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  • #16
    Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

    Originally posted by MacGyver View Post
    That's what hitch mounted racks are for. :mdr:
    Bring it.

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    • #17
      Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

      Hmmm, I made this one...stackables for ease of transport.

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      Of course... I only use this for car camping. Can't imagine packing this further than 100 feet :ouch:.

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      • #18
        Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

        Charley, That is a beautiful set up! When I started using chuck boxes, I had made them too big and then too small. I found in most cases, I was using my smaller one more and more as the manufactured camp-cooking equipment got smaller. I now have mess kits / chuck boxes that are custom for each type of situation. Just recently, I used a butane packable stove and a German Mess Kit to make meals in a two man Ice Shanty while ice fishing. not a lot of room in there. I'm now considering my next mess kit that I will make just for ice fishing. Small, light, water proof, etc..... should be a fun project. I already have the picture in my head.

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        • #19
          Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

          ...I tend to keep trying different things; used a missile container for years. Now I have most of the cooking related items in a medui/large suitcase sized plastic case from Harbor freight (the one with 4 latches, 4800 series I believe)..
          looks like they come in colors now.
          https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=apache%20case

          It often seems like I am loosing ground however...

          ... the search for perfection is never finished...

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          Experience along with properly set up 4WD will get you to & through places (on existing, approved 4WD trails) that 4WD, alone, can't get to.

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          • #20
            Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

            Originally posted by Happy Joe View Post
            Now I have most of the cooking related items in a medui/large suitcase sized plastic case from Harbor freight (the one with 4 latches, 4800 series I believe)..
            looks like they come in colors now.
            Like I said a few posts back, I got tired of gear changes making my chuck boxes obsolete. For me, cases is IT! Kitchen and food is on the bottom left.

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            • #21
              Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

              Originally posted by MacGyver View Post
              Like I said a few posts back, I got tired of gear changes making my chuck boxes obsolete. For me, cases is IT! Kitchen and food is on the bottom left.

              That's how I felt about my camera gear. I tried to keep it in one bag, but every time I had a gear change it didn't fit anymore.

              So now, I have three separate bags. One holds one body and two lenses; the second holds one body and two lenses,; and the third will hold the infrared and all but one lens. With the last, I carry one body and lens by hand so I have most of what I need. Can't quite manage the tripod with it...
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              • #22
                Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

                This was our set up before we got the Zion SRT.

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                • #23
                  Re: Homemade Chuck Box from Ammo Can

                  Thanks man! continue creating these kinds of content as it helps beginner camper or those who need to improvise.

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