I saw a set-up somewhere that had the kitchen accessible from the inside and also slid out to be used outside too.
Sweet idea but does nothing for increasing interior space.
....Any other's you have seen or any other thoughts on this?...
IMHO.......... Tear Drops and other small campers with slide-out or other form of exterior kitchens do it not to create interior space..... but cause a kitchen/cooking area needs space to move about when using it.... and cause heat created when cooking makes a small space uncomfortably hot. As a child who camped many a times with my family in Trailers and small Motorhomes..... my Mom always complained of how awefull it was to cook in a trailer cause of space and
the heat. Which is probably why she made dad grill outside all the time lol.
Also no matter what...... the kitchen is (most) always inside. Rather you use it inside exclusive or outside exclusive or both...... in the end still it (most) always takes up interior space. Any space used to store it will remain in the interior. The box, cabinet, under seat space etc. it was stored in will remain using up space even when the kitchen is unfolded outdoors. thus interior space.... does not change once unfolded. If you want to create more interrior space you have to do some Oragamy where you unfold things out in unique ways and fold them back up tightly compacted when done. Which was eluded too by Maytag
Then there is the "most" refered to above....... the rare times the kitchen does not take up interior space.
Most #1. when kitchen is NOT part of the camper but a separate box on the bumper.
Most #2 when kitchen Pivots from indoor to outdoor. Van saw with this is the only kitchen I've ever seen that when pivoted/unfolded outdoor created more interior space. That kitchen pivoted out the van door at one corner. Van's though have a crash engineering design around the door already. In modifying an existing a camper that design won't have this. Seems to me that even in a build from scratch...... having a large section of a camper wall made to pivot the kitchen outdoor through, is going to create a huge weakspot on that wall,; thus a design nightmare.
Then there is a Slide-Out like typical camper slide-outs. Not the outdoor thing, but an enclosed box that slides out creating more interior space. Sure that could be a kitchen Buttt... why in a design would you create a slide-out with one of the most complex things? (plumbing, electric etc.) Just slide out something simple like a couch and table..... Open up interior space without the complexity. This is why campers rarely, have a slide out kitchen.