Where to buy RV cabinets

When we were in our house we had a kitchen overstock outlet that had complete cabinets, or just the doors, hinges, knobs, house doors etc. If you could find one of those, you could determine size, build your own box out of the lighter materials you want and then just purchase the doors to put on them. The name of it was Discount Home Improvement. A kitchen for a house should have some smaller cabinet sizes and not just all the big ones. Thinking the size that goes above a built-in refrigerator.

Do be careful of what you use.

Prefab cabinets from big box stores are nearly always made from particle board.

Aside from the weight issue, these cabinets are totally unsuitable for anything that moves down the road. They will break apart and wind up in pile of firewood on the floor. They are designed for in place use only, not moving.

RV cabinets are made from small dimensional lumber, and paneling or luan glued and stapled to it. They are much stronger and will withstand the bouncing around and flexing as you travel down the road.


They are very easy to fabricate, except the doors take a little more effort. But the cabinet boxes are amazingly simple. A small tablesaw, some KD spruce and off the shelf 1/8" paneling, wood glue and an 18 or 20 ga stapler and you're in business.

I would install steel craftsman cabinets from sears, or cabinets from home depot.

Johno02 wrote:
cabinets I have seen in RVs are made with lighter weight material than home cabinets,

AKA: Cheap. :B

I have checked Menards etc. All I've found are to big and heavy. Would like to stay as light weight as possible. Will be storing very light weight items.

schl44 wrote:
I purchased a cargo trailer to pill behind my truck camper. I've installed some shelving in the v nose and now I'm looking for some small light weigh cupboards to install along the top of the cargo trailer walls. I've tried to look on line and also tried to find a RV salvage yard but haven't found anything. Does anyone know where I could purchase new or used cupboards?

Used RV cabnets seldom come out in one peice. Usually vinyl wrapped 2x2 with paneling between them. Some do have harwood doors. As others suggested box store like Home Depot, Menards, Lowes ect.

Not as an expert, but cabinets I have seen in RVs are made with lighter weight material than home cabinets, such as using double-wall hollow panels, and lighter weight woods. If you have a local cabinet maker in your area, might be a good idea to go and discuss what you need with them. Many pre-fab cabinets for home use are made with manufactured wood panels, which are a lot heavier than plywood panels and shelves. Of course, with any light-weight material, you may have to give up a bit in overall strength, so consider that need vs. the weight thing.

home depot. you don’t need “RV” cabinets.

Lowes, Menards, Carter Lumber.....