Lifetime 130 gal. Marine Deck Storage Box

Glad I bought this one. It is perfect on our deck. There is plenty of room for all of the cushions.

This is my fourth identical 130 Gal deck box in 5 years. The first two are still out on the deck totally exposed to the elements. We get ridiculous winds (we tie the boxes to the railing or they blow across the deck fully loaded) and rains and raging sun. The inside stays mostly dry. The color does not fade. The plastic does not become brittle. The lid does not warp. Simply amazing product the works and lasts. The only thing I have done special to mine is put two 4" plastic soffit vents in the back. Drill 4" hole and silicone them in place. This allows a little extra ventilation and if anything does go in damp, the moisture can evaporate and exit without becoming mold. You would be hard pressed to determine which of my four are the original two. When assembling, a few heads up, watch the pictures. There is a typo in the labels (BKV vs BKW) at one point so just compare pictures and items carefully. Putting the sides, front and back on are the most problematic, just turn it over and be sure all tabs are fully in EACH slot and slide into the lock position. When screwing in screws, FIRM, not tight, it will just strip the plastic. I think Lifetime would be well to mould solid plastic plugs where screws go. But the screws just stop lateral movement so even if you strip it a bit, not issue. After your first one, assembly is easy. LOL.

Nice sturdy deck box, however there were problems with attaching the support braces for the spring hinge. There was not enough clearance to attach the nuts onto the four bolts (two on each side) where the brace attaches to the box. We had to use a heat gun to soften the plastic to make an indentation so the nuts would have enough space to attach to the bolts. For a supposedly American made product, this was disappointing.

Why not a 5*? Building it was a bear. Screwing directly into plastic with oversized screws. and I mean oversized screws, was not comfortable. Also engaging the bottom section with the front and back sections was problematic because the molded engagement clips on the front and back sections were not exactly trimmed.(excess flashing). Final issue, the last 4 bolt holes were not wide enough to accept the bolts..I had to drill them out to open them up. Finish assemble product turned out nice but assembling it....woo.. not a pleasant experience.