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[Direvarg]

That's really nice until you have the unfortunate event of the rear washer fluid not working like many of us have had lol. It's a random decoupling of the hose at a random joint. Sometimes it's near, sometimes....it's right in the middle of the Bronco. I had to remove the side panel and the rear seat to fix mine.
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I had no idea thats something that could happen. Thanks for the heads up!

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[Direvarg]

Any info on the DIY dividers you made for your drawers? The metal ones that came with them are nice, but it would be nice to cut down on some of the noise with stuff rattling around in them.

Great looking build!

Sure. For starters, here's a link with the directions:
https://www.arielestulin.com/diy-trekpak-for-under-20/

These are the plastic sheets I used. One package was enough:
https://www.michaels.com/product/8p...sheets-blank-surface-black-181693897772515432

This is the adhesive foam sheets I used. I needed like 5 rolls of the stuff for 3 drawers. I'd recommend starting with 2 and ordering more as needed.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKL8G9T1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I used this type of foam as a floor for the drawer. Its far less dense than the one above so helps cushion more. Its also only a half inch and compresses pretty small easily so its not taking like any space away. One sheet is enough
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSGRQ5V8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Finally, I used these trekpak pins but I really wouldn't recommend it. They are stupidly overpriced since its like $20 for 10 of them and I needed like 50 of them and was the most expensive thing about making these dividers. I'd instead recommend using extra large bobby pins. Sorry I dont have a link for which bobby pins you'd need, but they are super cheap so try different sizes. The directions in the first link should have more info about the bobby pins
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YFCG6XW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Hope this helps, feel free to message if you need more help!

 

[stoapostrophe]

Wow. Nice build. I think you've made me a believer in Step 22 gear. Do you have a water supply system? Or what will you do for your showers/water supply?

 

[Direvarg]

Wow. Nice build. I think you've made me a believer in Step 22 gear. Do you have a water supply system? Or what will you do for your showers/water supply?

I have a lifesaver Jerry can mounted next to the spare tire. Holds 5 gallons of water and lets me purify and filter water if I need to. That being said those filters will crack if they freeze and I live in Colorado so the filter that’s in it is just for clean water (cap wont seal without filter) and I have a clean one if I ever need it.
for showers, currently I’m just using those wet wipes they sell at Rei. The Jerry can has a shower attachment I could get but haven’t yet

 

[ElDuderino]

My previous build was an F150 that I loved and hated at the same time. For this build I decided to have everything planned out well in advance instead of adding one thing at a time and hoping it would fit with the other stuff. This is a 2024 Sasquatch Badlands.
I'm using a trailrax roofrack with Heretic light bar and Freespirit Recreation Aspen V2 tent, 2 rotopax gas cans on the drivers side. The ski carriers are only on during the winter.

On the passenger side I have the new maxtrax lites and a GP factor shovel using the Kuat shovel/axe mounts. The shovel was a bit too short to be bolted directly to the crossbars of the roofrack so I used some scrap aluminum to make a crossbar between the two supports and bolt the shovel mount to those.

On the rear of the truck, I replaced the stock tire carrier with the RTR spare tire carrier. This allowed me to also mount their jerry can mount and antenna/flag mount. The jerry can mount had to be modified to fit the Lifesaver water purifier jerry can. This thing rattles a LOT so I had to put rubber bushings in all the moving parts and attach some thick rubber strips to the jerry can to keep it quiet. The antenna is for my Weboost cellular booster. It works surprisingly well, especially living up in the mountains in Colorado. The awning is a 4ft wide Roam awning bolted directly to the back of the rooftop tent using FSR's awning mounts (awning not in some photos) I also have two rear mounted amber baja designs S2 mounted to my roofrack for my dont tailgate me/dust lights.

Inside the rear is where things get pretty cool. I have a drawer system, fridge slider, shelf and air compressor mount made by American Adventure Labs. One of my drawers has a lock on it for keeping my camera equipment secure (though I usually dont leave it in the truck for very long) The fridge slider opens up to be a table with some storage inside it. I made a DIY version of pelicans trekpak dividers for the drawers and used Step 22 bags for organization of tools etc. On top of the drawers is where I have the ladder for my tent. Its secured using those modl infinity tool strap things we keep getting ads for on facebook. They are actually pretty awesome. The Fridge is a Dometic CFX5 55L and that red thing is two milwaukee packouts. The top one is a First aid kit and the larger bottom one is a trauma kit.

This is my onboard air supply, again by american adventure labs. Its using an ARB compressor.

I installed 2 Kingpin lightbars, one on the bottom of the trim of the rear glass and the other to the panel below the roof in the trunk. Its wired to a small switch. It lights up the interior and everything below the glass when its raised. I also added two Baja designs dome lights (the one with the buttons) to the backseat since it gets really dark in there. You have to be careful with the wirerun on this as thats were airbags are and you dont want the wire to interfere with their deployment. The hammoc in the back seat is from Orvis, to keep my dog from getting the truck all muddy/hairy.

In the front seat I have the Garmin Xumo as a secondary GPS and the Midland 50 watt gmrs radio mounted to the Builtright dash molle panel. A guy on one of the facebook groups told me about this awesome setup he did where he glued a magnet behind the dash board and attached one to the radio mic(unfortunately I forgot his name but he was super helpful). Totally hidden when not in use and easy to store it when it is. I used the rugged radios mount for the stubby antenna. It did need to be modified slightly since the midland antenna had a wider base than the rugged radios one.

For suspension, the guys at Colorado Bronco Upfitters installed some Accutune Ride shocks and upper control arms to accommodate the increase in weight I've added as well as RPG tie rods. You'll also notice in the upper right corner of the photo the rock lights I mounted to the wheel well. These were a bit tricky as theyre attached the the fabric wheel liners. I used some plumbers rubber on the backside of the wheel well to thicken it up before running the bolts through it and using very large washers to bolt down to a larger surface area.

On the front, I mounted the Westin brush guard directly to the stock metal bumper. I have two yellow Baja LP6s I will be mounting to it soon as well as a Warn Winch mounted via Lobo Offroads Hidden winch mount. I'm still waiting on some parts for that though. I'm also going to be installing American adventure labs dual battery setup under the drawers in the trunk but also waiting on that.

Would you be able to snap a pic for me? Looking to see how the bracket lines up where the top drawer meets underneath the cargo shelf. I'm looking to add a 3rd drawer to my 2 door, but it doesn't look like it will fit. It's this bracket, but on the right side.

 

[Direvarg]

Would you be able to snap a pic for me? Looking to see how the bracket lines up where the top drawer meets underneath the cargo shelf. I'm looking to add a 3rd drawer to my 2 door, but it doesn't look like it will fit. It's this bracket, but on the right side.

Hi here’s 2 photos of the bracket on the right. As you can see, it extends below my top most drawer. If it’s an American adventure lab drawer you’re installing, there should be enough room. You can always cut the bracket shorter using a dremel or sawzaw if it’s too long. Let me know if you need different angles of photos

 

[ElDuderino]

Hi here’s 2 photos of the bracket on the right. As you can see, it extends below my top most drawer. If it’s an American adventure lab drawer you’re installing, there should be enough room. You can always cut the bracket shorter using a dremel or sawzaw if it’s too long. Let me know if you need different angles of photos

Thanks. Doesn’t look like I have that room. The bracket is in the way.

 

[Direvarg]

Thanks. Doesn’t look like I have that room. The bracket is in the way.

Huh, y’all have a different design for the shelf for the 2 door. Sorry didn’t realize. Alternative idea is to mount a Milwaukee pack out there or use those accessory rings and strap down a bag on top of the shelf

 

[jclark]

I installed 2 Kingpin lightbars, one on the bottom of the trim of the rear glass and the other to the panel below the roof in the trunk. Its wired to a small switch. It lights up the interior and everything below the glass when its raised. I also added two Baja designs dome lights (the one with the buttons) to the backseat since it gets really dark in there. You have to be careful with the wirerun on this as thats were airbags are and you dont want the wire to interfere with their deployment. The hammoc in the back seat is from Orvis, to keep my dog from getting the truck all muddy/hairy.

Where did you tap into the 12v source for the Kingpin lights? I'm going to do the same and didn't know if the 12V wiring to the accessory plug on the passenger side is the only 12v source to use. It looked like your liftgate wire went towards the drivers side - so that got me wondering if there is another 12v feed to use.

 

[Direvarg]

Where did you tap into the 12v source for the Kingpin lights? I'm going to do the same and didn't know if the 12V wiring to the accessory plug on the passenger side is the only 12v source to use. It looked like your liftgate wire went towards the drivers side - so that got me wondering if there is another 12v feed to use.

I actually ran a pretty long wire from the inside fuse box located under the steering wheel to the back. All the panels were already off since I was running another wire for my rear dash cam so it wasn’t too difficult

 

[jclark]

I actually ran a pretty long wire from the inside fuse box located under the steering wheel to the back. All the panels were already off since I was running another wire for my rear dash cam so it wasn’t too difficult

Does using that power source still have the power save mode where is shuts off power 45-60 minutes after the vehicle is no longer running (like the 12v power port in the back does)? I'd like the option to be able to open up the back and turn on the light, regardless of when I last had the vehicle running.

And asusming you ran the wires down the drivers side since you started from under the steering wheel?

Thanks!

 

[Direvarg]

Does using that power source still have the power save mode where is shuts off power 45-60 minutes after the vehicle is no longer running (like the 12v power port in the back does)? I'd like the option to be able to open up the back and turn on the light, regardless of when I last had the vehicle running.

And asusming you ran the wires down the drivers side since you started from under the steering wheel?

Thanks!

Yep. I used an add-a-fuse on one that was constant on so it’ll always have power. Just ran the wire down behind the trim and underneath the side trim floorboards to the back

 

[Hgaribay87]

I have a smitty bilt 75l fridge for sale. If anyone is interested. I am base out of California, Buena Park area.

 

[jclark]

@Direvarg
Can you tell me about the collapsable ladder you have stowed in this pic?

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