Kitchen Kit/Chuck Box

[Denise Noble]

Thank you for all your interest but the camping kitchen is now sold and on it's way to it's new owner.

[lupinsea]

Jimchan66: On the floor at my feet is a big giant ball that I have dropped and it has "chuckbox plans" written all over it.

I do still intend to get the plans developed but, man, I'm really sorry to all interested.

That said, the chuckbox has been "field tested" on a recent camping trip. It's survived being ratchet strapped down to the cargo deck in the back of my Jeep and then bounced all over the place on a wheel'n / camping trip this summer. It set up as easily as was shown in the video and proved to be a stable platform. And it did a decent job of keeping the dust out.

It worked best as an auxiliary work surface (as intended) to set things on rather than the primary table / work surface. The flip out top works great but it's still a modest size. Having the kitchen gear organized was a big plus as I'm sure anyone with a chuck box would attest. I still brought along a tote bin where we kept the actual non-refrigerated food and some other items but the chuck box itself worked out very well.

[fasteddy47]

Here's a few of mine, I started a link in the domestic and full size.
So a few more hours on the Kamp Kitchen.... it's almost complete I am going to wrap it in
textured aluminum on the outside and oil the inside with Danish light oil.
It's actually fairly light even with everything in it. It weighs in at 47lbs loaded.







The Plastic jugs are for coffee, cereal. sugar, pasta, rice etc.




I like my coffee in a ceramic mug.... So I spent sometime making sure my favorite
coffee mugs don't get broken


With the cutting board and extension open it gives me almost 5' 6" of counter space.




Cutting board slide detail.


Closed up..



Now a whole bunch of finishing sanding and to skin it in aluminum....
Cheers...
Eddy

[cruiseroutfit]

Great job Eddy!

[Harald Hansen]

That cutting board extension is sheer genius!

[fasteddy47]

That cutting board extension is sheer genius!

Thanks Harald, it was easy to make and all you need is a Dado Blade on your tablesaw.
Cheers
Eddy

[fasteddy47]

Great job Eddy!

Thanks Kurt..... Still have to add the Coffee Machine cut out, and a paper towel holder...
Cheers
Eddy

[Every Miles A Memory]

That's Slick! It'll look beyond cool when it's all wrapped in Aluminum. Great job

[fasteddy47]

That's Slick! It'll look beyond cool when it's all wrapped in Aluminum. Great job

Hey Pat, thanks for the Kudo's....I have ordered the textured aluminum, it is very similiar to the old
fashioned coolers 1960's era...or the National Luna fridge style Aluminum. Baltic Birch is so soft so I want to
protect it as much as possible without adding too much weight.
Cheers
Eddy

[Calilove1]

What an awesome thread... I used to do quite a bit of woodworking but with some of the kits out there for a chuck box I certainly don't see myself breaking out the old tool sets or picking up the tools that have been long gone from the collection just to do it. I'm waiting on my trailer to get completed (it's way over due) and once it comes and I can figure out how much space I have I'll have to weigh my options you all have presented here. Thank you Ladies and Gentleman for all your great custome built ideas and sharing of links for the easy way out too.