ASK ARB – fridge freezer
and roller drawers

Hi ARB,

I am intending to retire next year and have just bought my retirement vehicle – a LandCruiser 200 Series. I have begun setting this vehicle up for touring postretirement and would love to put roller drawers in the back. I have seen roller drawers in other vehicles and like the idea, however my wife is not keen on having the fridge sit so high. Can I have roller drawers and a happy wife? 

– Alan

Hi Alan,

Your situation is by no means an uncommon one. Regardless of whether you use your four wheel drive for work, touring or weekends away, roller drawers are far and away the most effective method to organise your cargo area. ARB’s Outback Solutions Modular Roller Drawers offer a number of features to ensure using your drawers is a pleasant experience.

All Outback Solutions roller drawers are single hand opening and slam shut closing and feature an anti rollback mechanism built into the drawer stops. This is particularly useful when your hands are full. Simply open the drawer to full extension and it will lock in that position.

Outback Solutions roller drawers are also available in a drawer with roller floor configuration. This means the top floor of the drawer is able to roll out in the same way as the drawers do. Typically this is used to gain better access to a fridge, but can be used for ease of loading or accessing other items like tool boxes. While this is a fantastic option for many four wheel drive owners, the fridge is sitting on top of the drawers and is therefore higher and harder to access. As the name suggests, Outback Solutions has a solution.

ARB’s Outback Solutions offer the roller floor module.This module has the roll out top floor to access your fridge, but sits 140mm lower than the drawer. So as not to waste any space the roller floor module has a full length storage tray capable of holding an assortment of items.

ARB’s Outback Solutions modular roller drawers are modular by design, giving you full control over your configuration. For example, you may choose a roller floor module on the passenger side to meet your wife’s requirements and a drawer on the driver’s side. You could even choose a stacker drawer to go on top of the drawer, giving you two drawers and a low fridge. Alternatively you could choose from a range of other configurations.

Good luck with your retirement next year and enjoy your time touring this beautiful country of ours.

– Andrew Bellamy, Product Manager – Outback Solutions Drawers