Mopar crate > garage caddy conversion

[Willys_Wonka]

I recently converted the Mopar lift crate into a garage caddy. Overall, I’m satisfied with the result! First picture is the raw crate and second two photos are post flip. Has anyone else transformed their crate into something useful or interesting?

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[The Last Cowboy]

Now find an ice chest that will fit in there. Someone has to make one that will fit well.

 

[RudeJeepin]

Part of me wants to buy the Mopar lift, just so I can have one of these crates to do a project with.

 

[Willys_Wonka]

Part of me wants to buy the Mopar lift, just so I can have one of these crates to do a project with.

You can usually find just the crates on marketplace for around $50.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

I sand, torch burn and stain the crate panels and then gift them to friends and relatives to use a hangings. I've also sold a few at a local country rustic store over the years..

 

[The Fixer]

Great thread! I love seeing what creative ideas people have for these things. I scored a crate a few years ago on Marketplace and turned it into an entertainment center when I redid the basement.

I split the front panel down the middle to make two doors and added hinges to the sides. Inside, I drilled for shelf pins and cut plywood to make shelves, then drilled a larger hole out the back for the HDMI and power cables to exit. There's the Xbox, then game characters from when my kids were younger, some games and controllers, and a few hundred CDs from my youth.

Here's how it looks in the space.

 

[Tncdrew]

Love this thread!! ?

 

[TheNewGuy]

Here is mine. Used for storage. Picked it up for $50 on Marketplace. 3 coats of stain and 4 coats of Minwax Helmsman poly.

 

[TheNewGuy]

Great thread! I love seeing what creative ideas people have for these things. I scored a crate a few years ago on Marketplace and turned it into an entertainment center when I redid the basement.

I split the front panel down the middle to make two doors and added hinges to the sides. Inside, I drilled for shelf pins and cut plywood to make shelves, then drilled a larger hole out the back for the HDMI and power cables to exit. There's the Xbox, then game characters from when my kids were younger, some games and controllers, and a few hundred CDs from my youth.

Here's how it looks in the space.

Nicely done!

 

[jromanmd]

Can I ask a REALLY stupid question? Where dud you get a hold of this?

 

[TheNewGuy]

Can I ask a REALLY stupid question? Where dud you get a hold of this?

Search Marketplace for "Jeep crate box"

 

[Willys_Wonka]

Great thread! I love seeing what creative ideas people have for these things. I scored a crate a few years ago on Marketplace and turned it into an entertainment center when I redid the basement.

I split the front panel down the middle to make two doors and added hinges to the sides. Inside, I drilled for shelf pins and cut plywood to make shelves, then drilled a larger hole out the back for the HDMI and power cables to exit. There's the Xbox, then game characters from when my kids were younger, some games and controllers, and a few hundred CDs from my youth.

Here's how it looks in the space.

Outstanding! I might roll mine into the basement eventually and use it as a side table, hutch. For now it resides in the garage as my caddy. I considered staining it, but opted to just keep the natural patina (it’s about five years old).

 

[Willys_Wonka]

Here is mine. Used for storage. Picked it up for $50 on Marketplace. 3 coats of stain and 4 coats of Minwax Helmsman poly.

Nice chest!

 

[Steph1]

Did the same thing, except for the cover hinges. Now it stores my shopvac ?

 

[unknownsolo]

I am so doing this with mine. It's currently just sitting in the garage as a storage box for all the Jeep stuff.

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