Overlander interior build up

[Theelephlandrover]

Hey guys!
I‘m planning on rebuilding the interior of my Overlander (2010 Land Rover Discovery 4) my current buildup is from Aluminium and wood but it‘s more or less only a trunk kitchen. Now I‘m planning on building a whole interior build up.
Which wood can you guys recommend and how thick should it be to be durable enough ?

 

[reaver]

Here's what I'm running in the back of my Xterra. Vertical supports are 1x8 boards, with the top platform being 1/2in plywood. I've had it in for well over a year now, and it's been absolutely fantastic. Durability hasn't been an issue at all.

I recently added a DIY fridge slide, also made of 1/2 in plywood.

 

[Theelephlandrover]

That looks awesome !

 

[reaver]

That looks awesome !

Thanks. Now that I have the fridge slide in there, I wish I'd built the kitchen drawer on the other side, so I can easily access both the fridge and the kitchen at the same time.

The reason the fridge is on the driver's side is to leave room for me to sleep in the X.

I suppose I could move it since I'm now putting a rooftop tent on her....

 

[XC70_OVERLANDER]

Great idea. Super excited about the process and the result. Have you heard of Queenply? That's the latest shit.

Check our Plattenladen for some insights.

It's super durable, strong, scratch resistant and ultra-light.

 

[Kona Rig]

Is that available in the States? It sounds great but I can't find a US distributor.

 

[reaver]

Is that available in the States? It sounds great but I can't find a US distributor.

It's probably just a high end marine plywood.

For interior drawers, I would just use a good quality exterior or acx rated plywood. If you want to get really fancy go with something like an hdpe starboard.

 

[XC70_OVERLANDER]

Is that available in the States? It sounds great but I can't find a US distributor.

Unfortunately I dunno. But I can check if you want. Pretty sure it’s just a label and you will be able to find a similar product in the states.

 

[Theelephlandrover]

Is that available in the States? It sounds great but I can't find a US distributor.

It's probably just a high end marine plywood.

For interior drawers, I would just use a good quality exterior or acx rated plywood. If you want to get really fancy go with something like an hdpe starboard.

Should be possible to order in the US I should think. It‘s from I think Indonesia. So the Plattenladen only is the contributor for germany but I’d bet there is a dealer in the US too. I‘m going to build my interior with this material now. Only have to choose the thickness and order it. I‘ll let you know if I have my experience with it !

 

[Theelephlandrover]

Is that available in the States? It sounds great but I can't find a US distributor.

It's probably just a high end marine plywood.

For interior drawers, I would just use a good quality exterior or acx rated plywood. If you want to get really fancy go with something like an hdpe starboard.

But it’s very light weighted I think only 330kg/m^3 while birch ply has 700kg/m^3

 

[El-Dracho]

But it’s very light weighted I think only 330kg/m^3 while birch ply has 700kg/m^3

And to save even more weight, you can build the boxes without a rear wall if they end at the back of the body anyway. For example, I built my side boxes from birch plywood panels without rear walls. The rear wall is formed by the body of the rig.

 

[rtexpeditions]

I used 12mm marine plywood, which gives a good compromise between weight and strength.
Mine is still a work in progress, and I'm going to add another telescopic draw under the slide-out bench (top on the stove side), to better mount the stove.
The depth is shallow behind the 3rd-row seating, so my fridge slide is sideways.
The top 3 pieces are my hinged fold-out (fold-in) sleeping platform.
I found some plastic edging, which taps into a routed groove to give a more professional finish. The only issue was that when I tried to obtain more gray strip the material was unavailable, so I went with black for the sleeping platform.