Portable containers typically used by campers for storing a variety of equipment associated with a camp kitchen, such as cooking pots, pans, plates, utensils, and cleaning items.. When packed up, it looks like a large box, and when unpacked, the front and sides fold down to reveal its contents arranged into specifically designed compartments, shelves, drawers, and racks. In the contexting of scouting, chuck boxes are also known as patrol boxes.