One of the things that inspired this project was this. I am sure that anyone who has ever used similar boxes knows the problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xr4...ature=youtu.be
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One of the things that inspired this project was this. I am sure that anyone who has ever used similar boxes knows the problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xr4...ature=youtu.be
Next Vid, I reckon get an "expo" box and an "other" box side by side and toss a shovel of sand in both and do a "get the sand out" challenge
Thanks guys.
The boxes arrived on my front doorstep this morning.
Cheers.
Rossco
You got special delivery hey RosscoQuote:
Originally Posted by DX grunt
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Freighter probably dropped them off on the way past (thats my story and I'm sticking to it)... ours are still tracking as "in transit"Quote:
Originally Posted by Avo
I'll put my tongue out for getting the sand out of the "other" box on the beach as long as she is a hottieQuote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
I thought about that @the evil twin. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
I bet they initially drove straight past my door and dropped it off on a 'back load'. PML.
Got me box today, thanks Ben!
It’s an absolute ripper...must get another[emoji106]
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@Winnie as discussed & @MudRunnerTD as per message left our Southern delivery has arrived, thanks again from us all down here Ben mate :-) !
Great boxes, to be honest they are as expected, bloody awesome, Cheers!!
Just need your final numbers/colours MRTD so @Rossco can kindly deliver tomorrow evening [emoji106][emoji106]
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Oh wow!!! Can AB bring 1 of each colour on thr weekend so we can check them out mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
I'm not looking good for this weekend mate, long story as you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Touch base with Rossco for a certain delivery of orders mate.
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Thanks again blokes for the support on this. I really hope they make a difference. From go to whoa, we were really only thinking about ourselves and what we were sick of putting up with. No doubt these things aren't perfect - life is a compromise with everything, but hopefully there is quality in this, and it lasts as long as we all expect shit to last.
I would really like to see some pics of the boxes being used too. No bloody snakes in it though Cuppa!
I really hate being southern MexicanQuote:
Originally Posted by FNQGU
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I'll try :) but there could be a lot more around by the time it finds it's way around the continent. Was sent on 31st Oct, Northline's Tracking currently still shows 'Picked Up', but not yet 'In Transit'.Quote:
Originally Posted by FNQGU
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Mine just arrived. Pays to know the transport operator. "In transit" tracking is done by phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
Me " When are you bringing those feckin boxes Pete?"
Transport mate "Ahh, fer fecks sake they only just turned up in the depot!"
Me "So tomorrow then mate?"
Transport mate " Unintelligble gurgling, sounds of apoplectic fit"
Me "You're a champ mate, Ta!"
Transport?? Easy peasy! ;)
Look what turned up today.
PM sent hopes it works out, Im excited about it.
This colour please BenQuote:
Originally Posted by FNQGU
Let me guess... "followed you home from work and now you want to keep it?" (nice crate it is sitting on by the way)Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Yeah, the proper desert tan colour. It is a popular request. Australian Expedition Vehicles in Townsville have also asked for this specific colour to drop in their 6WD Military vehicles. We are likely going to experiment a bit to get it just right. Check this thing out - just a part of what they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
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Woohoo!, now I'm excited. As of today tracking shows 'In Transit'. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
Well you would go and stop on the other side of the continent!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
@FNQGU All done Ben now hoping it works out.
Now to sit on my Verandah and wait, lol
We'll send it Monday mate. Thanks again!
Had a good look at them today, unreal how well you've done mate. Darren and I were comparing at supercheap today and nothing came close.
Nice bit of product placement on the label!
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2018/11/67.jpg
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Haha - yeah, AB's wheel bag got a look in. Had the rum goggles on when I took that photo too. Had been a long day of driving and we pulled up in one of the old road quarries for the night.
Thanks for the feedback. Be great to get some photos of the boxes being used and any comments on how they go. We were sent a nice video by a bloke on Facebook yesterday giving them the big thumbs up. He had tied them down on the slide on his drawers beside the fridge. Looked like they sat there really nicely too.
Just had a quick shuffle around with 3 x boxes in the back of the family wagon. Have been meaning to get rid of the Titan 80+kg drawers for a while.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2018/11/68.jpg
They do sit perfectly atop of the Titan fridge slide though, even with the Waeco CF80L on the right.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2018/11/69.jpg
Just can’t quite slide it all the way out with the 3rd rear one on top but thinking only two in the back will be fine for us for now. Others can go up top on the racks [emoji106]
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Thanks mate, looks good.
This is another bloke with one in his 80 series.
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Got mine today. I knew it'd be a good'un, but it's actually way more solid than I had thought it would be. Thanks Ben.
Pic of my wife showing that aside from storage the box will easily replace the folding step I carry to make access to the Patrol's engine compartment easier.
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Could double as a fishing box. Ha ha!
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But it's main purpose is for storage of Kitchen gear. Carried in the rear of the Tvan, where the folded tent (in the Tvan's rear door) hods it securely in place, but is placed outside on the ground alongside the slide out kitchen at every camp. Stays out over night, & now we no longer have the need to ocky strap a lid on to keep a variety of outback critters from our gear. Could've promoted it as a 'dingo proof box'! :)
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Got ours yesterday. Have to say, very impressed indeed. Reinforcing under the rim, bloody tough product whick should hopefully take some punishment.
Tested the weight baring by standing on one of @Avo and I can say they hold 115kg easy. They're a good height for sittimg on or using as a foot stool.
The missus mentioned she'd like some wheels on them to make it nice n easy to move under tables etc.
I resisted the urge to fill one of yours with Cow Poo so you got back some of the shit you've been giving the rest of us... glad I did as you would have just given it to Avo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
Seriously tho, they are a decent bit of Kit eh mate
You,d need a big box of shit to beat all the crap he,s dished out....and rhank youQuote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
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Yes i also commented that i can leave the milk crate at home now. Normally i carry my cooking gear in a Milk crate and use it for maintenance on the track to stand on when working under the bonnet. These boxes take my 130kegs easily.
The Latches were tough to function but i kept the lid shut for a bit to bed int eh wicked seal and its good as gold. Tough bit of kit.
They are a little smaller than i expected but in hindsight i think they are actually a perfect size for what we really need them for. Those pics that @MB has of them in the back of the GU are a great representation of what a great size they are. Fit perfectly. When full they can be managed with easy. Solid construction with a strong lid, strong latches and robust shell. No Lost space from a bulking lip like the Space Cases. Winner.
Cheers guys, great feedback. Love seeing these things being used and and abused. They should be tough as nails and last a bloody long time.
If anyone is finding that seal too damn good, we are working with Gore Industries on a pressure equalisation valve for the back wall in the middle where that little recess is. We had planned on this but were thinking we'd put valves in from factory on a possible next even tougher version, but it could be needed with these too. Especially if hitting the high country or similar. If you do decide you want a valve then let me know, it is simply a matter of drilling a half inch hole and then buying the valve and inserting. They have a lock nut and o-ring seal and so far with testing they have been rock solid and work really well.
Funny you mention pressure equalisation... a couple of dudes from an "un-named" Gov dept over here mentioned it too me yesterday.
Like my mob they often send stuff a long distance and we can get a significant difference in internal pressure at the destination.
A Gore Valve would certainly be worth exploring BUT I would be VERY wary of changing the lid seal.
That is currently one of the major advantages you have over the "budget box" competition.
IMHO you have, at the moment, a premium product at well under the price point of any similar competitor "if it aint broke don't fix it".
Well thought out minor tweaks are allowed but not on Friday!!!
Murphy's 37th Law says "Anything that you change or any idea you implement on Friday is guaranteed to go pear shaped approximately 5 minutes before you planned to knock off for the weekend"
(which is why all I do on Fridays is play Solitaire, surf the Web and push everything to do with work to Monday)
Murphy's 38th Law says "Anything that goes per shaped due to Law 37 on a Friday which precedes a long weekend will also require further unpaid overtime attendance on Saturday"
Mine arrived Friday safe and sound, great size IMHO.
Must buy it a mate now LOL
Thanks TD. Glad you like it.
@ET, don't worry, wasn't thinking about changing that seal. Took us months of testing to get that one. A very frustrating experience and it is custom made, which also hurt the wallet. It is staying.
We are still testing the Goretex equalisation valves but they are looking good. Dunking them in the river overnight didn't phase them and the test box has been strapped to Macka's (my business partner) roof rack for months now and is working perfectly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMWtBSYNuPY&feature=youtu.be
Must say Ben mate, we all bought a few for needed work maintenance vans too as you know. Amazing how the younger crew complain about initial brand new “hard to click down closed”
Their boss (top bloke) reckons he aint seen anything like them, even through his years of Canadian Snow Plowing external mount similars.
He did suggest that the seals were so good that in ‘off use’ (shelved waiting) might be smart to keep lids open to keep plump seals, sounds fair maybe?
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Mark he's dead right. If the boxes are left locked down for lengthy periods the seal will compress and the lids will feel easy to close and latch. In our testing though, even just opening them for a night before a trip will see a huge rebound effect and they will sit up proud again. That said, it doesn't deteriorate the ingression factor. We've had a prototype locked down for months now and it still keeps a directed garden hose type water pressure out.
The difficulty in latching them in daily use scenarios will quickly ease as the seal conforms.
Before a big trip into the dust or rain, you could just leave them open for a bit of rebound therapy and it will let the compound rebound quite a bit.
@MB been saying it for years about carting around 80kg of drawers empty.
There $1000 plus you could put towards an E-locker or Pro locker.
Save buying an overpriced drop down fridge thingy as well.
A well thought out cargo barrier to house these boxes nice and snug
would be my choice. being able to sit on them is a bonus or small table?
Ill be putting a name plate of some description on each as I get more..
square stacks better than round thats why my billy is suqare lol
I previously had wooden boxes specially made of differring sizes