- The Rivian R1T has a full-width storage space between the mattress and the passenger compartment.
- EV Sportline, an aftermarket equipment firm, made a slide-out drawer system particularly for the so-called Gear Tunnel.
The Rivian R1T has a novel cargo area within the type of the so-called Gear Tunnel. Situated between the mattress and passenger compartment, it’s a lockable, full-width cargo space that may be accessed from either side of the automobile and from inside, so it has quite a lot of versatility.
It’s the place the ill-fated first-generation Camp Kitchen ought to have been fitted if it wasn’t canceled, however it doesn’t imply the Gear Tunnel stays relegated to the plain previous job of a reinterpreted trunk.
Due to its uniqueness, there are third-party outfitters on the market that got here up with intelligent options to reap the benefits of the R1T’s format. One such firm is EV Sportline, an Atlanta-based firm that makes a speciality of aftermarket equipment for electrical automobiles. Certainly one of its many merchandise is known as the RMaxx Gear Tunnel Twin Slide Out Trolley Sled and Storage Chests (strive saying that 5 instances in a row).
Irony apart, it consists of a slider system that bolts onto the automotive’s bodywork contained in the Gear Tunnel. On high of that, prospects can select from a number of totally different field choices that are available pairs. On one aspect, you’ll be able to have a plain previous storage field and on the opposite aspect, you’ll be able to have a triple-drawer toolbox. There’s additionally a smaller cubby between the 2 sections that may be accessed from contained in the automotive.
Well-known smartphone sturdiness tester Zack Nelson, higher generally known as JerryRigEverything, has a Rivian R1T and fitted only one half of EV Sportline’s drawer system in his truck, as you’ll be able to see within the video embedded under. The issue is that the system is designed to be bolted on either side of the Gear Tunnel in order that the packing containers don’t tip over when totally prolonged.
Luckily, he has entry to a laser-cutting machine, so he rapidly put collectively an adapter that may hold half of the drawer system in place. Not all people can try this, although, so if you happen to’re like Nelson and wish to hold half of the Gear Tunnel free for different stuff, you is perhaps out of luck.
That mentioned, the entire system is fairly cool. As for the value, I’ll allow you to be the choose. In keeping with the corporate’s web site, solely the bottom sled will set you again $900. Add a single open-top field and also you’re $1,050. Need the complete shebang with two triple-drawer packing containers and the center cubby? That might be $1,690.