Boxes to hold gear in the car/truck

[Ed Richards]

I am thinking of building a plywood box to hold my LF gear. The objectives are to keep it from rolling around and to deter theives, at least those not armed with a bolt cutter. Anyone one have pictures of their creations for inspiration?

[Ralph Barker]

My self-made "post-shoot" box:



The trick with a trunk box, I'd think, would be securing it in the trunk, so they don't take the whole thing with them.

[Jean-Louis Llech]

Don't complicate what is simple. Buy a solid Pelican case, and bolt it to the car's body with a detachable system.

[Frank Petronio]

milk crates and 5-gal pails, if you want upscale buy fancy versions: http://www.duluthtrading.com/

[Robert Fisher]

WalMart has lots of inexpensive containers of every description - also sells industrial strength Velcro to keep anything from sliding

[Keith Pitman]

I put an aluminum "truck box" in the back of my Jeep so I can secure gear when the soft top in on. The manufacturer was in Michigan, but I cannot remember the name and I'm not home this week. It takes most of the back seat area and I can get two camera packs, and two tripods as well as other stuff in there. I secured it to the Jeep using the bolt locations that were used for the back seat and rear seat belts in such a way that the bolts cannot be removed without getting inside the box. Works great, except when you want to carry passengers in the back!

[Ben Hopson]

I use large storage containers that I picked up at Walmart. Big enough to hold an f64 backpack with room to spare. I put a 2" foam pad in the bottom to absorb vibration. The last couple years I have hit the road for a couple months in the fall to photograph and hauling camera gear in the back of the truck in containers has worked out well. I do have a canopy with very dark windows on the truck so you really can't see what is in the back. I built a wood frame out of 2X6's which two of the containers fit snugly in so they won't slide around.

[Fred L]

I don't think a wooden box would deter thieves. When I was considering a storage box, I was close to getting this...

http://www.mygreenlee.com/Products/m...c_number=38718

Cabled down it would be a serious deterrent and give pause to potential thieves, ymmv of course. Some might consider it overkill but considering the cost of some of the lf gear people have, it's a viable option.

[Ed Richards]

Fred,

I am thinking about kids, not professionals. I am also thinking 3/4 plywood screwed and glued, piano hinge, and a serious hasp and lock.

[wfwhitaker]

Large dog.