Very small kitchen/chuck box?

[PlacidWaters]

I'm looking for a rather small kitchen box to hold both kitchen gear and food for one person for several days. Current system of digging around in a plastic box is disorganized. I considered getting some sort of gear bag with pockets (Cabela's has good ones), but I think a solid box would work better. Characteristics:
--Compartments or drawers to keep things separate and organized
--Dimensions something like 16"wide x 12" deep x 12" high
--Commercially available
--Light: probably made of plastic
--Reasonable price
--Does not need to hold stove on top. To be placed on picnic table.
P.S. How do you separate paragraphs in this forum?

 

[elmo_4_vt]

I've had very good luck with mine (pictured below). It's bigger than what you stated, but not by much, and I don't know of anything else commercially available. They come up for sale regularly. Heck, mine is for sale if you were closer.

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[PlacidWaters]

Do you have a link to that box? I think I noticed it in the kitchen box thread but it seemed like it was discontinued.

 

[Lumpy70]

I've had very good luck with mine (pictured below). It's bigger than what you stated, but not by much, and I don't know of anything else commercially available. They come up for sale regularly. Heck, mine is for sale if you were closer.

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What brand is that if I was to look on ebay?

Craig.

 

[Dazrin]

What brand is that if I was to look on ebay?

Craig.

If you copy the image location and search by image on Google it comes up with "Campmate Camp Kitchen". I love the search by image feature of Google.

Here is a link with a mini review of it and another brand (Beaver Tree camp kitchen).
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/17789-Camping-Gear-Reviews-A-Ton?p=1119127#post1119127

 

[PlacidWaters]

There's an excellent review of the Campmate at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnoHyv12AaQ I found in several places that it's been discontinued. Unfortunately it's too large for me, but that's about the style I'm looking for.

 

[Corey]

There are quite a few sizes here.
If I did not have a chuckbox already, I would probably buy one of these.
http://www.mycampkitchen.com/

 

[Herbie]

Just a thought - I know you said "commercially available", but you might be able to assemble something for yourself without too much work. I just went through the details of my updated mini-chuck box in chuck-box thread in the other section:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/21268-Kitchen-Kit-Chuck-Box?p=1430705#post1430705

I'd have to re-measure the case to be sure, but it's only a bit larger than the 16x12x12 dimensions you listed, and I've got a lot of gear in there to support a family of three. I bring a full knife roll and a lot of cooking vessels so I can do long trips and improvise meals based on what's available. If I were to re-build the kit for a single camper, I'd keep the menus a lot simpler and there'd be plenty of room for all the gear + a lot of food. With the "single person" requirement, you're basically looking at organizing a box around a backpacking setup. Should be cake.

 

[life_w_vagabonds]

Milk crates. You can make tops for them, so you can stack gear on top. They come in two sizes, you can cut them down if they are too tall. Around camp they make great little tables. Very reasonably priced.

Yes I am cheap and yes I used to ride a KLR

 

[toyotech]

i have a REI Camp Mini Kitchen but i think its being clearance out. i was trying to find sizes but i think its a little bigger than what you want. its nice as it folds out with a table on top. i picked up the display model for $22 cuz the table was missing one tab which isnt really needed

 

[rockwood]

So many ways to do one of these!
http://www.blueskykitchen.com/

 

[doug720]

Here is my set up.

I used a surplus steel ammo type box with two top latches and permanent attached hinges. I lined the interior with self stick cork and added 1/8" plywood dividers.

It holds all the cooking supplies we need for many days and includes:

2 - Peak liquid stoves
1 - Single mantle Coleman liquid fuel lantern
2 - Spare liquid fuel bottles - 1 20oz and 1 16 oz.
spare mantels, lantern tree hook, matches, pump OH kit, dish soap, foil, hot pads, large and small baggies, trash bags, plastic cups, a couple of "Tupper Ware" containers, etc.
2 - Plastic cutting boards
2 = plastic boxes of cutlery and cooking utensils
3 - SS insulated coffee type cups
1 - Collapsible wash basin
Pile of Paper plates
1 - MSR Cook set = fry pan X 2, pots X 3, handles, etc
I'm sure a few other things I'm forgetting

The box is 30" X 13" X 7" and loaded, weighs about 25 pounds. It is very stout and has HD ring handles on both ends. It is sealed well, maybe not water proof, but has kept rain and dust out for many trips on the roof rack.

I have a HD plastic box, a little smaller, we keep our food in. This works well for us and our travels

Doug

 

[madmax718]

I use a med sized tool bag. not as slick as all these setups, but it does allow for a bit of size variance in items.its one of the first things to come out anyways, so it doesn't get crushed.

 

[JIMBO]

:sombrero: You said kitchen stuff, I've got a trailer full of camping gear/survival gear/coolers/tools/recovery gear and--

I bought this "ConcepT" kitchen/camping set from Costco-7 years ago and nothing has broken or lost, I added a complete special knife set for "other" things

The "CONCEPT" kit has complete kitchen set for four people, +coffee cups/salt/pepper/thermos/glasses/SS containers, all utensils (SS) and napkins too !

It carries like a bowling bag-Kewl

:costumed-smiley-007:wings: JIMBO