[EricH]

Originally Posted by Red_Robin

ok question: can the crate be made of metal?? like aluminum or something?? I swear I saw some teams at Nationals who had some, but I can't be quite sure. yes, I'm aware that fabbing a metal crate instead of wood will be much heavier; I'm trying to see ALL my options here before I present to the team and say "this is what we're building".

thanx : )

Yes. At least, in previous years, this question was asked (teams didn't want to ditch their metal crates), and the answer was "Metal is OK".