Trekkie (Member - WA) replied:

Not a reply to your post, but can be very hot under canvas when your cooking

Geoff - the first replied:

Trak Shak do.
You can have the kitchen wherever you like............

Cheers
Geoff

maroni replied:

cavalier campers got one it is great!

Fusion replied:

Adventure Campers have the kitchen under a roll out awning which can be part of the main tent if you want it to... takes about 2 mins to setup the roll out awning. Not sure if that helps?

Shaker replied:

I can think of nothing worse than filling the tent & bedding with cooking smells.

geordie4x4 replied:

Hi LR's

Try this link to the Australian RV website, it has a list of trailer manufacturers with links and photos that you may find helpful.

http://www.rv.com.au/frames/buildframeset.html

www.rv.com.au

I ended up building my own light weight aluminium trailer and made a pull out kitchen from marine ply with laminex top. I have it mounted so it is inside the front of the trailer where it getts a better ride so the food doesn't get bounced around.

I found that swing-out style kitchens in the back tailgate get bounced around and take up a lot of valuable room at the back but are easy to get at. I like the kitchen at the front as that space would normally be the hardest to get at for packing and is under the bed. Mine pulls out a hatch at the front side and legs drop down to be a free standing unit. Although I like this setup, some of the units that pull out with a roller arrangement are much easier to operate with no leg s to adjust for uneven ground.
If money is no problem look at an Ultimate Camper. They have a nice kitchen inside and a roll out one on the side for smokey cooking and BBQ. You also need something big to tow them.

Have fun
Geordie

ImEasy replied:

If you want a free standing type kitchen you can put anywhere, and packs away neatly in your trailer, have a look at http://www.drifta.com.au/

flappa replied:

Not many actually have it INSIDE the main tent. Some of the Cub ones are the only ones that spring to mind.

Personally , I think its a silly idea.

Member - Oldplodder (QLD) replied:

Good question.

We have been thinking about the kitchen on our trailer too.
Just bought the trailer and it has a basic tailgate swing out kitchen, which needs a small upgrade.

Did think about having a kitchen that comes out the side into the main area, since ours is a side fold trailer. Advantage is that in wet or fly ridden areas we wouldn't need to put up the awning over the rear to cover the rear tailgate kitchen.
I think Freedom out of SA has such a set up.
Looking at it at the camping show, you will get smells in the trailer, the side wall near the stove may over time build up some grease from cooking, especially with t he window over and fumes going that way, and if you spill anything while cooking, it will land on the main floor. Mess to clean up, but if it is also hot, you may melt the floor.
Having a zip up flap to pull the kitchen through solves the seal problem, and using that front area saves some access problems from the back, but most trailers have a lift up bed these days with gas struts.
So we are going back to a rear mounted kitchen, and will put up the awning and a small screen in that corner for fly and weather protection if we need it.
Now the decision is, slide out or tailgate mounted :-).
Pluses and minuses to both!

Darian (SA) replied:

Ultimate do - my Campomatic doesn't.

DCTH-S replied:

Deluxe Campers from Adelaide have a free standing unit that is stored under the trailer and taken out to where ever you wish to position it.

Member - Duncs replied:

As Geof said earlier Trak Shak have a kitchen that is hung on the rear trailer door. When travelling you can get to it just by opening that door and use it where it is. Great for a quick cuppa at lunch time on the long haul trip.

That same door can be opened when the camper is set up and this puts the kitchen inside the camper. This is not always nice, cooking smells steam, extra heat on a hot night. But sometimes it is a necessary evil and nice to know you can if you have to. We have done it once in 10 years.

The kitchen unit can also be lifted off the door and put anywhere you like. It is very simple, possibly even crude, but it is versatile and offers reasonable storage and work space in a very light compact unit.

Duncs