A 16-Hour Print for a Happier Overland Kitchen

21st May 202621st May 2026

Like most overland and camping setups, our kitchen drawer started out organised… and slowly descended into chaos.

The wife had all the little spice pots rattling around loose in the Eurobox drawer. Every bump in the road meant paprika mixing with garlic, containers tipping over, and hunting through the drawer just to find the chicken seasoning. It worked — technically — but it was far from ideal when cooking at camp after a long day driving.

So naturally, the answer was CAD.

Shake-proof camping spice organiser designed for Land Rover, Toyota and Nissan overland builds using 62ml Sistema spice containers in a compact Eurobox storage drawe — they all fall over

The Problem With Overland Storage

Anyone who spends time building expedition vehicles, camper conversions, or 4×4 touring setups knows that storage is everything. A system that works perfectly on the driveway can become a disaster the moment you hit corrugations, green lanes, desert tracks, or mountain passes.

The little 62ml Sistema containers were actually ideal for spices:

Compact
Airtight
Easy to label
Cheap
Readily available

But they needed a proper home.

Designing the Spice Rack

The goal was simple:

Hold 10 Sistema 62ml spice containers
Fit inside a shallow Eurobox drawer
Keep the containers secure during off-road driving
Allow quick access while cooking
Stop the dreaded “spice avalanche” every time the drawer opened

A quick CAD session later, the design started taking shape. Each container clips firmly into place while still being easy to remove one-handed when cooking.

The rack also keeps the containers slightly separated so labels stay visible and the drawer feels organised instead of cluttered.

Compact expedition spice storage rack for van life, 4x4 touring and overlanding setups featuring 10 Sistema 62ml spice pots securely mounted in a Eurobox drawer — single prototype done and tested, now just X10 to get the finish

The 16-Hour Print

The final print took around 16 hours on the 3D printer.

Like most practical overland prints, it’s not about making something flashy — it’s about solving a genuinely annoying little problem with a clean, durable solution.

And honestly, those are often the best kinds of projects.

Now the spices stay exactly where they should, even when bouncing around off-road in a drawer full of camping gear.

Heavy-duty overlander kitchen spice rack with 10 clip-in Sistema containers fitted into a shallow Eurobox drawer for secure off-road travel and campsite cooking

Why Small Improvements Matter

One of the best things about building your own overland or expedition setup is being able to tailor every little detail to how you actually travel.

Tiny improvements like:

organised drawers
secure storage
labelled containers
quick-access cooking gear

make life on the road noticeably easier.

When you’re cooking in the rain, parked in the middle of nowhere, or making breakfast before an early trail start, having gear that simply works makes a huge difference.