Field Box Solution

THE SOLUTION

I soon found myself at the local Home Depot looking at the Black & Decker Master Cart. It was basically a two piece rolling tool chest made of plastic. It sure looked like the solution if I could only get everything crammed into it.
The last thing I wanted to do was build another box to carry around with me. It had to be able to replace everything. The only thing I wanted to carry was my planes, my transmitter box, and a single field box.
The more I looked at the Black & Decker Master Cart, the less sure I was about it filling my needs. So I walked away discouraged.

Then at the end of July, I was at the Home Depot again when I ran across the Husky 3 piece rolling tool chest. Made of metal and quite a bit larger than the B&D unit, it looked like the solution. Best of all, they were clearing them out for only $39. That was only $10 more than the plastic B&D Master Cart.

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Several things attracted me to this box over the other. One is that it is quite a bit larger. Even though there are three (vice two) separable sections, you don't need to separate them to gain access to the compartments.
The top tool chest measures 19"W x 9.5"D x 5"H, for 902.5cu/in of space. It has a removable tool tote that is 1-1/4" deep.
The center drawer section measures 16"W x 8"D x 4"H, for 512cu/in of space
The bottom tilt out bin section measures 16"W x 9"D x 12"H, for 1728cu/in of space.
Overall, the box measures 20"W x 10"D x 27"H. It has a sturdy aluminum two position telescoping handle for pulling the box along on its 5" wheels.
Well, I bought it and took it home. For about a week, I studied it and planned on how I could get it to replace all of the other items I was lugging to the field.
The box needed to perform the following functions, or it was going back...

	It needed to be able to fuel my planes.
	It needed to be able to start my planes.
	It need to be able to charge my eflight and other battery packs.
	It needed to be able to cool those battery packs.
	It needed to be able to power my power inverter.
	It needed to be able to carry all of my tools and flight support equipment.

Again, I wasn't about to add another item to the things I carried. If this couldn't replace them all, it was going back. For about a week, I took stock of what I needed this box to do and tried to figure out how to do it.

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