Anyone built a Chuck Box?

[trophycalls]

I searched the site but couldn't find any previous posts, so can someone post pictures and/or plans for a chuck box?

I'm ready to take on the heat and go build one soon.

Thanks.

[wellingtontx]

Built a couple in my day for the Boy Scouts. No plans. Approx size was 3 feet by 2 to 2 1/2 feet by 2 feet tall. Inside dividers really depend on what you plan to keep inside as far as pans, dutch ovens, dry goods. We attached brackets on the side so that it could be free standing.

Although I think ours were larger, here is a link to another set of plans for a different troop.

http://www.troop416.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/chuckbox-plans.pdf

[kdenhead]

Agreed. Boy Scouts have it down to a science.

[elkbowhunter]

http://www.scoutmastercg.com/2006/03/chuck_boxes/

[Gummi Bear]

Each patrol in my troop had one (we had 6 patrols with about 8 boys each).



Ours were about 42" wide, by 24 by 24.


Each one had holes recessed in the bottom on the ends, so you could put pipe legs into it. We also had 4 handles on each one, so you could put a boy on each corner when carrying it to the campsite.

One side held dishes and food, the other side held the Coleman stove and a lantern or two. The doors would fold down to act as a work surface.


Here are some good examples (under the pictures is a link to the build) http://www.scoutmastercg.com/2010/12...camp-kitchens/

[txfireguy2003]

PM Haztec3. He had a really nice one built by a guy we work with at the fire department. His is built out of 3/4" marine grade plywood and has one or two removeable and adjustible dividers in it. It also has ropes on each end that run from bottom up above the top for carrying. The coolest part about his is, he had it built to exactly fit onto the hitch carrier rack that he built to go into the reciever hitch of his pickup. He hauls it all over Texas as far as I know on that hitch rack, even made the trip down to Thompson Temple's and back (5 hours one way), and into the property, which if you've been there, you know what I'm talking about, but if not, it's a ROUGH ride.

[Buckrider]

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[trophycalls]

Thanks guys. Now I guess the issue is weatherproofing them.

[Buckrider]

Thompsons water sealer or just stain it and polyeurathane, then a good coat of bees wax after the sealer dries.

[Aggie]

There never been a box made that Chuck could not get out of. We had a pretty cool set up. It was a single axle trailer . The center area held our tents, stakes , coolers. It had sides that folded down and revealed the chuck boxes. These made into tables to prepare the food. On the top of this thing you could attach 4 canoes. Kind of an expedition trailer. It was all hand made by a former scout master.