My new super cool inexpensive tack trunk!!

[VTrider]

OK - Well, I have been in need of a tack trunk for a while. But, I do not have $600 to buy a big Warner-like one, plus I find them to be too bulky.

My VERY EXboyfriend FROM MY PAST LIFE shows cattle - They have these large aluminum “show boxes” as they call them that come with a padded colored cover for the lid. I have never ever seen these things except for at cattle shows.

They are light-weight, cheap and hold a lot more than the Warner trunks. I was at a cattle show Sunday OF 2001- I went ahead, broke down and paid $220 for a great show box - got a black padded cover and had a silver “S” in a large circle embroidered on it first thing Monday morning.

I took it to the barn yesterday and I was floored by how much it held! My grooming box, tons of pads, horse boots, my paddocks boots, hat, chaps, show-ring bucket, spurs, sticks (even my 26" one), bridles, you name it - even the metal thing that holds your shipping wraps. If I arranged it correctly, I could get my water buckets in it.

So here is a link to a place similar to where I got my show box…Even when I had my trunk filled with all my worldly belongings last night, I could still move it myself - no problem at all. What do you think - can I be a trendsetter, or will people call me a hick at the shows?

http://www.sullivansupply.com/showbox1.asp

http://www.vittetoeinc.com/catalog/showstopper.htm#Show Boxes

I got the Medium size.

[This message was edited by VTrider on Oct. 31, 2002 at 03:45 PM.]

[Jane]

I had the same thought as Cactuskate; my first reaction upon seeing the picture was “geez, that thing must get HOT after sitting 10 minutes in the sun!” Do you need an oven glove just to open the lid? I guess my reaction had to do with the fact that I’d just spent the day at a horse show in a heatwave with no shades!

BTW, I like the box…I just might get one!

[War_Admiral]

Wow, these are uber-cool and exactly what I was looking for a few weeks back! Thank you for Bumpkin-ing!

…I don’t see why you couldn’t get a cover made for 'em???

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[Anne_FS]

Good for you! The stand-up one even has slots for your pig-whips (crops for us…although I think I’ll start calling them pig whips).

Thanks for posting this…why does it always cost double or triple if its for a horse?..

[DarkerHorse]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by VTrider:
B/c the world knows that us stupid horse people will pay triple for everyday products…

I know soooooooooo many people that will sell hay for one price to “common-folk” for goats, sheep, cats, cattle, snakes, whatever - and then quadruple that price for horse people.

IT IS TIME FOR HORSE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO TAKE A STAND…WE WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE GETTING RIPPED OFF!!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Just Hunter/Jumper horse people lol… go to a race track and say you are looking for polo ponies, and the horses will be half of what they are if you tell them you are jumping people.

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http://www.catchride.com

[VTrider]

B/c the world knows that us stupid horse people will pay triple for everyday products…

I know soooooooooo many people that will sell hay for one price to “common-folk” for goats, sheep, cats, cattle, snakes, whatever - and then quadruple that price for horse people.

IT IS TIME FOR HORSE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO TAKE A STAND…WE WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE GETTING RIPPED OFF!!!

[dogchushu]

I like them! I’m wondering what Miss “I’m-oh-so-scared-of-anything-shiney” will do when I park THAT next to her stall.

[hitchinmygetalong]

This thread freaked me out when I saw the reply from Cactuskate! THEN I looked at the original posting date! DUH!

These are not only attractive, they seem so much more practical than the Titanics that I see at the shows. Those wooden boxes must weigh a TON. Just for comparison’s sake, can someone clue me in on how much a Warner of similar dimensions would cost?

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.”
-Louisa May Alcott

[Miniwelsh]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tobi:
hey, i didn’t realize it was an old thread either. thanks Bumpkin!!!

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh yes - and although VT still has that super cool trunk, the cattle showing boyfriend has been replaced by one who rides horses instead - AND is as super cool as her trunk.

Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind—listen to the birds. And don’t hate nobody." -Eubie Blake

[Anyplace_Farm]

You’re a trendsetting hick which I think means you have class. Who else would have come up with beads in braids?

Quite frankly, I fancy myself a trendsetting hick too. Who knows, maybe we could start the Trendsetting Hick Clique. I just like how it rhymes.

“Life ain’t certain…ride your best horse first.” Unknown

Founding member of the Jigging Clique

[ErinB]

Yeah! Not ALL people can afford to pay 3x or 4x as much for something just because it’s labeled for horses!

I like those trunks! The first pic on the Sullivan Supply page does look kind of like an open refrigerator, though. I’m guessing that would be the large size…

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[VTrider]

You should see how cute Greggy looks in his tight wranglers, straw hat and crepe sole boots!!

Richard - agree 100% about the track…any horse I ever have to purchase will most likely come from there!

[VTrider]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Patey:
I had to sneak out of the barn so no one would think that was MY set up. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sneak out my ass - wouldn’t that be the show where you had heat exhaustion and they wheeled you out of the barn on a stretcher?!?!?!?!?

[carribean]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by hitchinmygetalong:
This thread freaked me out when I saw the reply from Cactuskate!
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.”
-Louisa May Alcott<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

LOL! Same! I’m like, alright… getting scared!

anna
~Proud Founder of the H/J Paints Clique~

[Portia]

That “Sullivan galvanized upright double-stacked show box” may be a bit big to tote around on the road, but it looks like it would be a great thing to have in the tack room at home.

[Sea_Urchin]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by VTrider:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Patey:
I had to sneak out of the barn so no one would think that was MY set up. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sneak out my ass - wouldn’t that be the show where you had heat exhaustion and they wheeled you out of the barn on a stretcher?!?!?!?!?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

LOL Y’all fell for it - that was just my ruse to get out of unbraiding.

[Cactuskate]

Those are great looking. The only problem I can see is I would probably end up “barbequing” all my belongings in one here in the lovely desert. Sure wouldn’t want to leave one sitting in the sun.

It was so hot in the tack room the other day, I gave up the idea of riding when “I” couldn’t hold the bit in “my” hand because it was soooo hot.

Great price on those and what cool other stuff they have on their website.

Thanks for sharing.

“The older I get, the better I used to be.”

[buryinghill1]

Needs only wheels.
Still amazes me how much lifting we all do!
ROLL IT

[eventamy]

A friend of mine has one just like this but she got it from a truck supply place. She has a way cool cover in her colors with her name embroidered on it. Which she has to change now because she has since gotten married! It is really light though (except when two idiots fill it FULL of crap for a two week stay at the trainers, and THEN try to move it!)

[VTrider]

OK - Well, I have been in need of a tack trunk for a while. But, I do not have $600 to buy a big Warner-like one, plus I find them to be too bulky.

My VERY EXboyfriend FROM MY PAST LIFE shows cattle - They have these large aluminum “show boxes” as they call them that come with a padded colored cover for the lid. I have never ever seen these things except for at cattle shows.

They are light-weight, cheap and hold a lot more than the Warner trunks. I was at a cattle show Sunday OF 2001- I went ahead, broke down and paid $220 for a great show box - got a black padded cover and had a silver “S” in a large circle embroidered on it first thing Monday morning.

I took it to the barn yesterday and I was floored by how much it held! My grooming box, tons of pads, horse boots, my paddocks boots, hat, chaps, show-ring bucket, spurs, sticks (even my 26" one), bridles, you name it - even the metal thing that holds your shipping wraps. If I arranged it correctly, I could get my water buckets in it.

So here is a link to a place similar to where I got my show box…Even when I had my trunk filled with all my worldly belongings last night, I could still move it myself - no problem at all. What do you think - can I be a trendsetter, or will people call me a hick at the shows?

http://www.sullivansupply.com/showbox1.asp

http://www.vittetoeinc.com/catalog/showstopper.htm#Show Boxes

I got the Medium size.

[This message was edited by VTrider on Oct. 31, 2002 at 03:45 PM.]