"Tom Watson" wrote in message
On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:30:24 -0500, "Dave in Houston"
wrote:


Single tray, half-width, slides from side to side. No?


Dave:

Thanks.

I'd be a little afraid that this would slide around too much during
transport.

Right now I'm figuring on making two trays to take up the typical
single tray space. That might make it a little easier to lift out one
and sit it on top of the other one, so that the boy can get to stuff
below.

Good job ... like its counterpart, the Army footlocker, whose design was
perfected to a "t" for its specific purposes, it appears to pay homage to
portability, security, and durability. (I still think you will find the
previously discussed "runners" a big plus for any kind of "camp" use, even
indoors)

Gotta big grin when I saw it ... and it brings back some memories.

I went through Artillery OCS in the late 60's at Fort Sill, OK (aka,
Comanche County Canon Cockers College). Part of the drill while there was
that your Army footlocker, and it's contents, had to be ready for "white
glove" inspection 24/7.

What we did to make it easy on ourselves was to wrap starched barber towels
around shirt cardboard, glue the assembly to the bottom of the two top tray
sections, and then glue brand new "personal display items" like shaving
equipment, tooth brush, hair brush (no hair, but the brushes were required),
specific toilet articles, etc, to the towels.

The layout of these items was set out by regulation, measured to the nth of
an inch, were never used, and were most definitely for "display only" if you
knew what was good for you.

The bottom of the footlocker had the same specific requirements for contents
location (socks folded with a "smile", etc) with one exception:

A "Converse" brand tennis shoe box, with the top held on by two boot
"blousing rubbers", precisely located 1" from each end, was a "required"
item in the bottom left corner.

This latter was your "Magic Box". Sacred and inviolate, it was not required
to be opened for inspection and could hold anything that would fit, but
mostly personal items, like letters from home, razor, toothbrush, etc that
you _did_ use on a daily basis ...and anything else of a sacred nature that
would fit.

No one, including upperclassmen or permanent duty personnel were allowed
access to your "Magic Box", and did we take advantage of that!

Keep up the good work ... I have a good Dad, but you gotta be one of the
best.

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