What sort of different drawers can you do?
One of the markets we have found is people wanting something custom made, which the traditional drawer companies struggle to do. Because we make these drawers from ply, we can easily make any size. Mostly for slight variations we don’t even charge extra. Here are a few examples below of some we have done recently. You’ll see many more of our different options on the other pages. Make sure you click on the photo’s in the products page, that goes to more info on each setup.
I think this was a pajero. There is a space below the drawers that this fella wanted to access. No problem, simply pull the drawer right out. There is a spring bolt at the back of the drawer to stop it coming right out when using it.	Here is the same unit. We have a evakool fridge slide in a carcass on the RHS. 4 tie down points are bolted on top. It is fixed in place with two turnbuckles on the front corners, and you can just make out some black angle iron on the top at the back, this is attached to the cargo barrier. This was $790 for the D2DV, and $350 for the fridge carcass.
This one is a vertical combo, with kitchen on the bottom, then drawer then table on top. This is an awesome setup for travelling. You can see the ventilation holes for the fridge.	Here is another vertical combo, a bit higher in the draw. Have a look on our combo page for more info on this unit.
This is a two drawer vertical, with table on the side. This was $970.	Sometimes on the vertical combo’s, the angle of the cargo barrier/ seats can restrict the length of the bottom area. On this combo, (this is mine, in my 76 series) we can push the kitchen past the back.
This is a similar thing on a two drawer vertical. We have been given a length at 300 high, and a length at 600 high. This is reasonably easy for us to do, and limits the amount of space you can waste for vertical drawers. A modification like this would be say extra $50.	This is just a standard Drifta 2 Drawer, but one drawer is slightly wider than the other. This is very easy for us to do, and makes it very practical if you have something particular you want to fit in.
Here’s a DCBCV – drifta car back combo vertical, with a DFB – drifta fridge box and fridge slide. Both these were $1790.	This is a higher D2D – drifta two drawer. It was about 375 high. This was $790
We are fitting out a lot of surveyors utes. This one has space for the legs underneath, two drawers, then you can just see a shelf at the back, this goes around two sides, for sitting a laptop on.	This was a fitout we did for a bloke who wanted drawers and sidewings fitted , and a front box with lift up lid. This was $1590 fitted.
A DCBC – drifta car back combo in a GU patrol, with sidewings fitted.	This was in a van, with drawers and lift out bed sections in the back, and a pull out kitchen in the front.
Are your drawers on bearing runners?
No, definitely not. We don’t use load rated heavy bearing runners. These are basic drawer systems. We use polyethylene plastic skids underneath the drawers. They are a very neat fit, and slide very well. You will be amazed how well they slide. They certainly won’t rattle, and are very light.
Why buy a Drifta Dawer?
Well, really depends on what you want. We are not trying to compete with the larger drawer companies. If you want a quality set of fitted drawers, see Graham from ORS in Sydney. He is a very decent bloke, has top quality stuff and is better priced than other drawer companies. This is because, Graham, like myself can retail direct to the public from our factory. Once you buy it thru say a 4wd shop, you are paying a lot more. There is a few main reasons why our drawer units are so popular. One, some people simply can’t justify spending the money on a set of fitted drawers. Ours are budget priced. They are beautifully made, and will do the job perfectly. Two, our drawers are light, and can be lifted in and out as needed. Many people want to be able to do this. I can take my vertical combo out on my own, in less than a minute... it’s just a few turnbuckles to undo. If I lift out the kitchen, then take out the drawer and table, the carcass is then very light to remove. Three, we can easily custom build , often without having to charge extra. As you can see in the photos above, many people want a set of drawers just that little bit different. Four, we have now many new designs that you simply can’t buy anywhere else. Like the carback combo’s, they are such a great setup, and are unique to Drifta. And five, well you get the chance to own a Drifta. We are becoming well known around Australia for building high quality innovative products, that are always very practical to use.
What about I make my own?
Sure, I have mentioned this on my other faq page for trailer kitchens. It sounds simple enough. Buy a sheet of ply, cut it up, stick some carpet on. I can tell you though, there is much more in it than that.. I have ten years experience now building this sort of thing. I have made over 9500 units. It took me probably 20 – 30 drawer units and 6 months before me and the boys could stand back and say, ‘that is bloody perfect!’ Out of 15 staff we now have, only my two of my most experienced boys can make the drawers. I’m no genius, I’m not even qualified at anything, but I can learn from my mistakes. If you build one yourself, you don’t have that chance. If it turns out crap, you’re stuck with it, and your missus is gonna have a go at you every time she struggles to open it. I’ve seen quiet a few home made sets, and they always have a few problems. One bloke here the other day. He made a huge set of double vertical drawers. About 6 drawers down one side. Went to close the door, and it didn’t fit.. he had to tilt the back seat right forward, to close the door. He basically has to pull it all apart and rebuild it to fix this problem. That’s the sort of thing that happens.. Anyway, I’ve tried to price these drawers so they are affordable. I certainly can’t make them any cheaper. See what you reckon.