Outdoor Kitchens on Toy Haulers

My outdoor kitchen is a BBQ pit and ice chest.

I thought I wanted one but got to thinking about it and decided the cons outweighed the pros.

kfp673 wrote:
The interesting thing about threads like this are the different types of people. Just shows how different the RV community is (in a good way). Some folks are retired and spending weeks and weeks in their trailer and view it as a home. I have young kids and a Friday to Sunday once or twice per month is all I get to camp and for that reason I like to be outside as often as possible (weather permitting). I grill 75-85% of our meals when we camp and always have to go in and out 20 times to cook the sides. I would love an outdoor kitchen to go along with my grill. I would also like it for cold adult beverages. Again, we go in and out over and over again to get drinks when sitting around the fire. I grew up tent camping so I still have that mentality of being outside. I love a nice RV for bad weather, mornings, etc but can think of a million different uses to use an outdoor kitchen. Not trying to offend anyone but my feeling is, what is the point in going camping if you are spening most of the time in the RV. Might as well stay home. To each their own.

I totally agree, but as polar as the opinions here are, to each his own!

fj12ryder wrote:
Not offended, but not everyone uses their toyhauler to "camp".

We use ours to haul our bikes so we can do some riding when we reach our destination. We don't go camping, we go rving. The toyhauler is the place to stay instead of a motel so we can have all our "stuff" with us.

Same here, we never camp at full hookup campgrounds, so an outside fridge is useless.

Not offended, but not everyone uses their toyhauler to "camp".

We use ours to haul our bikes so we can do some riding when we reach our destination. We don't go camping, we go rving. The toyhauler is the place to stay instead of a motel so we can have all our "stuff" with us.

The interesting thing about threads like this are the different types of people. Just shows how different the RV community is (in a good way). Some folks are retired and spending weeks and weeks in their trailer and view it as a home. I have young kids and a Friday to Sunday once or twice per month is all I get to camp and for that reason I like to be outside as often as possible (weather permitting). I grill 75-85% of our meals when we camp and always have to go in and out 20 times to cook the sides. I would love an outdoor kitchen to go along with my grill. I would also like it for cold adult beverages. Again, we go in and out over and over again to get drinks when sitting around the fire. I grew up tent camping so I still have that mentality of being outside. I love a nice RV for bad weather, mornings, etc but can think of a million different uses to use an outdoor kitchen. Not trying to offend anyone but my feeling is, what is the point in going camping if you are spening most of the time in the RV. Might as well stay home. To each their own.

fj12ryder wrote:
It might be that the people who have them really like them, but those that don't have them, don't really want them. And the number of people who don't want them outnumber the people who do would be my guess.

I know I don't want one, I bought a trailer so I didn't have to cook outside. Ick.

X-2 + to hot or to cold to do out side, when we are using our toy hauler.

I have an outdoor kitchen on my RV and I never use it. The fridge (like all the ones in the pictures) need to have full 110v power and I mostly dry camp so I have a cooler outside for drinks. The grill (RVQ) is really small so I bring a different grill and it allows me to place it wherever I want (out of the wind or so that the smoke doesn't go into the rv)instead of just one spot. They take up space, I have thought several times of taking it out but I don't due to resale value.

I think the pics in this thread are either TT or Motorhomes with outside kitchens, the only TH rig i know with a kitchen is THA Terry, his is attached to the rear of his 5vr, and it swings away to use the ramp, full stainless steel with sink.

I like the idea of the outside kitchen, BUT it would likely not get used much and would be just something else taking up space, extra weight, and another area to clean......Just like a second bathroom!

Good thing they make different models for different needs huh?

I traded my outdoor kitchen for my toy hauler, I have not looked back, I will miss the sink for a quick wash of the hands, but I have 2 bathrooms, so the one off the garage will fill that void nicely.