Kitchen Kit/Chuck Box

[Corey]

Very nice.
I was watching some of BlueSky owners videos the other day.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sU-jNydW60"]YouTube- ‪Build Your Own Chuckbox.‬‎[/ame]

Here is your box I believe.
http://www.blueskykitchen.com/Grubby_One.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6DYMsoKbVg"]YouTube- ‪G1_chuckbox_demo‬‎[/ame]

 

[Mad Max]

Are you happy with the Grubby One design? Are the plans rather simple? I have been debating on building a chuck box like Blue Sky Kitchens design or sticking with a traditional style. Nice work so far.

 

[Uglyduck]

I'm very happy with the design, but i did make a slight modification to it. The plans call for a vertical divider with drawers on one side and room for wash basins on the other. I removed this and added a reenforced shelf for a stove instead. The plans are woodworking plans and are done in a professional manner and are easy to understand.
I used oak and think it will turn out great once i finish it. Another option may be to use a combination of less expensive materials and herculiner like many have done with drawer systems.
The interconnecting modular design is what drew me to them. I was already in the process of designing my own and this was a much better design than anything i came up with so i modified it a little to suit my desires.
Overall I'm very pleased and hope to take it on a short trip to the North Rim of the Canyon next weekend if I can get some mounting brackets for my RTT by then.

 

[Mad Max]

Thanks for the info.....guess I will drop my order for the design plans soon.

 

[jeepdreamer]

Cool thread...

I just spent the last hour or so reading this entire thread. Very cool stuff. I love the multiple interpretations for the same task.
Towards the last third the thread gets a little...uh, muddy? And I wanted to offer a little thought.
I have always been a DIY guy. I have normally found that my time/effort was easier to come by than money to buy premade stuff. At least big, new stuff. So I adopted a make do or make it myself kind of attitude. Which is fine.
But somewhere along the line I develloped a charecter flaw. From the darker regions of my noggin' I started to believe that there was something "wrong" with people that simply bought their stuff. Its an unfair bias that has been hard for me to shake. Not that I have insane talents or great skills...I just have a knack to visualize what I am after and have gathered enough tools over the years to make it easier. So I often find myself stepping back and trying to reprimand myself for being judgmental. Some folks have never learned to do what I can. Some folks have more disposable funds than I ever will. Or their time is far more important to them then that which building it themselves would require. I am slowly learning this and trying to accept it.
I think it was the reference to the XJ/junkyard scrounging thing that made me want to write this. For some if us...junkyards are a haven of discarded and unrealized bounty. For most it is a waypoint of disposable and forgettable items. I enjoy finding odd and unusual ways to accomplish something...especially if I can wander the yards and get it cheaper. Taking something that was destined for distruction and giving it a new lease (or leash?) on life makes me happy. But, that is not for everyone. To suggest that one MUST do it, or is a bad person for not doing it...well, that is as wrong as my own issue.
The other, and perhaps more relevant to this thread thought I had is something that is over looked a little. It does find some mention here and there but not much spotlight is thrown at it.
Buying used.
This comes a close second to doing it myself. To find someone that has upgraded or outgrown or has no more use for some item is a great way to acquire stuff. And often times these things are free...or dang cheap! But the best of these are the old items. At least to me. The steel Coleman cooler in the back of the flea market, built like a tank and works just fine. Someting that has already withstood the test of time and survives victoriously to camp again. Now while some aspects of camping see great improvment to weight, design, size, etc...some things are just shiney replacements for what has been around for a long time. We have just talked ouselves into the "need" to have it. I do it...sometimes. A fridge freezer. Handy. Heck, I just bought one. But that good old tank cooler with some dry ice would have done fine too. for less and for maybe longer.?. Who knows.
Ok...so I have bored many....sorry...
Tangent and rant complete. :elkgrin:

 

[Corey]

jeepdreamer, you have to realize too that not everyone has access to a shop or even a garage to crank out even a basic chuckbox, so that is why many including myself are willing to pay for a premade one.
This is the category I fall into.

A forum member here is making me a modified version of this one.
Should be shipping to me within a few weeks.

 

[jeepdreamer]

jeepdreamer, you have to realize too that not everyone has access to a shop or even a garage to crank out even a basic chuckbox, so that is why many including myself are willing to pay for a premade one.
This is the category I fall into.

A forum member here is making me a modified version of this one.
Should be shipping to me within a few weeks.

I was afraid that wouldn't come across as I intended it to. I meant that I am learning to not find (my flaw...getting better ) fault for such a stupid, poorly based idea. Esp. here on the portal, the desire to buy, not build is less likely to be lack of motivation and more just to busy exploring!
In a nutshell...I am glad that folks are willing to use stuff to make their expo traveling more enjoyable and frequent! No matter if it was made themselves or bought off a shelf! That sound any better?

 

[shredwagon]

A bit off topic, but agree with you wholeheartedly jeepdreamer. Some people call it being cheap. I call it recycling!

Now if I can just figure out a chuck box design to "recycle" my aluminum running boards so they don't go to waste....:victory:

 

[dsy]

Finally got around to making my kitchen box. A buddy of mine gave me a sheet of 3/8" mahogany marine plywood and a mahogany board, so I went online to McMaster-Carr for some stainless hardware and it was time to get busy. Put it to work this weekend with a camping trip down to Mohican State park in Ohio. It rained hard most of the time we were there but we still had a great time. :chef:

 

[Sleeping Dog]

The Rolls Royce of Kitchen Boxes

Literally, custom picnic basket made by RR for the boots of Phantoms, Ghosts, etc.

I have a couple of more pictures and an exploded diagram if you're interested PM me.

Jim

 

[mudbutt]

Dovetailed storage drawers?????

That's awesome! Nicely done.....

 

[dsy]

Dovetailed storage drawers?????

That's awesome! Nicely done.....

Thanks, the mahogany I started with was so nice I thought I needed to do something to compliment it.
Doug

 

[jeepdreamer]

Thanks, the mahogany I started with was so nice I thought I needed to do something to compliment it.
Doug

X2! As handsome as an old wooden boat...
Is that part that looks like a cutting board mahogany or teak? Hmm...that reminds me I have some teak laying around left over from a high end deck I built years ago...

 

[dsy]

X2! As handsome as an old wooden boat...
Is that part that looks like a cutting board mahogany or teak? Hmm...that reminds me I have some teak laying around left over from a high end deck I built years ago...

Yes the cutting board is mahogany also. That was the last piece of the board that was left after making the drawers. Had to use it some how. Its a different color than the rest because I used butcher block oil on it, where everything else is coated with marine spar polyurethane. This box should last me the rest of my life
Doug

 

[KLAKEBRONCO]

Finally got around to making my kitchen box. A buddy of mine gave me a sheet of 3/8" mahogany marine plywood and a mahogany board, so I went online to McMaster-Carr for some stainless hardware and it was time to get busy. Put it to work this weekend with a camping trip down to Mohican State park in Ohio. It rained hard most of the time we were there but we still had a great time. :chef:

That turned out great. Good work!