ChrisB
VIP Member
Hi all,
Being a tight fisted Yorkshireman, I didn't fancy paying 39 euros (24+15 p&p) for the fridge trivet from VW campershop.
So I scoured the local chinese market shops and found these draining trays (see images) which come complete with a trivet in the bottom.
I bought 4 trays (4 trivets) at 75 cents apiece, but couldn't find the exact size to fit the VW fridge so I had to make 2.
Each trivet has a number of small legs to raise it above the base of the supplied tray, but I was concerned that these could damage the base of the fridge as the weight of goods in the fridge could concentrate too much pressure on the legs and damage the fridge base.
Each of the trivet legs was like a moulded hollow tube so I simply used 2mm plastic tile spacers (cut to a single piece) to form dowels to connect the trivets (bottom legs to bottom legs). I glued the dowels with a hot glue gun and simply pressed the trivets together. The finished trivet then provided a nice raised surface area upon which the fridge contents can be placed.
To make the smaller trivet I just sliced up a larger one.
They are a nice easy fit and create a condensation gap of about 10mm which should be plenty to avoid soggy bottoms. You also have 4 trays to use for anything else.
Took about an hour to make at a total cost of about 4 euros. I can now put the 35 euros I saved towards an outrageously expensive 'pully out drawer thingy' for the rear cargo area.
ChrisB
Being a tight fisted Yorkshireman, I didn't fancy paying 39 euros (24+15 p&p) for the fridge trivet from VW campershop.
So I scoured the local chinese market shops and found these draining trays (see images) which come complete with a trivet in the bottom.
I bought 4 trays (4 trivets) at 75 cents apiece, but couldn't find the exact size to fit the VW fridge so I had to make 2.
Each trivet has a number of small legs to raise it above the base of the supplied tray, but I was concerned that these could damage the base of the fridge as the weight of goods in the fridge could concentrate too much pressure on the legs and damage the fridge base.
Each of the trivet legs was like a moulded hollow tube so I simply used 2mm plastic tile spacers (cut to a single piece) to form dowels to connect the trivets (bottom legs to bottom legs). I glued the dowels with a hot glue gun and simply pressed the trivets together. The finished trivet then provided a nice raised surface area upon which the fridge contents can be placed.
To make the smaller trivet I just sliced up a larger one.
They are a nice easy fit and create a condensation gap of about 10mm which should be plenty to avoid soggy bottoms. You also have 4 trays to use for anything else.
Took about an hour to make at a total cost of about 4 euros. I can now put the 35 euros I saved towards an outrageously expensive 'pully out drawer thingy' for the rear cargo area.
ChrisB
