Kitchen Island

The flooplan that does not appeal to me are front living area 5th wheels.

Bob Vaughn wrote:
We went to the RV Supershow in Tampa yesterday and all the 5th wheels we looked at had the island in the kitchen. We think that takes up too much floor space.

Well, there you go Bob. Some like islands and some don't. I would guess that most full time folks like them and need them, whereas most part time seasonal campers don't like them or need them.

As full timers we're not trying to make 500-600 miles a day. DW brings her Thermos of coffee an I have a bottle of water maybe one potty stop during our 5 hrs on the road. No need to access anything other than the potty room. I'll take an island for more prep space.

We agree. That's one reason we updated our 1996 Carriage in 2010. I love all the openness of our interior. When they all went to islands, we just said No-not for us. But to each his own. Hugs, Di

Bob Vaughn wrote:
We went to the RV Supershow in Tampa yesterday and all the 5th wheels we looked at had the island in the kitchen. We think that takes up too much floor space.

I like my island, with our floor model it is walk through and not L shaped. It makes it feel more opened up.

Island has so many advantages we wouldn't think of being w/o one;

We bought ours BECAUSE it had the island, but we didn't buy the one with the sliding patio doors and tip out deck on the side. Isn't CHOICE and PREFERENCE awesome things to have available :)

We have a good size island and a French door 20 cu Ft ref. Which we no trouble accessing when we travel. My DW is make it from scratch cook we don't even use our grill. It all depends on ones own taste. Oh yea the sink is in the island also.

We bought a 5th wheel so we wouldn't have to cook and eat outside. I'm glad you like it, but no thanks. I like my bugs outside looking in, not wandering around my plate of food. :)

just me wrote:
What happen to COOKING outside on the grill? and using the table out there? Your not cooking for the whole camp ground. Or are you?????????????
NO ISLAND for me. something else to walk around, and get in the way.
38' no island, love it.

We cook most of our meals when we are camping. We camp 100+ nights a year. We often cook outside on the grill. But sometimes the weather is not conducive to outdoor cooking or we want something other than grilled.

This is our 4th RV. This is the first with an island kitchen. The floorplan works perfectly for us.

Like I said, if you don't like island kitchens, don't buy one.