outdoor kitchens
WE were trapped in MD in a Jellystone RV park for 3 days last week and this included a weekend that was a park event. Understand we are swnowbirds and avid RV people where as we have travel 13000 mile...
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tomman58 wrote:
WE were trapped in MD in a Jellystone RV park for 3 days last week and this included a weekend that was a park event. Understand we are swnowbirds and avid RV people where as we have travel 13000 miles with our TT since November.
That said....... We we inundated with "weekend" camp people of the 30+ year olds with kids. Seemed like it was a "look what I got " time as they did everything from putting out there awnings to making fires in the middle of the day. It was only in the 40s though so people having a cold beer might have feel the need for the fire.
Not sure why putting out an awning or having a fire during the day is comparable to "look what I got". Sounds like folks using what they have - which seems more practical than spending money on stuff they don't use. Personally, I only have a couple chairs, maybe a table, and a couple cots for the dogs out in my campsite - but I don't think others are showing off because they bring out their coolers, barbeques, awnings, screen tents, campstoves, etc. I just figure they use those things when they're camping and I don't.
tomman58 wrote:
The big thing we noted was the outdoor kitchen. We seen them come out about 4 years ago and are wondering how many actually use these things? Would you give up the room in your trailer for this again? I can kinda see it if you had 4 kids and were wanting them out of the trailer but the practicality escapes me. Your thoughts.
Many folks prefer to cook outside. Having the outside kitchen allows that without having to do a major camp kitchen setup. If you can use up one outside storage area for a ready-made outdoor kitchen complete with sink and fridge, then that seems like an easy trade off to having to carry the tables, campstove/barbeque, cooler, etc. in that storage area.
I do think that the usefulness of outdoor kitchens and awnings is dependent upon where you camp/park. Most of the campgrounds where I camp aren't laid out to set up an outdoor sitting area right next to the RV. Often there are large boulders and/or trees right next to the parking pad separating it from the campfire pit, picnic table, etc. Other places are laid out to take advantage of RV awnings and outdoor kitchens.
