Yakima already has gear hauling on the skin of your automobile found out. So, it has now moved inside your automobile with its new MOD system. This modular in-vehicle storage system of drawers and equipment is designed with automotive campers and overland fanatics in thoughts.
The concept behind the road is to maintain your gear organized, simply accessible, and safe when you’re on the transfer. Whether or not that gear hauling is for groceries, instruments, tenting, or outside adventures, this new Yakima MOD system seems to be like a superb answer.
2024 Yakima MOD Product Line
- MOD HomeBase (MD $999, LG $1,199, XL $1,399)
- MOD Topper Drawers (MD $699, LG $849, XL $999)
- MOD Totes: GearCrate (MD $169, LG/XL $199), GearTote (MD $79, LG/XL $99), MicroTotes ($79)
- MOD Equipment: WorkSpace (MD/LG $129, XL $179), Fridge Sliding Mounting Equipment ($99), Stretch Internet ($59), Match Equipment 1 ($29), Riser Equipment ($99)
Yakima MOD HomeBase
This new automobile storage system begins with the MOD HomeBase, with the whole lot else constructing atop that. The Yakima MOD HomeBase is a low-profile single drawer with small toes on the underside and attachment factors to safe it to the cargo safety factors at the back of your automobile.
The HomeBase is fabricated from powder-coated sheet metallic and has a easy bamboo high. It has an inside multi-position bamboo divider and built-in attachment factors so as to add drawers atop it. Additionally it is lockable with Yakima SKS Lock cores (bought individually).
The drawer has a 100-pound capability. The HomeBase can help as much as 250 kilos on high of it.
Three sizes — MD (36 x 24 x 7 inches), LG (36 x 37 x 7 inches), and XL (45 x 37 x 7 inches) — will likely be on supply at product launch, to suit completely in your particular automobile software.
You can even stack MOD HomeBase items atop one another if you’d like extra storage on this skinny and large drawer kind issue.
Yakima MOD Topper
The MOD Topper is a half-size drawer add-on that cleanly mounts atop the MOD HomeBase unit. MOD Topper items are additionally fabricated from metallic with a bamboo high, are lockable with Yakima SKS Lock cores, and are available three sizes: MD (18 x 24 x 9 inches), LG (18 x 37 x 9 inches), and XL (22.5 x 37 x 9 inches).
These MOD Topper drawers are 2 inches taller than the HomeBase drawer, however supply half the dimensions and half the load ranking — 50 kilos.
Crates & Totes
To be able to increase the MOD system additional, Yakima affords an assortment of crates and totes that match on and within the MOD drawers. These, in fact, will also be utilized by themselves for fast and simple loading and unloading of substances out of your automobile.
MOD GearCrate
Up first are the biggest choices, the GearCrates. These supply a thermoformed lid, entrance and rear tie-down factors, and a detachable hook-and-loop inside divider. The Yakima MOD GearCrate is obtainable in two sizes: MD (20 x 16 x 12 inches) and LG/XL (34 x 16 x 12 inches).
MOD GearTote
A extra primary smooth tote is subsequent within the lineup, known as the MOD GearTote. This open-top cargo bin has entrance and rear anchor factors, a detachable hook-and-loop divider, and folds flat for storage when not in use. The GearTote is available in two sizes: MD (20 x 16 x 10 inches) and LG/XL (34 x 16 x 10 inches).
MOD MicroTotes
The ultimate gear organizers within the 2024 Yakima MOD lineup are the MicroTotes. These little organizer cubes are particularly designed to suit throughout the MOD drawers. They arrive as a set of three giant (10.6 x 6.7 x 3.9 inches) and three small (4.3 x 6.7 x 3.9 inches) totes. The MicroTotes additionally fold flat for simple storage when not getting used.
Different MOD Equipment
Moreover the primary MOD parts above, Yakima additionally affords a number of different useful equipment to completely dial the MOD storage system in on your specific wants and functions.
The MOD WorkSpace is a drop-in bamboo desk for the HomeBase drawer module. It matches within the high of the drawer, however nonetheless permits it to open and shut with out eradicating the desk. Additionally it is solely about half the depth of the drawer, so it may be slid ahead and again to make use of it and nonetheless have entry to the gear within the drawer. There are two sizes out there, the MD/LG that matches within the MD and LG HomeBase and the SL that matches the HomeBase XL.
After all, lately we’d like a 12V cooler on our overland and car-camping adventures, and Yakima has an answer. The MOD Fridge Slide Mounting Equipment permits you to mount a Dometic fridge slide atop the LG and XL MOD HomeBase drawer modules.
A MOD Stretch Internet can also be out there, which helps hold issues from sliding round atop your MOD storage setup. The MOD Match Equipment 1 replaces the manufacturing unit {hardware} in some autos to supply safer tie-down factors.
And the final Yakima MOD accent on supply at launch is the MOD Riser Equipment. This equipment provides further top to the MOD HomeBase. Particularly, this enables the drawer to clear hatch openings in some autos, and may also supply a little bit of storage below the drawers for skinny objects.
Yakima Tackles In-Automobile Storage
Yakima has jumped into a really crowded market section, however one it is going to little doubt take a bit of. Whereas the MOD system is just not cheap, it’s competitively priced within the market.
The brand new MOD collection of in-vehicle equipment look properly thought out and may work for a variety of customers. With over 30 completely different configurations at launch, it’s best to be capable to construct out a system that works on your gear-hauling wants.
MOD and all equipment will likely be out there beginning in early March straight on Yakima’s web site and thru licensed sellers.
