Drifter Kitchens

Submitted: Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 21:03
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Hi Guys & Gals,

Does anyone have a drifter kitchen in their camper trailer?
How do you find the quality, ease of use etc?

We get our camper trailer next week & are doing the kitchen ourselves, any other brands suggested?
Off around OZ for a year starting xmas

Cheers Rowler (dave)
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Reply By: Member- Rox - Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 23:45

Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 23:45
Dave havent had a Drifter but had a custom made Stainless Steel swing out Kitcken butv on my new camper we think weel go for a fold out kitchen from WA salvage + plastic boxes for Plates etc

Wat brand did you buy?1991 80Series Std Diesel
2003 Down Under Camper
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Follow Up By: Rowler - Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 15:01

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 15:01
2002 GU patrol 4.2td Cab Chassis
"Deluxe camper trailer" double off road
www.deluxecamper.com.au
folds out like a trakshak so you get 2 x q/s beds & heaps of living space

Cheers Rowler (dave)
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Reply By: jules15 - Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 11:59

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 11:59
friends have a Drifter kitchen set up - they love it - but prhaps for the long haul it may be a bit fiddly in my opinion - very compact though
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Reply By: flappan - Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 12:53

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 12:53
Bloody expensive though . . . . . .

Don't have one , looked at them, like their designs, and construction looks first class , but price . . . . . . . . .

I friend of mine had a kitchen unit put on his camper at Complete Campsite (near Gosford I think). FAR cheaper , and he is very happy with it.
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Reply By: Billy - Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 21:33

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 21:33
We have a Drifter, 3 burner size, for about 3 years and three different camping rigs. Great unit. Well made and worth the $ because there is quite a lot of detailed work in it and the quality is there. We like it because it is not tied to any rig, we use it out of the boat, car, 4wd whatever, wherever.

All aboard!
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Reply By: michael42 - Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 22:04

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 22:04
We have a Drifter 2 burner model, it has survived numerous trips in the back of the 60 series, and now slides well into the camper trailer. Its has done about 20k and just needs a light sand back.

We settled on not having a kitchen in the trailer because we had the Drifta (yes, not cheap, but i still think value for money). Everything we need is in there and is easy to check supplies and restock prior to trips. It is not tied to the trailer so we can put it wherever we want it at the campsite. Spoke with Luke (Drifta) when we bought the trailer and he was happy to swap/trade for a trailer model if we wanted, but we decided to remain with the standalone version. Friends of ours upgraded to a larger camper with kitchen, and Luke downgraded their Drifta to the single burner model for them, taking the larger one back. They still wanted the drifta for bench space and storage.

Dead easy to set up, just make sure its level. We cater for a family of 4 so all the non perishables normally get packed in there. Also run a day box for the back of the car, with some plates, cups, butane stove etc. If we are out for the day this is in the car and we don't have to raid the kitchen.

You could probably make something similar, but, being a home handless man, it was easier to buy.

Cheers
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Reply By: Coops (Pilbara) - Tuesday, Feb 03, 2004 at 15:43

Tuesday, Feb 03, 2004 at 15:43
will be buying one in the next few weeks and looking forward to it immensely
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