[Vanpackr]

Looks like it was Northern Tool.

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[maia]

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Do your sliding doors rattle when you drive? I saw OurKaravan guy on YouTube say they rattle and he needed to add felt, looked like a chore. I like the simplicity of this type of door vs hinges and latches, but am concerned about rattling!

 

[njvagabond]

Do your sliding doors rattle when you drive? I saw OurKaravan guy on YouTube say they rattle and he needed to add felt, looked like a chore. I like the simplicity of this type of door vs hinges and latches, but am concerned about rattling!

Window Channel by Beckson
I have no experience with this material but thought it looked interesting.

 

[orton]

Do your sliding doors rattle when you drive? I saw OurKaravan guy on YouTube say they rattle and he needed to add felt, looked like a chore. I like the simplicity of this type of door vs hinges and latches, but am concerned about rattling!

You might consider using baskets. That eliminates hinges, latches and rattles.

Also provides easier access and higher capacity storage. Less weight, less cost and faster build time.

Some people do not like the looks but they work better IMO.

Upper Rear | Orton Travel Transit (ortontransit.info)

 

[jbillauer]

I am using 80/20 and I think it looks a lot nicer.

I think I'm partial to the look of the unistrut actually. But thanks for the photos. Definitely thinking about that Ikea Bed frame hack.

 

[jbillauer]

Unistrut works very well as a structural member. I built a raised platform in a Transit Connect with Unistrut. The downsides of Unistrut vs 80/20 are higher weight, an unfinished appearance, and more likely to oxidize.

There is the aluminum unistrut. Have you ever worked with that? I feel like some strategically placed steel unistrut members combined with the aluminum ones would reduce the weight enough.

 

[maia]

You might consider using baskets. That eliminates hinges, latches and rattles.

Also provides easier access and higher capacity storage. Less weight, less cost and faster build time.

Some people do not like the looks but they work better IMO.

Upper Rear | Orton Travel Transit (ortontransit.info)

I have considered baskets and am likely to do that for my upper storage in the back over my (fixed) bed. I would like a more "furniture" look for the galley area.

 

[Janus9]

You might consider using baskets. That eliminates hinges, latches and rattles.

Also provides easier access and higher capacity storage. Less weight, less cost and faster build time.

Some people do not like the looks but they work better IMO.

Upper Rear | Orton Travel Transit (ortontransit.info)

I don’t mind the looks so much that I don’t like having to remove the basket instead of just reaching in and pulling out the single item I want.

For the kitchen upper cabinets, I am going to go with doors.

For the bedroom upper cabinets (fixed platform bed /garage layout) I will probably use no doors/baskets.

My only other upper cabinets is over a seating area and most likely use doors there too.

 

[orton]

I don’t mind the looks so much that I don’t like having to remove the basket instead of just reaching in and pulling out the single item I want.

Normally do not remove the basket to get the contents. Just grab top front edge of the basket and tilt it down to see in the basket and retrieve what I want.

Maybe 10% of the time I do remove the basket.

 

[Mobileempire]

How about a third choice , aluminum angle and rivets?

 

[njvagabond]

I have considered baskets and am likely to do that for my upper storage in the back over my (fixed) bed. I would like a more "furniture" look for the galley area.

If I go with uppers, that's the same approach I would use. Less about aesthetics and more about functionality and safety. Easy to reach over fixed rear bed to get to soft bins with clothes. The galley cabinet likely to have some heavier items and it's easier to access items without need to have counterspace to place a bin on. It looks like a mid cabinet shelf at least for part of the galley cabinet width is helpful to increase storage density.

Although I do like the different look in different "rooms" as well.

 

[William Barker]

Do your sliding doors rattle when you drive? I saw OurKaravan guy on YouTube say they rattle and he needed to add felt, looked like a chore. I like the simplicity of this type of door vs hinges and latches, but am concerned about rattling!

When I finished the doors I took the time to finish one side first so that the panels would cup in the width. The natural cup acts as a spring providing tension in the track so the doors do not rattle.

 

[orton]

If I go with uppers, that's the same approach I would use. Less about aesthetics and more about functionality and safety. Easy to reach over fixed rear bed to get to soft bins with clothes. The galley cabinet likely to have some heavier items and it's easier to access items without need to have counterspace to place a bin on. It looks like a mid cabinet shelf at least for part of the galley cabinet width is helpful to increase storage density.

Although I do like the different look in different "rooms" as well.

If baskets are sized correctly you do not need to remove the baskets to access the contents. Pulling on the top front of the basket can tilt it down so you can see inside the basket.

Another unplanned benefit with baskets is the hand hold using the bottom extrusion. Getting in/out of bed I grab the bottom extrusion of the upper cabinet.