..Out of the 3 different stock cup holder versions I have had in my vehicles I must say the one I have in the Ranger now is my favorite as it holds the cups and has two levels, (one higher than the other) and the lower one is for a hair smaller cup..
..For years I have always used the ash tray as a catch all for spare change and parts and I have quickly found I now use this front, lower, cup holder for this task...It's quick and convenient..
...I use it so much I figure if I keep throwing nuts, bolts and change in there that in no time flat I will have this darn thing wore out so I decided to find a quick way to save it..
..I needed a cup of some sort taller than the cup holder but still low profile to catch all these parts and stay out of the way with shifting the 3 sticks in my truck...
..While searching stuff in WallyWorld I came up with this $2 option..The Butt Bucket ashtray thingy for smokers..
..It is actually thick and heavy with a lid, tall enough to be grab-able to pull out quickly to empty it yet low profile enough to stay out of the way when shifting into 4 Low..
..The only thing is it is a bit smaller in radius to fit snug in the cup holder and I wish it was snugger...It seems like the weight of it is fine in regards to keeping it in place without moving while racing around in city traffic but I'm thinking about modifying the lid so I can just drop coins in it with the lid on. For now I just leave the lid off but when wheeling I can put the lid on and see how it works out..
..I'm also thinking about adding Velcro onto the bottom of it to keep it from bouncing out of the holder when on the rocks..