another camp kitchen

[big sky trapper]

The smaller sides do not have to be extended, the'll just lay flat down the sides of the center section.

Mine didnt come with a pump, just a garden hose attachment.

Its a good unit but it is HEAVY! The few times we've used on some outting its been just right sized, and very stable, But the weight and bulk leave something to be desired esp if your in a smaller rig....

 

[adventureduo]

Thanks for the quick response Sky Trapper.

 

[Robert Bills]

The benefit of the chuck box, is that you store your stove, a lantern, some cook-wear and your non-perishable staples in the box and leave them there. With the camp kitchen, we always had to carry a rubermaid tote with all that stuff in it, in addition to the kitchen.

I, too, am partial to chuck boxes ("patrol" boxes for scouts). The "camp kitchen" tables are just too bulky and heavy for my purposes. I use a simple folding table, stove stand and chuck box.

There are many "patrol box" and "chuck box" plans on the Internet. Here are a few:

http://www.troop168.net/forms/patrolboxa.htm

http://www.troop679.org/patrol_box_plans.html

http://www.grayowl.org/pdf/T12_Patrol_Box_Plans.pdf

http://www.troop42.com/patrolboxes.htm

Here is a commercially available kitchen box sold by Campmate:

And another sold by Cabella's:

And one by BlueSkyKitchen.com (available assembled, in a kit, or as plans):

Here is a photo of the chuck box mounted in my Bantam trailer (the box was made by my father in the early 1960's):