Scott) to pass along. This pertains to my unit but I would assume it pertains to all Landmark models as well.
I needed to know how much room I had for screws into the floor of my storage area as I knew I had tanks under there. I was told that underneath the rubber floor mat, there is 5/8" thick plywood. Underneath that is 1.5" aluminum framing. That's 2-1/8" plus the thickness of the rubber floor, plus the thickness of the slide rail I am securing. That said, I plan to use no longer than 2" screws. Since I have no sense of where the framing members are, even 2" screws will be overkill. JoeyBed supplies 1" lag bolts. I'll probably use those and supplement their quantity as needed.