whats up with the lil box up front

[tathead41]

ive said this b4 but im new at this so this ? might b dumb as hell but ...whats up with the lil box up front , b4 the teardrop? people put like a car battery in there or something?i think that space could be used in the inside of the tear better so if anyone spyz this post ,can u tell me the answer ? thanks again 4 helping out a "newbee"

[GPW]

Tat, just extra storage for things that folks don't want inside the TD ...

[Deryk the Pirate]

Tongue box. Mine carried the battery and an extention cord and leveling stuff.

[madjack]

...junk catcher...usually leveling block, mats, extension cords and other stuff, often dirty, which folks don't want inside the tear...the space used for that box is normally wasted, as it is outside the optimum placement spot for the body............
madjack

[aggie79]

...air conditioner and junk

[bobhenry]

Lets see if I can remember what's in the chuckwagon
tongue box.

an 8" spare ~ 2 scissor jacks ~ one 4 way lug wrench
~ 4 stabilizer jacks ~ 2 wheel chocks ~ pie irons~
camp crane frame and swinging grate ~ all of the
utensils and side basket for the dutch oven table ~
log tongs ~ a fire place shovel for the d.o. coals ~
a couple extension cords ~ and it also houses the
7# LP tank!

The camp chef D.O. table was in there but I found
it a better home so I wouldn't have to dig to the
bottom to get it out.



So basically if its heavy , greasy, or dirty it becomes
a great place to keep it so everything else won't become
dirty , greasy , snagged or broken

[ParTaxer]

As memory serves....
collapsable water jug, 3 extension cords, 20+ bunji cords, bottle of propane, can of butane, 3 screw in ground stakes, small rechargeable vacuum, water shoes, hatchet, rope lighting, lighter fluid, small hose, .......

Am I missing anything?

[tathead41]

wow thats alot of stuff u got in there the air conditioner is a sweet idea the reason why im so interested iz bcuz im brain stormin crazy ideas for building my own teardrop and i wanted to know if that "box " is necessary? if it just contains ""junk"" then i could make a drop box under the bed for that stuff kinda like the "church"compartment in a hearse then i could extend the body 1 foot or so for either my idea for bunk beds for the kids or a "potty"for the wife got to keep her happy and to keep her "with me " in my addiction to teardropin thanku for all yr help and feedback i can use all the help i can get

[TheBizMan]

Two batterys, tools, inverter, gloves, chocks, ect.

[oregonguy]

Some of us use it for interior storage. Here's a shot of the slider doors that allow access to the tongue box storage space: http://www.oregontrailer.net/Oregon_Trailer/Streeter_Build.html#118

[bobhenry]

i could make a drop box under the bed for that stuff

Under bed access can be a P.I.T.A. if she is nappin' and you are a needin'

you might concider outside accessable storage drawers like Erv's pictured here.

[Betsey]

Interior access on the top half, exterior access on the bottom half. Gives an extra 4 cu. ft of storage inside & 4 cu. ft outside.

There are two sets of double doors inside...the pic shows one side.



Betsey

[madjack]

Interior access on the top half, exterior access on the bottom half. Gives an extra 4 cu. ft of storage inside & 4 cu. ft outside.

There are two sets of double doors inside...the pic shows one side.



Betsey

...yep, I copied the design idea of the CI(if not the style of implementation)..................

[planovet]

Battery, battery charger, power cords, hose, gloves, other stuff

[Shadow Catcher]

Our first tear did not have a box and I had serious tongue box envy. Compass Rose was made with a platform to hold the largest box Delta makes for Tractor Supply. In that box is the the battery, and it will hold the air compressor for the air shocks, controller for the solar and depending on season the AC unit or diesel heater as well as the tarps etc. It is also large enough to hold our 2300W Kipor generator.