Since I sold my truck and camper a year and a half ago my kitchen has been crammed into two plastic totes. Of course I have forgot one, or forgot stuff. Keep in mind that I had the truck and camper since 2001. Was pretty much add food, beer and go. Back to tent camping requires more planning! I want all my kitchen in one spot. So I have decided to build a chuck box. It will have room for all my kitchen items. I will be able to carry my 10" DO, and my BioLite rocket stove. I'm not much for working off plans. I build in my head as I go. Here's where I am so far. I have already made a change, more on that below.
My crappy quick sketch. You wouldn't know that I draw stuff for a living! Been using computers for so long I've almost forgot how to!
A little layout. In the back ground are the two kitchen totes.
Main box screwed together and some more testing. Originally I was going to put pots on the lowest level. However I decided to make drawers. That meant the required width needed to increase for the plate side, not leaving enough room for the pots. So a small drawer will be made for silverware.
Originally I had the depth of the lower area at 4". I had to increase it to 5" in order to accommodate the drawers, The overall dimensions of the box is 16"x16"x24".
I'm assembling this with Kreg screws and Titebond. Unfortunately in my haste to get going I forgot to plan my laps right and the main screws are on the outside, not the inside of the box. Oh well, nothing some filler won't take care of.
Tonight I hope to have all of the interior partitioned off. I have the large drawer built. I need to build the silverware drawer and the drawer for the pots. Then I will assemble the top and the front. Both will be hinged with piano hinge. The top will have a paper towel holder. The front will fold down to form a table surface. I am thinking that I may make some removable legs, similar to the set up I have on the discada burner. We primarily camp where there aren't picnic tables. I pack a table but that space is valuable.
More photos to come.
My crappy quick sketch. You wouldn't know that I draw stuff for a living! Been using computers for so long I've almost forgot how to!
A little layout. In the back ground are the two kitchen totes.
Main box screwed together and some more testing. Originally I was going to put pots on the lowest level. However I decided to make drawers. That meant the required width needed to increase for the plate side, not leaving enough room for the pots. So a small drawer will be made for silverware.
Originally I had the depth of the lower area at 4". I had to increase it to 5" in order to accommodate the drawers, The overall dimensions of the box is 16"x16"x24".
I'm assembling this with Kreg screws and Titebond. Unfortunately in my haste to get going I forgot to plan my laps right and the main screws are on the outside, not the inside of the box. Oh well, nothing some filler won't take care of.
Tonight I hope to have all of the interior partitioned off. I have the large drawer built. I need to build the silverware drawer and the drawer for the pots. Then I will assemble the top and the front. Both will be hinged with piano hinge. The top will have a paper towel holder. The front will fold down to form a table surface. I am thinking that I may make some removable legs, similar to the set up I have on the discada burner. We primarily camp where there aren't picnic tables. I pack a table but that space is valuable.
More photos to come.
