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Im needing to make a new winter box for the dogs and was just wondering if you all could post some pics of what you use for you dogs so I could get some ideas. You know like what material and insulation if any and all that good stuff. Any and all ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

Ryan

Hey Bticked. me i just use a 3/4 inch ply wood and ialso use like some 1 bys to build the frame to bolt the ply wood to. i just cute two or three holes in each side. put a divider in it. the plywood works good as an insulator. but i also put some wood shavings or straw in it also.well hope this helps.
pat

Mine sounds like his but I have 1/2" plywood. A little lighter. My holes are 2 inch and I used foam insulation in all of the seams. I also use shavings as bedding in it. Dogs don't like to come out when its cold so I guess its warm enough.

Right on guys. One more question, are your boxes sitting in between the wheel wells or over the rail? I wanted one to go over the rail but cant really seem to figure out a good way to keep the sides insulated. Any ideas?

Ryan

mine sits between the wheel wells. About the only good thing for a on the rail box is loosing collars. Or making room for a snowmobile.

i have one that is on the rails and really like it.the worst thing about it is when the dogs have there heeds out that the brush hitting them and they cant get there heeds in fats enoff.i have ply wood that is full length that lefts off when i am out in the woods or in the summer then they slide in for the ride home.

Bticked, Look at the post from Livetohunt on his dog boxes he makes. There is a pic of my wood over the rail box with storage under the deck. It turned out really nice.. I do have a cover for the sides when it is really cold out.

Tony

My box, winter or summer, sits on the rails and wheel wells so that I can put bait and Hi-lift jack under the box.



Same box, different truck and different color. This shot shows how much room is under the box. My brother and I each have a box like this and the serve us well. In this shot you can see how much I set the doors up higher so the cedar shavings wouldn't spill out so much. Cedar shavings not only give them something to stay warm but also keeps the fleas and ticks away I am told.



Just one more picture of it from a different angle. We fiberglassed the tops on them as well as the corners below the head holes. The nice thing about sitting on top of the wheel wells is that it gives the dogs so much more room. If I had to I bet I could fit a dozen dogs in my box. I usually only haul six or seven so they all have room to be comfortable.

Hope this helps a bit.

ph

Poundhound wrote:

My box, winter or summer, sits on the rails and wheel wells so that I can put bait and Hi-lift jack under the box.



Same box, different truck and different color. This shot shows how much room is under the box. My brother and I each have a box like this and the serve us well. In this shot you can see how much I set the doors up higher so the cedar shavings wouldn't spill out so much. Cedar shavings not only give them something to stay warm but also keeps the fleas and ticks away I am told.



Just one more picture of it from a different angle. We fiberglassed the tops on them as well as the corners below the head holes. The nice thing about sitting on top of the wheel wells is that it gives the dogs so much more room. If I had to I bet I could fit a dozen dogs in my box. I usually only haul six or seven so they all have room to be comfortable.

Hope this helps a bit.

ph

NICE BOX!!!