Yeah, the same thought occurred to me when looking at that Goose Gear base plate design. That latch may get in the way, and would be unnecessary if I'm just installing some batteries underneath. I was also considering the AAL and JCR setups, but being that those are made out of aluminum, it'd be a bit more difficult to create new mounting points in the future if my needs change. Another problem with all of these is they seem pretty expensive for what they essentially are: A painted board with some bolt holes in it.This is great @cr117 and similar to what I did (you’ll go a bit beyond me with the solar hookup and additional DC / USB ports). Two learnings that may be helpful. I installed the Goose Gear floor and pull-out tray for the fridge. I ended up removing one of the 18Ah batteries to allow the Goose Gear access door latch to not interfere with the batteries, meaning I’m down to 3X 18Ah batteries in parallel, or 54Ah in total. Since I’ll primarily be using this for my fridge, I still believe I have plenty of juice. Here’s my usage profile for a 90 degree day at a lake in Alabama. Pushed 2Ah/h in the heat of the day but averaged 1 over 24 hours.
I'm really leaning towards the DIY route and creating a base similar to what @climb2descend has done. For everyday use, I can mount the fridge slide directly to this board and still have plenty of space for groceries, bags, or other gear. For camping, I want to build a single drawer that spans the width of the cargo area out of T-slotted aluminum extrusion that I can easily secure to the base board and the fridge slide would then mount on top of that.
Thanks for sharing those stats on your fridge, is that for a 35L? Sounds like the 3 battery setup would be enough to go a couple of days between driving. I like the idea of maximizing that space with the 4 batteries, plus the optional input for solar, so the family can all keep their phones, watches, etc. charged up.
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