Mitubitchy 3.5
Adventurer
My kitchen...
Stephan
Stephan
Okay let's see everyones camp/ 4wd kitchens!!
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4x4junkie
Explorer
I haven't really had much issue with smells (though initially it was a concern for sure). I think what helps is always covering the pan with a lid or plate when cooking stuff like bacon/sausage/anything that might spatter (and reducing the heat when I turn it over). This reduces cleanup mostly to just an occasional need on the stove itself (and of course wiping up any spills off the "counter").
Wow thats a lot of stuff in a TJ. Nice looking setup.
loren85022
Explorer
Where to host paper towels and a little trash bag was causing issues for camp cook. I added 1.25" receiver to the sub frame and can now slide in a 24" length of sq tubing and then add the alum towel bar. Needs a few tweaks but she's happy.
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brian90744
American Trekker
loren85022
Explorer
...forgot one.
I also added the Camp Cook's Reprieve
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fireball
Explorer
Here's our meager little set up, put into action yesterday at a bike race.
My wife whipped up quite the post race breakfast!
Incidentally, this is our first time with the new Coleman dual fuel stove. Using the Coleman brand white fuel, the burners seemed to get plenty hot but took forever to cook some potatoes and eggs. I'm used to a whisperlite stove and singleserving small pots for backpacking trips, what should our expectations be for the coleman?
My wife whipped up quite the post race breakfast!
Incidentally, this is our first time with the new Coleman dual fuel stove. Using the Coleman brand white fuel, the burners seemed to get plenty hot but took forever to cook some potatoes and eggs. I'm used to a whisperlite stove and singleserving small pots for backpacking trips, what should our expectations be for the coleman?
My stuff also fits in a TJ:
But I have a bit different purpose to how my gear is set up. My Jeep isn't a dedicated overland rig, mostly I just do normal offroading. Plus it's a utility vehicle for my household and I want to easily be able to toss the rear seat in and haul the family around. As such I don't want any built-in setup. Instead, it's intended to be unloaded at the campsite and set up as a stand-alone kitchen area. Then with my rig unloaded I can go exploring or trail running with an empty Jeep.
Anyways, it all packs up into the Jeep with room for tents, chairs, firewood, sleeping bag, sleeping pads / air mattress, shovel, ax, bow saw, etc. etc. etc.
This is my kitchen setup. From L to R:
Camp table / Cargo deck
It's a cargo deck with threaded inserts in an 8" grid pattern that I can screw eye-bolts down for tie-down points however I need them. On the underside is a set of folding table legs that snap into clips when the deck is being mounted in the Jeep. Speaking of which, it installs using the factory seat brackets up front, and some custom metal bracks on the wheel wells outback. Secured via threaded knobs so install / removal is tool-less. Takes about 45-60 seconds coming or going. Provides a bit more than 9 sq ft of table surface.
I designed and fabricated this my self.
Chuck Box
The whole things stows or sets up in about 15 seconds. It's a box within a box idea where the outer box flips upside down and forms a base for the chuckbox propper. Thick doors open up for a spice rack on one side and big utensil holder on the other. When open, these doors support a flip-open top which doubles the top work surface. Designed to be as high as the cargo deck / table.
While a bit bulky the chuck box stores and organizes my kitchen get: pots, pans, plats, bowls, mugs, utensils (in a slide-out drawer), paper towel roll, two propane fuel canisters, dish washing soap, can openers, fire starters, cutting board, etc. Middle shelves are adjustable if needed.
The stove is toted separately, as are dry food stuffs and refrigerated items.
Another custom design / fabrication from me.
Blue Tote Bin
Just a 10 gal Rubbermaid roughneck tote big. Nothing fancy but it keeps my dry food stuffs and any other things like towels or whatnot. The top is slightly recessed which is just right for nestling my camp stove on top.
Red Cooler
Another cheap item. Big enough to be useful, small enough to not take up too much room in the Wrangler. And just effective enough that I can go almost 4 days and keep stuff cold if I get creative with freezing bottled water to augment the ice.
Lantern Stand / LED Camping Lantern
I LOVE this thing. It's a Coleman lantern stand for ~$30 and boosts lanterns up about 7 ft so you get good light broadcasting. I use a Rayovac Sportsman Extreme lantern that runs on 3 D-cells and puts out ~300 lumens. It's pretty bright. There is a hook on the bottom to hang it upside down from the lantern stand. . . and when the main lense is removed there is a 180 deg + dome of light that gets cast out without any shadowlines. I call it my camping street lamp. Stand folds up as long as a folding camp chair but a little thinner. The lantern is a bit larger than a can of soda. Packs well. On and it'll run for 80 hrs on full bright, 160 hrs or so on half-bright. Plenty of runtime for 1-2 years of camping for me.
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But I have a bit different purpose to how my gear is set up. My Jeep isn't a dedicated overland rig, mostly I just do normal offroading. Plus it's a utility vehicle for my household and I want to easily be able to toss the rear seat in and haul the family around. As such I don't want any built-in setup. Instead, it's intended to be unloaded at the campsite and set up as a stand-alone kitchen area. Then with my rig unloaded I can go exploring or trail running with an empty Jeep.
Anyways, it all packs up into the Jeep with room for tents, chairs, firewood, sleeping bag, sleeping pads / air mattress, shovel, ax, bow saw, etc. etc. etc.
This is my kitchen setup. From L to R:
Camp table / Cargo deck
It's a cargo deck with threaded inserts in an 8" grid pattern that I can screw eye-bolts down for tie-down points however I need them. On the underside is a set of folding table legs that snap into clips when the deck is being mounted in the Jeep. Speaking of which, it installs using the factory seat brackets up front, and some custom metal bracks on the wheel wells outback. Secured via threaded knobs so install / removal is tool-less. Takes about 45-60 seconds coming or going. Provides a bit more than 9 sq ft of table surface.
I designed and fabricated this my self.
Chuck Box
The whole things stows or sets up in about 15 seconds. It's a box within a box idea where the outer box flips upside down and forms a base for the chuckbox propper. Thick doors open up for a spice rack on one side and big utensil holder on the other. When open, these doors support a flip-open top which doubles the top work surface. Designed to be as high as the cargo deck / table.
While a bit bulky the chuck box stores and organizes my kitchen get: pots, pans, plats, bowls, mugs, utensils (in a slide-out drawer), paper towel roll, two propane fuel canisters, dish washing soap, can openers, fire starters, cutting board, etc. Middle shelves are adjustable if needed.
The stove is toted separately, as are dry food stuffs and refrigerated items.
Another custom design / fabrication from me.
Blue Tote Bin
Just a 10 gal Rubbermaid roughneck tote big. Nothing fancy but it keeps my dry food stuffs and any other things like towels or whatnot. The top is slightly recessed which is just right for nestling my camp stove on top.
Red Cooler
Another cheap item. Big enough to be useful, small enough to not take up too much room in the Wrangler. And just effective enough that I can go almost 4 days and keep stuff cold if I get creative with freezing bottled water to augment the ice.
Lantern Stand / LED Camping Lantern
I LOVE this thing. It's a Coleman lantern stand for ~$30 and boosts lanterns up about 7 ft so you get good light broadcasting. I use a Rayovac Sportsman Extreme lantern that runs on 3 D-cells and puts out ~300 lumens. It's pretty bright. There is a hook on the bottom to hang it upside down from the lantern stand. . . and when the main lense is removed there is a 180 deg + dome of light that gets cast out without any shadowlines. I call it my camping street lamp. Stand folds up as long as a folding camp chair but a little thinner. The lantern is a bit larger than a can of soda. Packs well. On and it'll run for 80 hrs on full bright, 160 hrs or so on half-bright. Plenty of runtime for 1-2 years of camping for me.
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