THE 9308E MOVES CUSTOM OFF-ROAD TRAILERS INTO A NEW FRONTIER
INTO THE WILD OVERLAND
“Many men fish all their lives without ever realizing that it is not the fish they are after.” Henry David Thoreau may or may not have authored that aphorism — regardless, many people find resonance in it.
Matt Reichel, owner of Into the Wild Overland, is one of them.
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Reichel and his team hand-assemble every Boreas camper. Each camper measures fifteen feet long, five feet wide, and four feet high, offering a grand total of 300 cubic feet of interior space.
Each camper, in turn, has a stainless-steel frame and aluminum body for resilience in harsh, outdoor environments. The Boreas also sits on two 15-inch steel wheels and a fully independent, axle-less suspension with almost two feet of ground clearance.
ITWO offers various features for added functionality, including a 100-watt solar panel, a generator, and a fresh water system for showers and cooking. Most of the trailer is for interior living.
To make the most of that interior space, ITWO has kitchen and shower hardware installed at the rear of the trailer. Three amenities stand out:
Along with the kitchen and shower, three amenities also stand out including the sink, stove, and fridge/freezer. Each is pull-out, sitting on heavy-duty drawer slides. The pull-out fridge/freezer is on the left, while the stove and sink are on the right. A novel aspect lies in the stove and sink being linked together. A user pulls out the sink first, then pulls out the stove. This pull-out-within-pull-out feature has two amenities taking up the space of just one.
The Boreas’s arsenal of features equate to what Reichel calls “a Swiss army knife on wheels…one just as sharp, if I say so myself.”
That innovation also brings added difficulty.
The Boreas' rear innovations require heavy-duty movement solutions. Reichel first turned to a well-known brand’s economical line of slides. Understandably, he expected the brand’s recognition to be a sign of dependability.
It wasn't.
Reichel soon ran into problems with the slides. While their low prices were attractive, their resilience – or lack thereof – became the source of many headaches.
“I kept having customers return to me with issues regarding the slides…members falling out of alignment, movement becoming rough. Stuff like that. It became a tremendous hassle.”
Into the Wild Overland needed a better solution. It needed a drawer slide that was able to carry hundreds of pounds, had locking features to secure applications, and able to withstand lots of vibration without functional decay
“So while I saved money going with this other company’s slides, it cost me a lot more down the road because of repairs.” Reichel needed a better solution.
9308E – Up to 600 lb. payload
Matt Reichel found his solution in the Accuride 9308. This recently enhanced ball-bearing slide tackled all of Into the Wild Overland’s needs.
Below are some additional facts about the 9308E:
“I was messing around with lower quality brand of slides, that ended up costing me more in the long run in man-hours and go-backs. That’s why I chose Accuride.”
3832EHDSC Heavy-Duty Self-Close
This self-closing, medium-duty slide has extra resistance to keep contents secure, making it great for galley drawers.
The AL4120 can bear loads just over 1,200 lbs., making it strong enough to support generator compartments.
A terrific solution for stow-away bins.
The CBLift is an ideal solution for supporting hideaway flat-panel televisions and large computer monitors.
Ideal for making hard-to-reach overhead storage compartments accessible.
Aluminum tracks and re-circulating ball carriage provide corrosion resistant linear motion solution for projects incorporating sliding screens, partitions or panels.
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