I intend to post several times in this thread to highlight some boxes I like, along with some cube storage configurations that I've played around with for fun. Feel free to join in and post your own.
First up, I really like the Vault X Exo-Tec Card Box 450+ for a small cube.
It is a convertible box - the magnetic top is removable and can attach to the bottom. I much prefer this type of box to a box with a top that has to lay out on the table.
This is a box that can do the job but still fit into a backpack. The inside of the compartment is 330 mm long by 85 mm wide. Sleeved cards are only 67 mm wide, so that's an oversized compartment that's setup to hold commander deck boxes. That's annoying at first, but in fact it ends up being a good thing. This is a convenient width, because it's just the right size to fit a sideways row of six Cubeamajigs or other cube packs.
Pictured above, we see the Vault X 450+ box loaded up with 16 cube packs, 22 of each basic land (double sleeved), 60 single sleeved tokens, and a box of dice.
As you can see, the box is long enough for four sideways rows, plus an extra 45-50 mm of extra space at the end. Packing sideways rows uses more of the space than running cards the long way.
The dice box is a 3D printed box, 30 mm wide, which is a good size to hold a combination of d20 and 16mm d6 dice. It is pictured with 18 dice in it. If you don't have 3D printer access, don't worry - the Gamegenic Token Holder is the exact same size, and it's cheap. (Not to be confused with their Token Keep, which is slightly too wide to fit)
The red plastic containers you see are from another inexpensive product that I really like: Gamegenic Double Deck Holder 200+XL.
The outer shell of the box is just right for 12 cube packs, if that is of interest to anybody. You could make a pretty decent land and token station out of this little box if your other box is full of packs. But I especially like the open top box inserts, because they're almost the perfect size for sideways rows of sleeved cards. In the left side above, I have 110 double sleeved (Dragon Shield + KMC perfect fit) lands, plus the six thin plastic dividers. The left side has three cube packs plus the 60 single sleeved tokens.
You can just barely fit the outside box into the Exo-Tec 450+ if you want. That would be for people who are worried about spilling cards if the magnetic top comes off. I did do a shake test, and I did find that the top can pop off. There's extra space at the top, so if you shake it up and down, the cards/boxes have enough room to move and gain enough momentum to pop the top. Without that type of momentum and shaking / bad decision making, the top is held on quite strongly and stays put.
Of course, that top space can be used for a few more cube packs. That would address the momentum / shaking problem. Using that space would let you push things to 20 cube packs for some cubes, depending on the bulk of your tokens and basics. You could also simply put a piece of foam on the bottom to take up the extra vertical space. My personal preference is to just leave that space empty.
By the way, there's also a Triple Deck Holder 300+XL product. With three rows, this product is big enough to house certain types of cube in its own right. It could handle a "bar cube" with no tokens, or a 162 card grid draft cube, or a 3-4 color cube that doesn't need as many basic lands.
I removed two of the inserts in favor of cube packs here, but you could also just put cards in the boxes. For something like a 162 card grid drafting cube, you'd have plenty of room for the cube, basics, and tokens. If your tokens don't take up too much space, you could even fit some dice in there, perhaps in a Burger Tokens Perfect Fit Deckbox (22.5 mm or 27 mm version would work). And for a bar cube, you'd have a nicer box that's only slightly more expensive than a cardboard box. The shape of the box tops does make them stay closed on their own fairly well, but the way, because the square corners have to flex a bit to open and close. It's a simple and clever design.
I'll be posting some more cube arrangements soon!
First up, I really like the Vault X Exo-Tec Card Box 450+ for a small cube.
It is a convertible box - the magnetic top is removable and can attach to the bottom. I much prefer this type of box to a box with a top that has to lay out on the table.
This is a box that can do the job but still fit into a backpack. The inside of the compartment is 330 mm long by 85 mm wide. Sleeved cards are only 67 mm wide, so that's an oversized compartment that's setup to hold commander deck boxes. That's annoying at first, but in fact it ends up being a good thing. This is a convenient width, because it's just the right size to fit a sideways row of six Cubeamajigs or other cube packs.
Pictured above, we see the Vault X 450+ box loaded up with 16 cube packs, 22 of each basic land (double sleeved), 60 single sleeved tokens, and a box of dice.
As you can see, the box is long enough for four sideways rows, plus an extra 45-50 mm of extra space at the end. Packing sideways rows uses more of the space than running cards the long way.
The dice box is a 3D printed box, 30 mm wide, which is a good size to hold a combination of d20 and 16mm d6 dice. It is pictured with 18 dice in it. If you don't have 3D printer access, don't worry - the Gamegenic Token Holder is the exact same size, and it's cheap. (Not to be confused with their Token Keep, which is slightly too wide to fit)
The red plastic containers you see are from another inexpensive product that I really like: Gamegenic Double Deck Holder 200+XL.
The outer shell of the box is just right for 12 cube packs, if that is of interest to anybody. You could make a pretty decent land and token station out of this little box if your other box is full of packs. But I especially like the open top box inserts, because they're almost the perfect size for sideways rows of sleeved cards. In the left side above, I have 110 double sleeved (Dragon Shield + KMC perfect fit) lands, plus the six thin plastic dividers. The left side has three cube packs plus the 60 single sleeved tokens.
You can just barely fit the outside box into the Exo-Tec 450+ if you want. That would be for people who are worried about spilling cards if the magnetic top comes off. I did do a shake test, and I did find that the top can pop off. There's extra space at the top, so if you shake it up and down, the cards/boxes have enough room to move and gain enough momentum to pop the top. Without that type of momentum and shaking / bad decision making, the top is held on quite strongly and stays put.
Of course, that top space can be used for a few more cube packs. That would address the momentum / shaking problem. Using that space would let you push things to 20 cube packs for some cubes, depending on the bulk of your tokens and basics. You could also simply put a piece of foam on the bottom to take up the extra vertical space. My personal preference is to just leave that space empty.
By the way, there's also a Triple Deck Holder 300+XL product. With three rows, this product is big enough to house certain types of cube in its own right. It could handle a "bar cube" with no tokens, or a 162 card grid draft cube, or a 3-4 color cube that doesn't need as many basic lands.
I removed two of the inserts in favor of cube packs here, but you could also just put cards in the boxes. For something like a 162 card grid drafting cube, you'd have plenty of room for the cube, basics, and tokens. If your tokens don't take up too much space, you could even fit some dice in there, perhaps in a Burger Tokens Perfect Fit Deckbox (22.5 mm or 27 mm version would work). And for a bar cube, you'd have a nicer box that's only slightly more expensive than a cardboard box. The shape of the box tops does make them stay closed on their own fairly well, but the way, because the square corners have to flex a bit to open and close. It's a simple and clever design.
I'll be posting some more cube arrangements soon!
