During service, especially on exercises and operations, crew space is at a premium in such a small vehicle as the Ferret. The only practical solution was for individual unit workshops to create hampers over the rear deck, still allowing access to the engine covers. For this reason, Ferret hampers tended to have hinged rear legs, the front ones just resting on the deck, held down by the weight of gear stowed away.
This is the third hamper from SMM, and probably the first to be introduced into service. Unlike later larger lash-ups, these small baskets seemed to have been made to a pattern with only minor variatioins. The biggest was that some of them had sheet-metal, hinged lids.