My nephew is getting married in Sept and his brother has suggested that I might make one of these as they live in Colorado and do a lot of hiking/picnicing.  Has anyone ever made one and have ideas or experience with their use?  There are a few similar models on Amazon and Etsy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaver gift idea.  I look forward to seeing the one you build.  thanks   Danl

2 hours ago, Danl said:

Clever gift idea.  I look forward to seeing the one you build.  thanks   Danl

Sorry for the misspelling.  Danl 

2 hours ago, Danl said:

Sorry for the misspelling.  Danl 

Autocorrect can be your enema 

 

Pretty neat Keith, but you'd better watch out for Yogi! 

Clever idea.  The only downside I predict is how heavy a table is as a basket.  One reason baskets are usually made from wicker or reed or sewn canvas/duck cloth. 

4D 

That's pretty neat.  I wonder about the weight too.  Maybe some wheels and a handle like a suitcase.  Or backpack style.

 

Edited August 3, 20232 yr by HandyDan

Hmmmm...You now have the wheels a-turning......Maybe some 1x6 Poplar?   Maybe some 1/2" thick Poplar?  Hmmm...

56 minutes ago, steven newman said:

Hmmmm...You now have the wheels a-turning......Maybe some 1x6 Poplar?   Maybe some 1/2" thick Poplar?  Hmmm...

Do I see a Project for August in the works?

That is cool, but I have to think that for my hikes it would have been impractical. 

Now, if by hikes he means park the car and walk a hundred yards in to a campsite that is something different...

Edited August 4, 20232 yr by Cal

18 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Pretty neat Keith, but you'd better watch out for Yogi! 

I almost said "pick-a-nick" basket.

17 hours ago, 4DThinker said:

Clever idea.  The only downside I predict is how heavy a table is as a basket.  One reason baskets are usually made from wicker or reed or sewn canvas/duck cloth. 

4D 

I'm wondering about some 1/2" baltic birch.   

My thought too, about weight.  I don't have a lot of contact with him as he's been in Colorado for 15 or so years.

I had a student who wanted to make a portable desk.  He ended up using Spruce as the lightest wood available locally. 

16 minutes ago, 4DThinker said:

I had a student who wanted to make a portable desk.  He ended up using Spruce as the lightest wood available locally. 

I made some chairs and folding end tables for camping from cedar.  That worked pretty well, too.    (that's the chair that I took to the get-together Ohio pre-COVID at Fred's)

Well it got on pause for a day so I could pick up the hardware.   Then I had some work done on my bum knee, so I'm taking it easy for a day or two.  I think I'll need to trim a bit off the center joint to keep the slat gaps even.

 

Got the parts cut, though

 

If you don’t need them for structural reason, could the handles be leather straps?  

Got the slats and hardware put on today.  What a pain.  Sort of like a chair, nothing is straight or square but it's got to end up being square.  Sorry, I could not get the sap and heartwood to line up right, I had just enough of one board for it.  Next to put on handles, final sanding, and some finish.

 

 

Looks nice.  I like your choose of wood.   Danl

6 minutes ago, Danl said:

Looks nice.  I like your choose of wood.   Danl

I didn't want the thing to get too darned heavy, so I had a couple of pieces of cedar in the stash and planed them down as thin as I thought I could get away with.

 

If you have scale I'm curious what it weighs made from cedar.