The one on the left is a normal 20mm can, the one on the right I modified. I used an angle grinder to trim off the locking hinge and trim some metal from the handles.
I added a lid "hinge" by putting two bolts in the lid and running cordelette through a channel on the can. I also trimmed the lid side flanges down, as illustrated above.
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Now, the lid is easy to open, the rower just has to loosen two cam buckles to access the contents (I am sure someone will howl about chopping up perfectly good rocket boxes...but you gotta crack some eggs to make an omelette). The goal was to shaved a few pounds (I do a lot of fly-out trips, so every ounce counts) and make the boxes quick and easy to open while rowing.
