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[Jzack605]

So I have my new Hawk shell and starting to decide what route to go with building it out more. I’m kind of deciding I want to go modular since the times I use it solo will mostly be for hunting and pretty simple travel whereas with my fiancé it will be a bit more glamorous.

My goals are to add more storage, a folding table and somewhere inside that is more comfortable to sit. With the root intention of keeping things as light as possible for my ‘19 tundra.

Would love to see people’s set ups if they’ve gone this route and ideas.

I’m thinking right now to just keep it simple and add plastic drawers to add against the counter space facing the bed and the corner diagonally opposite before the window or where the fire extinguisher is. Also some collapsible cloth style shelves.

This would leave space between the counter and bed for seating and across as well is the goal.

Other goals are:
Leave space for Surfboards
Secure dog kennel
Ability to secure things to the benches; particularly for travel.

[5outta6]

I don't have any pics fo the interior of my Ocelot shell, but I built the main cabinet with the intention of using two dog crates, side by side in the front, only to find out that my dogs wouldn't go into the crates...

so they sleep open on the floor....

[drumwood]

I had in mind a modular approach for my Bobcat build, and this is what I came up with.

Bobcat prototyping build
https://www.wanderth...ototyping-build

I found it more difficult than I expected to keep it “modular” and still optimize functionality and storage space. It ended up less modular and more purpose built.

[DavidGraves]

Howdy

One first question to resolve is where you want to sleep....in our Hawk shell we chose to sleep one up and one down.

 

Down sleeper is cross ways at the front of the shell.

 

This leaves the front half of the upper bunk available to stow totes at night .

 

You are very lucky to be starting with a shell...incredibly larger inside.

 

David Graves

[BlueSky]

I wonder why you would take things out for hunting, or put back in for a family trip?  Furnace, sink, stove, battery, water tank are all pretty much fixed.  Maybe you could have a portable stove with a quick connect fitting.  Anyway, all these things have to be housed in a cabinet of some kind and one that has room for dry food. Beyond that you could have a stow-able table and a bench seat across the front that may double as a sleeping area. Fridge has to go somewhere, maybe under the front bench and pull out as needed. I made a great spot for sleeping bags (or guns) by installing birch plywood vertical from the inner most inside wall of the bottom area and putting a bench on top with a piano hinge. Can't even tell there is a storage area there.  The whole shebang is a lot lighter when I go solo compared to when I have the family along, even with most everything non-modular.  I can't think of one thing that I would want modular so it can be removed. Some folks leave the cabinets open (no doors) and use crates or tubs that slide into cubby spaces.