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Old 05-08-2007, 09:30 PM   #1
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Outdoor TT Kitchen - Breakfast is a cooking. Come on over.

Fellow Campers

Here is something I have been working on, on and off for some time. Maybe this will spark some ideas for others.

We came from a PU where we did all the cooking outside. And prior to that I was a medium core backpacker. So cooking outside was natural to us and, heck we are camping right?

So when we moved up to the TT, we still cooked out side. Was sort of a “collection” of tables and cooking equipment. Pending the camp site, it worked or was on a heavy down hill run….


Then the first upgrade to add a shelf unit to hold “stuff”. Here is the shelf in action.


It fastened on quick to the fridge panel on a quick drop on type mount.


Here is a close up of the post.


And the fridge panel had to be reinforced to not rip thru. So Alum strips where added on the back.


And then to take the actual vertical weight, a good ¼-20 bolt was added in just the right place.


The shelf worked well. Easy on, easy off and in the right place. Time continued as I collected parts for the next phase of the outdoor cook kit. New table tops that are level with the camper and mount well on any goofed up camp site ground. This would solve the running pancake on a griddle that is tipped 15 degrees or 1 massive fried egg when 3 of them ran together….

This past weekend I test drove the final assembly and it worked great.

Here it is in construction where you can see the frame mounted on the TT.


They mount using a rail system just like the RVG grills. I’m actually using the one on the camper now from Sunline and I added a second one.


Here you can see the 2nd rail mounted level with the camper


And the table tops drop on quick just like the RVG or your old outside stove on a PU.


The next part was to have quick install adjustable legs. Here you can see on the bottom, there are just bored holes to put an adjustable paint stick into. The quick adjusting paint stick, I had to cut down in length but it is a 45 degree rotate and lock type. Twist, adjust to length and twist to lock.


And here is the final product in use.


Now the stove is dead level in 2 directions and food stays where you put it.


And then there is the 120 VAC plug. The red cord is for the awning lights that sneaks up the back side and the plug is on top of the tables so a coffee pot can plug in.


The system mounts quick on and off, fits any campsite and for us, works good.

As you can see, I like camping, cooking and making stuff. Hope this maybe sparks some ideas for others.

Happy Camping

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I am on my way over. Nice job.
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Hi John

Thanks for sharing. Fantastic job and the pictures really show off your work.

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Mmmm..cook up some eggs benidict, I'm comin'!
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Great job, John! Pictures are great; now I'm hungry.

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As if waking up to the great outdoors weren't enough....add the smell bacon and coffee to that....PRICELESS!!! Looks amazing John. ps. we take our coffee black.
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Gee Thanks folks.

Wish I was a litte closer to the Meet and Greet this year. I'd come over and just fix breakfast for the group...

Going out camping again this weekend. Can't wait ....

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Oh COME ON to the meet and greet !!! We're driving all the way to Anna, OH from eastern PA for the weekend !!
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John, you gotta come – I was so looking forward to a demonstration of the breakfast cooking machine
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Just love that set-up! Wanna make another one for me?????
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Just love that set-up! Wanna make another one for me?????
I second that!! I've been trying to figure out how we could add a table to the outside in the exact same spot!! Now I know. My only problem, is I dont have a garage to build one while were on the road. How much do you charge to build another one??

Between you and Hutch, you have to stop posting these really cool things that the tow of you build that I have no way of copying....LOL
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The ideas are free to you Fellow Campers and glad to share. Maybe when I retire and need some fiddling time, I'll start reproducing these...

If you ever get here in my neck of the woods, I'll even help you build your own. If you ever get over this way, let me know.

Now to posting more upgrades. I'm working on that. Have to get the pic's up on my photo site so I can link them in. Have lot's more and they may mean more to us fellow Sunline folks as they can be adapted to most of the models. Some are little things many probably have seen before, some well I dreamed them up on the fly. Stay Tuned for incoming.

Eman, well you will just have to go camp next to a shop somewhere...

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The Mini Me Table

Ok, John’s post gave me a spark to create my own outside table. I call it the “Mini Me” of JohnB’s outside kitchen extravaganza.

Our Sunline came with an outside grill, but we don’t use it so we had the mounting rails on the trailer. So this post gave me the idea to build a table to mount on its rail. I used mostly scraps that I had laying around, a miter saw, and a hand jig saw. I only needed to purchase a few items, such as a matching mounting rail, some primer, and other odds-n-ends. I just finished it the other day.

I started with a 16” x 19” table top. I had some 1/8” board left over that I used to make our wardrobe closet shelfs.


I used some scraps of wood to frame it to give it some extra support and stability.


Attached the mounting bracket and tested it to see how it would hang on the trailer.


I decided that it would need some side support to stabilize and level it. So from some scrape 1” x 10” pine board I had laying around I cut some side support brackets.


The support brackets would be mounted on the bottom such that its edge would be against the camper to stabilize the table and keep it level.


Primed and painted the table. Used exterior primer, which I needed to purchase, but had some paint left over from painting one of our interior rooms that we decided to use.


Painted the side support and decide to purchase some molding to finish the sides of the table.



Now I need to decide how I was going to attach the support brackets to the table. I also wanted to pad the sides of the support brackets that would come in contact with the trailer to add some protection from the table support marring or scratching the trailer. For connecting the support brackets, I decided on using a hinge, which I also had laying around. This way I could fold them in to make packing and storing the table a little easier. For protecting the trailer I purchased some self stick bumper pads from Target. I also screwed the bumper pads into the support brackets to ensure they don’t come off.


Figured out the brackets and protecting the trailer, now what to do with the table top, to make it easy to clean and to add some water protection to it. Plus how to jazz it up, not too crazy about a plain brown top.

For the protection, I purchased a sheet of plexi glass from Lowe’s and had them cut it to the size of the table top.


I mounted the side molding such that it was above the table top to cover the edge of the plexi glass.


To jazz up the table top, we decided to put some pictures of our trips under the plexi glass. The table now has become a memory board too. I screwed the plexi glass into the table at each of the four corners to secure it. Counter sunk the screws so they wouldn’t stick up above the plexi glass.


I took the table top and support brackets to our Sunline, which is in storage, to measure and position the support brackets so the table will be level when items are placed on it. To accomplish this I attached the support brackets to the table’s bottom, using the hinges I had, so the table was just slightly above level with no weight on it. Once items are placed on the table, it will level out.


The finished product from the back showing the support & mounting bracket.


By mounting the support brackets with hinges I will be able to fold them to minimize the room need to pack and store the table.


The finished product from the front showing how it would be on the trailer.


And finally, the finished table mounted on the trailer.


Sorry, no camping pictures showing the table in use yet, hopefully in a few weeks.

Hope you enjoyed this and maybe gave you some ideas of your own.
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Hutch, Leo and I laid a table out with the same basic idea....BUT..... the excuse not to start it was the protection against the TT......thanks for your ideas, maybe we can get that project done now!
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Very nice I like your setup thanks for sharing your pics. We too are used to tent camping / cooking outside. This is our first year with a TT and I have been playing around with ideas as I too want to cook outside. More room to cook and move about and it will keep the mess out of the TT. I have two folding tables that I used last weekend and it worked out ok. As you said biggest problem is getting tables level. I think I may be doing some building now.
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Hutch - now Leo needs to know how you found "studs" to screw into the TT and what you used to protect the screw holes for the support that goes on the TT? I assume the screw holes you filled with silicone...but the studs - that is a different story!

Thanks
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PS - Hutch - Just realized that you used the existing support - so anyone have any ideas of where the studs would be & comments on the silicone idea?
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Where did you get the extrusion for the table. I dont have a grill to remove it.?
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