Have you seen out my outdoor gear guide? Here’s some pictures of a customized Rubbermaid Action Packer including a hinge on the lid reinforced with electrical conduit, wire organizers attached to the inside, a knife rack, and paper towel holder for the outside. The author mentions Viewtainer Storage Containers that he uses to store small items held in the lid of the box with bungee cords (very clever idea!)...
Here’s my latest overview of the endless permutations of the humble patrol box, chuck box, or camp kitchen. We use the Rubbermaid Action Packer to house our modest patrol cook kits. I know some of you don’t care for car camping or big patrol boxes. I find the different solutions folks come up with for setting up a kitchen in a campsite fascinating. Grub Hub Camp Kitchen – the epitome of engineered camp kitchen rigs....
In the never ending search for the perfect chuck box here’s another interesting chuck box design by lupinsea found at the Expedition Portal. Looks like a lightweight, compact and functional idea (there’s a video below showing how it is set up. I could not find any plans for this box, so you’d meed to reverse engineer if you’d like to build one. Features Include Table height work surface, 29.5″ high Work surface area of approx....
Here’s an innovative take on patrol kitchen box design; Our troop wanted a patrol cook kit that could be carried by one scout (or two small scouts), and the old traditional patrol box just could not be scaled down to work. So we set out to design a kit on our own. We decided what we wanted in the kit and built the box to contain only that gear. The box contains no food, and limited consumables....
Here’s another survey of chuck boxes and camp kitchens. There’s lots of interesting ideas, plans and designs out there! Troop 416’s chuckbox plans available here Have you seen my book The Scouting Journey? The Scouting Journey The Scouting Journey is a map for Scouters guiding Scouts on a voyage of challenge, adventure, and achievement. Scouting’s continued relevance hinges on the attitude of each individual Scouter. We are good, practical people concerned about the next meeting or camping trip....
Here are two new versions of the classic patrol box, chuck box, camp kitchen: Troop 679 in Ramona California has created a set of complete plans and materials list for these improved Patrol Boxes. The first page of the plans can be downloaded here. The complete 6 page set of plans are available for a small donation of $10 email plans@troop679.org for payment instructions (zip file with 6 PDF format files)....
Here’s a design for a patrol box or chuck box that would be relatively simple to build. Based on two units of 24″ x 18″ x 18″ nesting boxes that, when assembled, provide a generous work top and storage. The two units are shown packed for transport in the left side of this picture. The boxes are designed of 1/2″ plywood to minimize weight and with butt joints to keep building relatively simple....