No idea about the box.. But welcome..

Welcome to a fellow member of the ASM Union: "We who also serve while avoiding being the Scoutmaster". Did you hear we get a 3% Cost of Living Bump next fiscal year?

I now the stainless steel Patrol Box is on the internet; you might want to review the Patrol Box threads on this forum using the search on the upper right corner. I am pretty sure anything you do is basically a custom metal shop sort of thing.

If you insist there may be better variations on the traditional Patrol Box: http://www.blueskykitchen.com/plans_book.html is a link to some Australian "Drifta" Box knock-off plans.

I also the Instructables.com website. They have some fascinating ideas folks have hacked together. I saw one recently for an outdoor grill that was made from a discarded stainless steel double sink and counter.

IMHO I love Patrol Boxes but as my scouting years go by I am starting to see the argument that they are charming but cumbersome obstacles to Patrol camping.

In any case welcome to the Forum. Where are y'all from?

Never mind I should have read your post better. We have a lot of folks from PA.

"We who also serve while avoiding being the Scoutmaster"

Haha, is it that oblivious???

Its funny you should say that; currently I fear for my ASM union membership. Theres been a concerted effort (read- bribe, cajole, black mail) by current Troop/Committee leadership to convince me to become the new SM.

I'll try to remain strong for my fellow ASM's hehehe

We usually only use our kitchen box at Troop campouts so the cumbersome factor isnt that big of a concern. What my chief concern is being able to sanitize the box. Our current kitchen box is getting pretty old and rickety.

Thanks for the help and links.

I was flirting with the idea of throwing my ASM hat in the ring for SM but the words barely got out my mouth when Mrs Turtle got out the bazooka last night. Wasn't pretty.

Mr. Turtle, we appear to live parallel lives, complete with wives who think alike.

Welcome!