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We're part timers, so far 6 mos working as a nurse in a town 2 hours from home. But the camper stayed in an RV park the whole time and I don't like to cook inside. I rigged an outdoor kitchen under the awning. Set a folding table up to countertop height and used a king size sheet to cover it. Under the table is a whole storage system, a set of cheap plastic bookshelves on one side and plastic drawers on the other. The bookshelves hold small appliances like the Foreman grill, electric skillet,and toaster oven. The drawers hold cooking and eating utensils and food prep tools. A power strip is velcroed to the underside of the front of the table. You can put a lot of stuff under 36" of height.
I pinned the sheet to fit, folding pleats at the corners. While we're back home with my sewing machine, I may make a "cozy" out of it, with the flaps velcroed to each other to make easier access. If I find some of that really heavy tablecloth material that matches my outdoor decorating motif, I may fuse two lengths together and use it instead of a sheet. That way it will be wipeable and hold back wind better. As it is, with the protection of the awning and the sheet over it, things stayed clean enough that I seldom had to wash anything before cooking. I cooked outdoors almost every night and it was so nice to have my kitchen set up.
When we broke camp, all we had to do was take down the table, bring in the appliances, and set the drawers and shelves inside. It wasn't 10 minutes of extra work.
Denise in Ark
I pinned the sheet to fit, folding pleats at the corners. While we're back home with my sewing machine, I may make a "cozy" out of it, with the flaps velcroed to each other to make easier access. If I find some of that really heavy tablecloth material that matches my outdoor decorating motif, I may fuse two lengths together and use it instead of a sheet. That way it will be wipeable and hold back wind better. As it is, with the protection of the awning and the sheet over it, things stayed clean enough that I seldom had to wash anything before cooking. I cooked outdoors almost every night and it was so nice to have my kitchen set up.
When we broke camp, all we had to do was take down the table, bring in the appliances, and set the drawers and shelves inside. It wasn't 10 minutes of extra work.
Denise in Ark
