Black Widow design and manufacture Rated half barriers to suit most vehicles. The Black Widow half barriers are designed to be installed with Black Widow drawer systems .

The barrier has been put through exhaustive crash testing (AS/NZS 4034.2:2008) and is rated to 60kgs. In most cases, the barrier requires no drilling into the vehicle making installation a breeze.

Black Widow storage systems will also accept full length barriers if they are already in the vehicle. A new addition to the range is the new Black Widow Top shelf and dividing barrier. Fitted to the storage system and barrier there is no drilling to the vehicle. They make useful storage space for light items such as sleeping bags, bedding, clothes etc. Cumbersome goods that are always in the way. The top shelf has been crash tested and comes rated to ADR standards to carry 20kgs. This combination is available to suit most popular makes and models.

Fridge slides and fridge access, "Whats the best way?"
The best option for your fridge is the heavy duty inbuilt flush mounted fridge slide. This is the toughest and most durable and most user friendly in the long term. We have proved that over many years (20) and thousands of miles all over this great land of ours. From highway travelling to roughing it in the bush for weeks on end the inbuilt flush mounted heavy duty slide comes up trumps.

Downside: Access for some is difficult as it is on top of the drawers and also a lot depends on the fridge, how high it is, how it opens, the orientation of the motor etc.

"But I have trouble getting into the fridge because its too high!"

Black Widow pioneered the Tourer range of drawer systems. This option gets the fridge down low on a floor mounted slide and is particularly suited to big fridges. The low slide offers full extension which is required on full length lid fridges. The tourer range is available with a left or right fridge orientation and with one or two drawers.

Of course there is the new Easy Slide from Black Widow that will safely lower the fridge from a twin drawer system for even easier access. The only down side to this, is that you are carrying extra gear.
So fridge choice is personal, but make sure it fits safely in your vehicle and consider the usage you need from your fridge and generally, that will decide which Black Widow system and slide you need.

The benefits of towing a camper or a trailer is that you have extra storage on board and don't need to always carry everything you need in the car. This is where you can look at convenience over practicality and where the Tourer range and the Easy Slide work extremely well.

Don't forget though, when you drop the van or camper at Halls Creek and shoot out to the bungles for a few days, you will really appreciate the extra storage the drawers provide.

I'm always of the mind that everyone is different with different requirements, that's why we have all of these op-tions. In the end however you will always face a compromise and some things just aren't possible like trying to fit a 110 litre Waeco in a Prado with a twin drawer system and a cargo barrier !!!

At Black Widow and at our distributors, we use a Fridge Size Guide, identifying what will work with what. Give us a call and we will be glad to help you plan your touring options.

Fridge usage. Consider the following analogy (Using an inbuilt flush slide).

Very important to visualize your peak fridge activity to assess the level of inconvenience you can endure. Lets as-sume you are doing a Simpson Desert crossing.

You are off on today's leg or you have just left Birdsville or Mt Dare.

Non Peak time - You will have your bottled water and if you are like Karen, a thermos for her cuppa at morning tea. No fridge access required. Its now time for lunch. If you are the norm you will have a wrap, a sandwich or a dry biscuit. You will need some ham a tomato and a piece of cheese. You need to get to the fridge. A little inconven-ient, and the tallest gets what's required.

Peak time - It's time to pull up camp, you have found a sheltered interdunal with lots of fire wood and it's time for a cold one. It's about 3 or 4 pm and you will be at this locality until you depart around 8 or 9 am in the morning, around 16-18 hours..

The first thing that happens is the fridge becomes the focal piece of kit. That's where the cold drinks and the tucker is. It gets rolled out and that's where it stays until you go to bed or you get up in the morning and pull it out again to make your bacon and eggs. Access to the fridge is now easy because you have set up a collapsible stool or an up turned crate for easy constant access. It's a compromise, but effective and what's required to do these type of trips safely.