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Its a common milk crate I found on the freeway (11" inside span, square box). It can hold 2 of those 18 packs (36 cans) The bigger square ones don't fit 2 beside, but you can open one and stack it around the other box.

If the crate is full, it feels like a stubborn passenger who leans the wrong way in turns. hahaha.
 
Warning: If you put that much weight on a bicycle rack, you better be using very good rack and mounts. I use machine screws with 2 locking nuts, through the rack and eyelets. The crate is tied to the rack with a bunch of industrial zipties.

Also, steering is greatly affected! The center of gravity changes dramatically, and there is a danger of dumping the bike in a turn or at a stoplight.

I frequently get loads of groceries and tie stuff all over the sides of the crate as well. Put the heavy stuff in the bottom of the saddlebags or center of the crate.
 
Yeah, its really common, but it works well, and they take paint easily. I find them on the sides of the highways and sometimes in trash dumpsters. I found one in the lake last week. It's the perfect size for bicycle cargo, and you can secure them with 4 or more zip ties or hose clamps. Also, if you put a zip tie (edit: dont use zip ties- I lost a $15 flasher) or hose clamp on the back of the box, you can secure a red flasher. If you use a Slow Moving Vehicle emblem, it is a good mounting surface.
 

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