Build Camp Kitchen or Chuck Box

I need some help finding wood working plans for a camp Kitchen or Chuck Box. I would like to build one as a winter project for going to rondevous next year. If you have plans or know of an internet link to some plans please help me out. Thanks.

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There's a nice ration box plan in the Voyageur's sketchbook. Drawings of another type in "Toast to the Fur Trade."

Thanks for the suggestions. I was looking for something on the internet or is someone had plans to share in an e-mail me. Thanks

Dixie gun works has plans for a camp kitchen:
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_108_499&products_id=2318

wb

They aren't that hard to make....a box as simple or complex as you want, drawers for utensils, partitions for plates, spices, etc., maybe a drop front that doubles as a work space. http://www.netwoods.com/document2/patrolbox.html http://www.netwoods.com/document2/patrol bx.htm
I found these in a couple of minutes by Googling "camp kitchen plans". They should give you some ideas, and you can modify to suit your needs. Emery

I'm in the same boat so to speak...maybe if anyone has a pic of their setup they could post it?

Glad to see your post Stumbling Wolf. I have missed you this last summer and wondered what happened to you. Give me a call 330 378 4031 if you want to come out to Nashville and lok at mine. I even have some legs you could use if you like mine, plus you could use my equipment if you need it. Ramrod
p.S. I would post some pictures of mine but my old computer died and the pictures are on the old hard drive.

Having built one, my recommendation is to get everything you want to put in it out on a table or the floor and then figure out how you want to arrange the stuff. Cardboard works well to mock it up. Then build a box that will hold it all.

Note of caution! Don't build it too big. Better to have two smaller boxes than one large one that takes two men and small boy to move around. (I know from experience on this :redface: )

Here is what I built and am now in the process of figuring out how to split it into two boxes that cam be easily carried and handled.

Sir Michael

I like the looks of this box. Can you send dementions. The legs are interesting. I also need to be sure the box is not to big so one person can carry it. One box that locks onto the top of the other when set up. Need to give this some thought.

Ike, the dimensions are 28in wide by 21in high by 12in deep. There is a 3/4in thick by 1in wide strip that runs around the outside of the bottom so it will stay on the legs. The bottom of the legs are wider than the top of X for stability. This design allows for the use of the lid or front as a work surface.

If you are thinking of something like this two things.

1 - I recommend planning down the wood from standard 3/4in to 5/8in. 1/2 would be too much I think for the load.

2 - As I said before, figure out what you really want to put in it first.

The only problem with this box is that my dinner ware are pewter and this weight makes it a bit much to handle. If I were using Tin it wouldn't be too bad. Especially if the wood were planned down to 5/8in.

One last thing. I recommend using Poplar rather than Pine. It is stronger and lighter than the Pine.

Thanks you to all of you for your replies and to those who sent personnel messages with plans. I have a starting point for this project.

Fancy camp kitchens look good, but get heavy quick and sometime a pain to "lug" around regularly! I found out that making two or more smaller camp kitchen boxes with handles is the way to go and pack for travel easily. One for cooking and eating wares. One for dry foods and one for heavier food items etc. Large camp kitchens usually turn into "We got to take this too" trunks!

Rick

Here is a picture of a kitchen I took several years ago. I thought the design was interesting in that the 3 boxes were all the same size and the top was placed horizontally across the bottom 2. They were all latched together to make a stable unit. The only thing I would make differently is I would probably use 1/2" or 5/8" wood for the frame, etc. The individual boxes are small enough that they would be easy to move, and they would hold most everything one could need at an event.