Fridge slides

[mfoga]

I am curious how people have attached fridge slides in the back. I specifically have the hybrid.

I built a drawer on one side and was having the fridge on the other side. I used the tie down spots , removed the bolt and bolted the drawer to one and the slide to the other but they don’t seem to be stable enough especially to hold a fridge at full extension .

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[mcd_ovrlnd]

I will likely be installing Goose Gear’s base plate in the back. Hybrid as well. Plan on bolting into that.

 

[Fisher]

That Goose Gear’s base plate looks very well engineered but I don't see access to the jack? I went the do it your self route and it took awhile but is rock solid and cheap to do.
Once you tear apart the inside and get to the battery cover you will see there is a inch or so gap between it and the battery. I used the Rough Country fridge slide and marked on the battery cover where it would fit. I ended up drilling two extra holes on the slide as you can only bolt it down in certain areas of the battery cover. Rough Country gives you all the bolts, washers, nuts and Rivnuts to install it.
That's where the nightmare begins. You'll need a Rivnut "gun" I have a Harbor Freight kit and it comes with a bunch of Rivnuts as well. Once you get those in you need to measure your bolts to make sure they will go through the slide, top cover and just through the Rivnut so not touching the battery. There is plenty of room for this. I also allowed for my rubber mat thickness. Think I needed three different bolt lengths and instead of the 4 bolts that Rough Country says to use I used 6.
I plug the Iceco VL45 into a Bluetti Elite 100 V2 and the Bluetti into the rear power outlet. Works great. I,m 25 minutes from the market and this makes it so much more convenient than an ice chest.

 

[mfoga]

That Goose Gear’s base plate looks very well engineered but I don't see access to the jack? I went the do it your self route and it took awhile but is rock solid and cheap to do.
Once you tear apart the inside and get to the battery cover you will see there is a inch or so gap between it and the battery. I used the Rough Country fridge slide and marked on the battery cover where it would fit. I ended up drilling two extra holes on the slide as you can only bolt it down in certain areas of the battery cover. Rough Country gives you all the bolts, washers, nuts and Rivnuts to install it.
That's where the nightmare begins. You'll need a Rivnut "gun" I have a Harbor Freight kit and it comes with a bunch of Rivnuts as well. Once you get those in you need to measure your bolts to make sure they will go through the slide, top cover and just through the Rivnut so not touching the battery. There is plenty of room for this. I also allowed for my rubber mat thickness. Think I needed three different bolt lengths and instead of the 4 bolts that Rough Country says to use I used 6.
I plug the Iceco VL45 into a Bluetti Elite 100 V2 and the Bluetti into the rear power outlet. Works great. I,m 25 minutes from the market and this makes it so much more convenient than an ice chest.

I don’t really want to spend 1k+ It’s a nice setup but not really in the cards at the moment.
Did you remove the factory carpeted cover From the battery drill through that and the rubber cover?

 

[Fisher]

Yes, after you figure out and drill/rivnut the battery cover you can clip the factory carpeted cover on and figure out where to drill that. If I ever remove the fridge slide I'll just put some black push pins with the large round heads in.

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