Camper Trailer Kitchen

My Kitchen is made in alloy and counter levered on body. Tried to attache pics but it did not work. Let me have an email address & I will send
Vince

We contracted the building of our trailer out to a couple of companies and we put a DRIFTA Kitchen on and it is the best money spent we have cooked for large groups and it has stood up well, it is a tailgate job

Regards
Dave T

Baz,
I have just finished making my own kitchen, slide out no swing out. I used 12mm mdf board as i think it's better than ply for screwing into the egdes, ply tends to split. I looked at Drifta kitchens but for $1000 i couldn't justify it.

I bought plastic containers, two large ones for storage and 3 smaller ones for everyday items. I am able to fit one small drawer for cutlery. I will leave one space for fry pan, saucepans etc. Also bought a cast iron gas cooker and measured it all up. Took the boards to my local cabinet maker who cut it up for a minimal charge. Simply screwed the wood together.

I have a recessed cooker area that i have lined with stainless steel. Also have SS windbreaks that are removable. The top of the kitchen is laminated chip board, the recessed area still has a laminated top to cover the cooker during transport that is removable and can be connected to the end to make more table space. I will hook the tap to the end of the kitchen box and cut a hole in the removable top for the sink to fit in.

I got some angle iron that i'll bolt to the trailer floor to act as guides, and some 10mm nylon that i cut up to make sliders. I made it fit the whole length and height and just under half the width of the trailer: dimensions, 1700 X 450 wide X 460 high.

The SS was a splurge but apart from that the whole thing including cooker, plastic containers etc cost about $250. Could put it together in a weekend. Sounds better to me than $1000.

Have a look on the internet at different kitchens. Drifta site is good for ideas.

Barnesy

I built one using Qbelock aluminium tubing as the frame and covered it with 5 ply attached by bolting through the ply and qblock.Keeps everything rigid without having to do joints in the woodwork. I used plastic drawer units. Much easier and lighter than making them from wood.

Barnesy, you are a man after my own heart, what a wealth of good information
you have given. The SS around the cooker sounds good. Mine would be a slightly
smaller scale but similar in other respects. Will check the web as suggested.
Thanks for the effort, just what I was after, you're a little champion!!
Like you I cant justify $1000 either, would sooner spend the difference on a
good supply of Bundy to sup around the fire.
Regards.. Baz

Baz,
I am currently in the process of building a camper trailer, is the standard dimensions 7x4 or 7x4"6 ? Sorry for being a bit off topic, I just saw your query and I thought that I would ask. Your help would be appreciated.
Regards,
Smitty.

Our kitchen is one of those Coleman Camp Kitchens..... not attached to the trailer. Leaves a lot of room and the kitchen can be anywhere we choose it to be on our camp site!

Just another idea....

Cheers

Brian

I had a camper trailer (until it was stolen - another story) which had a slide out kitchen. We had a small gas bottle holder and 2KG gas bottle attached to the end of the slide out kitchen and connected to the stove permanently. We found this very handy, saved having to connect and disconnect the gas bottle all the time. Something to think about anyway.

Cheers.