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propchef
Dec 21, 2020Explorer
Merrykalia wrote:
I have owned and cooked in 6 different campers...popup, hybrid, travel trailer, 2 different fifth wheels and now a motorhome.
I could cook up a good meal in all of them...some, just a bit easier. The popup had a tiny fridge and 2 burners. That limited what we could do inside, so I mostly cooked outside under a canopy. The hybrid was a bit more challenging because the stove was directly across from the bathroom door. Again, most of it was done outside.
A trailer is small...no matter how big it is, compared to a residential kitchen, it's small. The use of a burner also heats up the camper quickly, even in cold weather. It also produces lots and lots of steam, which produces condensation, which can produce lots of problems down the road.
Each Thanksgiving, I fix a full holiday meal in our camper, or outside of our camper. Over the years, we have purchased some really good equipment that we carry with us...a grill, a flat-top griddle, a butane burner and a CampChef oven. These are my mobile kitchen essentials and I can use them anywhere.
My suggestion is to look at a camper that has good storage and don't buy something because it says "airstream", but look for good quality vs investment cost. Plan to set up an outside kitchen that can be used in any weather.
Good luck.
The condensation was a worry. Ventilation. I assume no outside ventilation for the cooking area? Is that standard across the industry?
The Airstream was an example because we have other considerations other than the kitchen, of course. I like the bath separated from the sleeping area, and the Bambi bath stretches across the back. It's a good size. There are other trailers I like as well, with the Lance mentioned earlier and one or two of the Outdoors RV TTs.
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