Svnty Offroad 76 Series Rear Barn Door Table with Extension
Rear barn door table with table extension for the 76 Series Toyota Land Cruiser.
After using the standard Svnty Offroad 76 Series rear barn door table for over two and half years on loads of trips and absolutely loving it, the only feedback I had for the team at Svnty Offroad was how much better it would be with a table extension, giving you double the workspace.
Thankfully, Svnty Offroad spent the time coming up with a great solution and integrated a laminated Hexa plywood timber extension. In this post we show you the upgrade Svnty Offroad 76 Series rear barn door table with extension, and how it works on those weekend or long camping trips.
Features of the Svnty Offroad 76 Series Rear Barn Door Table with Extension
The Svnty Offroad 76 Series rear barn door table with extension, is Australian made, like all the other Svnty Offroad products we use. The barn door table is precision CNC cut from 3mm aluminium, folded, with a textured black powder coat finish. The table extension is CNC cut from 12mm plastic laminate Hexa plywood.
Securing the table closed is done using elastic bungee cord, like what you find on vehicle tarpaulins. There are rubber stoppers when the table is folded closed, to eliminate any rattle, which is a common issue with other barn door tables. All these features are the same as the Svnty Offroad 76 Series standard rear barn door table (you can read more about this table here).
Differences between the Svnty Offroad 76 Series standard rear barn door table and rear barn door table with extension, are of course in the table extension, the profile of the aluminium table section, depth of the rear barn door table when closed and overall weight.
Profile differences in the aluminium sections of the table when open, are that the standard barn door table has upward folds on both lengths of table, where the rear barn door table with extension has downward folds on these sections. The downward folds are to accommodate and secure the table extension section.
Depth variances between the two barn door tables when closed is worth noting, as this may affect your choice depending on your rear drawer setup and what space is available when the rear barn door is closed. The standard rear barn door table is 40mm deep when closed, compared with the rear barn door table with extension that is 60mm deep. This 20mm difference should be taken into consideration to ensure you will have sufficient space when your door is closed.
Overall weight differences are approximately 3kgs with the addition of the plywood table extension and slightly more aluminium to support this. The standard rear barn door table weighs approximately 4.5kgs compared to 7.5kgs for the extended rear barn door table.
Barn Door Specifications
Svnty Offroad 76 Series Rear Barn Door Table with Extension Specifications:
- Dimensions Closed: Width – 680mm; Height – 310mm; Depth – 60mm.
- Table Dimensions Fully Open (with table extension): Width / Length – 1,170mm; Depth – 310mm.
- Table Dimension Not Fully Open: Width / Length – 680mm; Depth – 310mm.
- Plywood Extension Dimensions: Width / Length: 490mm; Depth – 310mm.
- Weight: 7.5kgs
Fitting the Svnty Offroad Rear Barn Door Table
Fitting the Svnty Offroad 76 Series rear barn door table with extension is a simple DIY process. This is the same for both the standard and extended tables. We have done a detailed post and video on installing the standard rear barn door table, you can read this here and find a link to our video.
Please note that the standard rear barn door table design has changed slightly since we installed the first version, you can find the updated table on the Svnty Offroad website to see the differences.
How Functional is the Svnty Offroad Rear Barn Door Table
After using the Svnty Offroad 76 Series standard rear barn door table for over two and a half years and then the extension table for another year, in all sorts of different trips, both long and short, and different road conditions, we are in a good position to give you a detailed account of how functional both these tables are in real world Australian conditions.
We should also be able to answer the question, which one is right for you.
Is There Any Table Noise When Driving?
Noise when driving is the first area we will address, for us this is one of the most important. Rear barn door table rattle noise is a common issue that people experience, especially when driving corrugated roads.
Ok, so the 70 Series is not a quiet vehicle, we all know this, especially in the wagon and troopy as all your gear is stored within earshot. As a result, we take extra precautions with how we pack everything and try ensuring that all our gear is secured, this is why we have tie down points on top of our rear drawers and rear seat conversion. All other items stored in drawers are packed with military precision, each item has its spot, as we consume things repacks are constant. This ensures we eliminate as much movement and rattles as possible. You will never eliminate all noise, but we try as much as possible. Therefore, we want to ensure that any accessories we are fitting are not going to add to that annoyance on long drives.
After thousands of kilometers in all sorts of terrain, corrugations, days and days over dunes, and just bumpy bitumen, we can confirm that the Svnty Offroad rear barn door table does not make any noise. That is both the standard table and the extension table. No noise, big winner.
Is the Extension Table Functional
This question seems a little silly, obviously an additional 490mm of bench space is going to make a significant difference and it does, especially how we use our vehicle. Let us go into this in a little more detail.
In our situation, we use the rear of our 76 Series as our kitchen. The fridge is right there, most of our gear is stored here, we have awning cover, and it is the only practical area for us to use as a kitchen. To add to this, we enjoy cooking, so we require a bit of space for food preparation as well as cooking. The standard table was just too small for us, we had to use one of our other freestanding tables beside this as an additional workspace or alternatively, the top of the rear drawers if we were not fully loaded. The Svnty Offroad 76 Series rear barn door with extension, now gives us almost an additional half a meter of bench space which is massive. All we need to do is pull the extension table out and we are good to go. We can now place our small single gas cooker with windbreak on the extension table and have a large area to do all our meal preparation plus provide a perfect sized serving area when meals are cooked. The added benefit of the extension table moves our cooker away from the rear door ensuring we get no oil splash back onto the vehicle and keeps most of the cooking odors out of the vehicle. The only additional accessory we would love to add would be a molly panel over the rear window above the table, which would give us the perfect storage location for all the little things we need when cooking and give us a little more space in our drawers.
The benefits are not just while cooking, although cooking is now far more practical. Simply making lunch on road, your morning coffee, preparing drinks, or setting up camera gear. Whatever it may be, the additional bench space is huge.
Instances where I see the extension table may not be necessary will be on how someone uses their setup. A troopy setup is a perfect example where the extension table could be perfect or not required. If you have an internal kitchen or a slide-out kitchen, then the standard table may be all you need. Alternatively, if you have a trailer or caravan, then the extension option is probably not needed. If you don’t really like cooking much, and keep meals simple, then a large kitchen area is probably not necessary. For an extra $100 though, I really don’t see why you would not just get the extension table version as you never know when you might need to need that little bit of extra space.
Load Rating
People have asked what load the extension table can take. To be sensible, we would not recommend using this as a seat, but seriously, would anyone do that. We have placed a 15kg dumbbell on the table and did not notice any issues other than some minor flex which would be expected. Svnty Offroad have stated a 10kg load limit and that seems reasonable. I can’t see a situation where you would need to have more than 10kgs sitting on the extension table. From a practical perspective, we see its uses for a small gas cooker, washing up bucket with a small amount of water, and storage of small items.
Space Between the Extension Table & Our Rear Drawers
As the rear barn door table with extension is 20mm deeper than the standard version when closed, we thought we would show you how the distance between the closed table and our rear drawers when the barn door is closed. The fit is tight, and we only have a 3/4mm gap between the two. A few points on this. We do have the option to move our rear drawers forward slightly, we have chosen not to do this, the gap is tight, but it is not too tight where we have experienced any rubbing. The second thing is we have Drifta drawers that are custom, with the fridge section to fit our old Waeco CFX 50. The elastic bungees that secure the table closed sit perfectly for the left-hand side bungee (passenger side) to sit within the fridge space, and the opposite side sits to the side of the drawers. If this was not the case, we would need to move our drawers forward at least 10/15 mm to have a sufficient gap. Make sure you take this depth into consideration, close the large rear barn door and measure the distance between the door and your drawers.
Ease of Use
Using the Svnty Offroad 76 Series rear barn door table with extension is extremely easy. You simply remove the two elastic bungee cords, fold the table down, then pull the extension table out. It takes a matter of seconds to complete. Nothing complicated, no legs to support the table extension, just simple.
Final Thoughts
After more than three years of using both the standard rear barn door table and the extension table we recommend the extension table especially if you use your rear setup as a kitchen. The additional 490mm of bench space is massive (even if it doesn’t sound like much). We feel that the extension table version is far more practical and with the addition of a molle storage panel on the rear window (modification to come at some point), our kitchen setup in our 76 Series Land Cruiser is perfect for us. Finally, the overall look of this table is fantastic, especially when closed. The hexa plywood finish to the table extension really gives this barn door table a finish that in my opinion is far superior to anything else I have seen out there.
Hopefully we covered everything that may be of interest. If you do have any questions or feel there was something we did not address, please let us know in the comments below, we will respond.
For more information on the Svnty Offroad 76 Series rear barn door table with extension, you can find it here on the Svnty Offroad website. We do not receive anything in the event you purchase one. If you would like to read our post and watch our video on installing the Svnty Offroad standard rear barn door table, you can find it here. To find out more about our 76 Series Toyota Land Cruiser build, we have tonnes of posts here.
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