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El&Ed
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I would really like a kitchen pod. I know this has been touched upon in the past but not for a while. I have wanted one for a while but resisted. I feel I will use the van more with some improvements. My children are getting to the age I feel I can camp for a few days without my husband - ideal for the long school holidays. For this to happen I would like less work e.g. setting up the camp kitchen and cinch.
My criteria is one that can live in the van ready for day trips but can come out of the van when camping with my cinch hub. Ideally I would like it to be squeezed in the gap between the storage box and the passenger seat but open to other ideas. Also when we are camping for a few days as a 3 I can have it in the van with the bed down. It doesn’t have to have a sink but there are times when visiting the beach for the full day I thought it would be handy because I’m having to store bottled water anyway and then when I get home after a long day I’m washing up. Definitely don’t want a fixed hob. I don’t want to lose my big bed so nothing on top of the storage box.
UK based to avoid additional shipping costs.
Van gear Nano: really like this but the main table cannot be used when squeezed between storage box and passenger seat, not a deal breaker as long as I can slide the door out to access cupboard.
Van gear mini - don’t think it will squeeze in said place. Could have by the sliding door or middle but no good when I want the rear seats fully forward. I don’t think that will fit with the 5th seat for my MIL - we usually take her to the beach.
Things I have tried:
Making one out of an IKEA Alex drawers - tried that and too bulky now in my study.
Bathroom storage with wicker baskets - fits in space but too small and doesn’t fix properly to the rails because it is just a frame it doesn’t have a base and I’ve secured with a bungee cord - not ideal.
Made the side table, loved it and even stored the loo underneath it but no storage for the mugs and tea etc.
A mug shelf - can access when roof is down
Do I just need window or passenger seat storage for hot drink making?
I tried taking multiple flasks of hot water - works but not great for leaving the house in a hurry and filling the floor with multiple bags for life because lacking storage.
Another thing I am pondering… if I shorten (make a new one) the inflexible parcel self, can I still lie the bed flat and just have a slightly shorter bed? We aren’t tall so if this is possible we won’t miss the extra length.
I’m going round in circles which I don’t mind but I’m ready for a bit of direction from people that have been there done that.
Many thanks for reading this far!
My criteria is one that can live in the van ready for day trips but can come out of the van when camping with my cinch hub. Ideally I would like it to be squeezed in the gap between the storage box and the passenger seat but open to other ideas. Also when we are camping for a few days as a 3 I can have it in the van with the bed down. It doesn’t have to have a sink but there are times when visiting the beach for the full day I thought it would be handy because I’m having to store bottled water anyway and then when I get home after a long day I’m washing up. Definitely don’t want a fixed hob. I don’t want to lose my big bed so nothing on top of the storage box.
UK based to avoid additional shipping costs.
Van gear Nano: really like this but the main table cannot be used when squeezed between storage box and passenger seat, not a deal breaker as long as I can slide the door out to access cupboard.
Van gear mini - don’t think it will squeeze in said place. Could have by the sliding door or middle but no good when I want the rear seats fully forward. I don’t think that will fit with the 5th seat for my MIL - we usually take her to the beach.
Things I have tried:
Making one out of an IKEA Alex drawers - tried that and too bulky now in my study.
Bathroom storage with wicker baskets - fits in space but too small and doesn’t fix properly to the rails because it is just a frame it doesn’t have a base and I’ve secured with a bungee cord - not ideal.
Made the side table, loved it and even stored the loo underneath it but no storage for the mugs and tea etc.
A mug shelf - can access when roof is down
Do I just need window or passenger seat storage for hot drink making?
I tried taking multiple flasks of hot water - works but not great for leaving the house in a hurry and filling the floor with multiple bags for life because lacking storage.
Another thing I am pondering… if I shorten (make a new one) the inflexible parcel self, can I still lie the bed flat and just have a slightly shorter bed? We aren’t tall so if this is possible we won’t miss the extra length.
I’m going round in circles which I don’t mind but I’m ready for a bit of direction from people that have been there done that.
Many thanks for reading this far!
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