SK [=0===0=] TR Slide Out Utility Tray PROJECT INFO

[BoxGods]

This is an all aluminum slide out utility tray for the R1T gear tunnel. It uses the same slide rail as our slide out camp kitchen so anyone with both can easily swap between them

It does not require, (and will not work with) Rivian's gear slide. It can be slid out either / both sides of the truck. There are three repositionable dividers. Comfortable handles on both ends for two man carry. The entire unit is powder coated for durability.

The first run price target is $350 to $400 depending on accessories the group wants included, and whether or not you already have the slide rail from the K[=0===0=]K slide out kitchen, (you only need one as they both work on the same slide rail) and we will need at least 50 group members interested to move ahead with the project. Subsequent runs will be priced about $50 higher.

To get on the sign-up list, please click here. When we reach the minimum number needed to start production, those signed up will be notified to place their reservation, and final pricing will be locked in.

Please let me know if you have any questions, features you would like to see, or comments. To keep costs down we don't do any marketing so any help you can give spreading the word on Reddit, Facebook, etc. would be most appreciated.

[Spencer Bales]

Love this!! Thank you so much for designing these amazing products! You are really filling a need here!

Question, will the utility tray have any kind of support leg like the kitchen does in case we've got heavier items in the slide out tray and need to have the tray open for an extended period of time? I don't have a specific use case yet, so maybe not a common need, but seems like there probably is one and having a similar handle/support leg system like the kitchen would be cool.

[BoxGods]

Nov 28, 2022 21:44:09 GMT Spencer Bales said:

Love this!! Thank you so much for designing these amazing products! You are really filling a need here!

Question, will the utility tray have any kind of support leg like the kitchen does in case we've got heavier items in the slide out tray and need to have the tray open for an extended period of time? I don't have a specific use case yet, so maybe not a common need, but seems like there probably is one and having a similar handle/support leg system like the kitchen would be cool.

Thanks for the kind words =)

To be candid, I design and manufacture products as my day job and like most design work you end up spending most of your time on generic / mundane things. I like to use young architects as an example. While they are in school the dream is to design the next Falling Water private residence or Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. The reality after school turns out to be lots and lots of tract housing and strip malls. It's hard to get excited about yet another shampoo bottle or wine rack number 23. So working on these projects is a lot of fun for me =)

I had not thought about adding a handle--it's actually worth considering. My initial concern would be that it encourages people to over extend the tray or think of them as full extension when they are really intended to slide out either / both sides of the truck. I also think that most people, in most cases, are going to find that you will rarely have room to slide the tray out more than 3 or 4 feet anyway because of obstructions next to the truck--other parked cars as just one example. That wouldn't always be the case though of course.

Structurally there is no reason the handle and support leg from the slide out camp kitchen couldn't be used though.

I am about to post some mobile "loaders" for the camp kitchen designed to make installing / removing the camp kitchen a 15 minute or less job. Not directly related to the slide out tray but you might still find it interesting. Will be in the camp kitchen thread.

[casarolls]

I agree with Spencer Bales, The tray while extended allows a person to access all the tools/items on the tray while doing a project without having to walk around the truck to access items on the "other" end of the tray. A leg (even if it were an accessory) would be very beneficial.

[psklenar]

What does the installation pieces look like? Something the average homeowner with typical homeowner tools should be able to handle or something they may want to have done by a mechanic?

If it's something I can handle ... I'm very interested.

Thank you,
pat----

[BoxGods]

Nov 30, 2022 1:44:35 GMT psklenar said:

What does the installation pieces look like? Something the average homeowner with typical homeowner tools should be able to handle or something they may want to have done by a mechanic?

If it's something I can handle ... I'm very interested.

Thank you,
pat----

Pretty straight forward No modification required to the truck. Bolts into the stock hard points in the floor of the gear tunnel. A little bit of a bend and reach in tight space but not TOO bad.

[BoxGods]

I have been tinkering with an alternative design for the Slide Out Utility Tray that I think you guys may find more versatile. If not don't panic as we can always stick with the original design format.

The "plank" is an aluminum extrusion about 30mm tall and 305 mm wide--1.25" x 12"--and has three M5 T slots that run the full length.

My thinking is that the T slots would allow anyone who wants to DIY any sort of slide out to mount whatever it is they want to build to the plank.

The T slots would also work for those not interested in building anything, but that might want to "tinker" with mounting different sizes and types of plastic totes, tool boxes, bins and bin holders etc.

And for those that just want to buy it and put stuff in it, it would ship with the 4 totes shown already mounted. For your reference they are 400mm x 300mm x 120mm or 15" x 12" x 5". There is also a 12" x 12" x 5" size that would allow you to fit 5 bins. I am still trying to source a few other sizes.





As always, this is a friendly place where the goal is to discuss ideas and thoughts and to answer questions, so if you have either, please don't hesitate to post them.

[jcreviston]

As a fairly adept handyman and DIYer I love the customizability and utility of the aluminum extrusion plank! Is there a significant weight and cost difference? Nice work, beautiful stuff. 

[sean]

+1 on the plank. To borrow from Rivian, you could start just designing modular accessories to mount on this instead of directly on the rail.

For the DIY'er can we get the handle from the kitchen (on both sides?) to add a support leg? This would allow someone to mount a heavier load and have it supported when extended.

Might as well think about re-designing the kitchen on this too!

[BoxGods]

Dec 2, 2022 4:12:29 GMT jcreviston said:

As a fairly adept handyman and DIYer I love the customizability and utility of the aluminum extrusion plank! Is there a significant weight and cost difference? Nice work, beautiful stuff. 

Tinkering and DIY are hard coded into my DNA so if there is ANY way possible to incorporate the plank I will. That said, after a day noodling on it, I am not all that crazy about the plastic totes. The side walls on them eat a LOT of space--you lose 1 1/2" of usable space on the 12" dimension and 1 1/2" end to end per tote, so 6" of the total length. That is a lot of space to essentially waste. I also think they look a little "fruit stand" or "garage" and don't really match the R1T's muscular but refined aesthetic.

I am working on merging the original design with the plank to see how that looks. Will post some images shortly.

[BoxGods]

Dec 2, 2022 20:38:23 GMT sean said:

+1 on the plank. To borrow from Rivian, you could start just designing modular accessories to mount on this instead of directly on the rail.

For the DIY'er can we get the handle from the kitchen (on both sides?) to add a support leg? This would allow someone to mount a heavier load and have it supported when extended.

Might as well think about re-designing the kitchen on this too!

Great minds =)

I spent half the day today looking at possibly building the kitchen on top of the plank. You lose some sink depth, and it would require a sink drain hole to be cut into the plank--both are workable issues though.

[BoxGods]

So as I mentioned above--I am not crazy about all the space you lose with the plastic totes or the fruit stand aesthetic. I very much want to keep the modular plank part of that design though so I merged the original design with the plank and it actually works pretty well.

Still fiddling with colors so don't read too much into those for now. Most likely will end up all black anyway.





The plank is largely unchanged. The top portion or the "bins" are a second extrusion bolted to the plank with eight M5 T nuts. So still very easily removed for those that want to tinker. Dividers are basic sheet metal, and the end plates are machined 18 mm thick aluminum--basically billet.

I think the aesthetic fits the R1S a lot better and there is no wasted space.

Your thoughts?

[jcreviston]

I love the revised plank concept and agree the divided compartment fits the aesthetic better. What's the weight rating? I like Sean's idea of the ability to use the kitchen leg, especially for those of us who may use the plank for carrying heavier items like tools. Thanks!

[BoxGods]

Dec 3, 2022 4:13:12 GMT jcreviston said:

I love the revised plank concept and agree the divided compartment fits the aesthetic better. What's the weight rating? I like Sean's idea of the ability to use the kitchen leg, especially for those of us who may use the plank for carrying heavier items like tools. Thanks!

I won't know for sure until we machine a test article and start piling weigh on it--software can only tell you so much.

The problem with using the kitchen handles that allow a leg is that you lose about 4" or so of total plank length to them--assuming one on each end. Not impossible but something that I will need to think over.

I think those wanting to put 500+ lbs of tools on and extend beyond 70% may need a different solution. We will know more after testing.

[haopec]

I just keep getting more excited