Cooktops for camper trailers

[BigJules]

That looks good.

The most serious mistake I made in selling it was in not realising that most of the cookers are not low pressure. 

[Bird]

Now THAT is cool! Nice work! Absolutely awesome. Big fan of the splashback bent up like that - very easy to clean. Well done.

Yea, happy Agree on the splashback ?

Are you getting a swing-over bench extension as well? Worthwhile if you can.

Already got it - the std one they come with. I'd be happier to have one like the other kitchen with legs though.. $$$$

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If you can, I'd also suggest having an aluminium lower shelf bent up if your budget stretches. The neatest one I've ever seen was here (half way down) - http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=10250.0). Really useful, and quite a simple thing to include.

yea, I'll think about it. Maybe that would be a PITA with closing the kitchen up each night??

But that thread is a nightmare of ideas!!!!!! How many hours in a day?

Do you know what the frame of the kitchen is made out of? Steel, or aluminium? I need to build one for someone else, and wanted to go with a welded steel frame, but was concerned that it might end up too heavy to swing off the tailgate. But I can't weld alloy at home, so it's probably a moot point.

Factory box – says alloy.
http://www.lifestylecampertrailers.com.au/feature-viewer.php?feature=explorer-plus-kitchen-box

My apologies - I just noticed that you'd asked for some photos of the bbq plate on the burner - I'll grab one the week if I can shift the trailer out into the yard (roof post 10cm behind the tailgate - now with extra bends in the middle from overenthuastic pushing of the camper!). It's just a small rectangular cast-iron plate from the local camping shop. Works well, but just needs to be a bit wider/narrower/something - it just doesn't sit right on the burner.

No rush, just getting some ideas ? Would be appreciated.

[Bird]

That looks good.

The most serious mistake I made in selling it was in not realising that most of the cookers are not low pressure. 

Dont say that, I feel bad now

[Bird]

Well its fitted, and fitted back on the trailer...  Very happy with the result. Test boiled the billy and did it in quick time.

While at it, heres a free plug + a photo of the man himself - Kiwi (unknown as Michael!) from Tru Blu thats been doing the work who has just got his accrediation..


Will get some better photos once the rain stops in 6mths...

[Matto]

Nice. 

Looks a treat with the wind guard around it. You've got to be happy with that.

Congrats!
Matto

[Matto]

You know, all week I've been thinking "I need to take some pictures of the camper for someone. Something to do with the kitchen. Why would I need to take a photo of the kitchen?". Half way home from work, the penny dropped - I promised you some photos of the BBQ plate! Again, my apologies. Without further ado:









Apologies for the lack of light and grainy pictures, but I think you get the picture. It's a good width, needs to be a little shorter to sit on the one burner, or a little longer to go across both of them. Ribbed on one side, flat on the other. Small enough that the cast iron frypan can share the stove with it if you're doing two things at once. Just normal cast iron - no idea where we got it from, probably the local camping shop, or BCF. We use it a few times a day whenever we're camping - it's really handy.

Thanks!
Matto

[Bird]

I wanna get a grill thingy like this for mine... Love a big arse steak... usually pan size, which makes cookin everyone elses dinner impossible.

[Matto]

I wanna get a grill thingy like this for mine... Love a big arse steak... usually pan size, which makes cookin everyone elses dinner impossible.

It's good - we use it every time we're away. Oil it and pack it away in a plastic-hessian bag. Pretty sure it came from BCF. If not there, it would have been one of the independent camping shops in town. But I'm 90% sure it was BCF.

Pan-sized steak - mmmmmmmmm!

Thanks!
Matto

[whitey]

Hello Lost .. i skipped most of the comments to quickly ask is anyone else getting a DANGEROUS RISK warning when clicking on the cheaperoz link you posted... tried twice and jumped off straight away.
Cheers Whitey

[Bird]

Hello Lost .. i skipped most of the comments to quickly ask is anyone else getting a DANGEROUS RISK warning when clicking on the cheaperoz link you posted... tried twice and jumped off straight away.
Cheers Whitey

Someone else mentioned it somewhere, I have had no problems at work, and our firewall is the most touchy thing there is

[whitey]

cheers i will try again or do it from work 2morrow if i fail here

[whitey]

nuhhhhh will try at work cos there are I.T geeks there who find faults like this that red flashing dangerous is "dangerous to me"

[Kangaron]

Just in the process of finishing mine, havn't finished it yet, still got to carpet the drawers.
Will be using the Lido for light stuff, boiling water, vegies, toast etc.
Have a Weber Q for the meat etc.

[Big Nath]

I have a 4 burner in my imported camper.

it seems to work well

[Bird]

Just in the process of finishing mine, havn't finished it yet, still got to carpet the drawers.
Will be using the Lido for light stuff, boiling water, vegies, toast etc.
Have a Weber Q for the meat etc.

thats massive.. Nice work... Is it as heavy as it looks?

[Kangaron]

Not massively heavy, but heavy none the less. Slides very easily.
There are only the 2 of us so not much to pack.
It should handle all food items apart from those in the eski / fridge.
Wood is my forte, can't weld / work with metal for nuts.

[Bird]

Wood is my forte, can't weld / work with metal for nuts.

Top stuff.. I cant work with either really

[Bird]

these hotplate things, do you need to 'season' them or can you pretty much just go and use them off the shelf?

[Matto]

these hotplate things, do you need to 'season' them or can you pretty much just go and use them off the shelf?

It's cast iron, so it gets better with age. You do need to season them, but it's not as big a deal as it is with a camp oven. The more you season it, the more non-stick it will get.

All we did was scrub it with some detergent (to get the waxy coating off), then just heat it up on the cooktop and rub a lot of oil into it. Do one side reasonably heavily, turn the gas off and let it cool, soaking the oil in. Wipe off any excess oil once cool. Then flip it over, and do the same thing to the other side. Before you put it away, just a light coating of oil on both sides to keep it rust-free.

We've got a cast-iron frypan, and did much the same to it.

We store ours in one of the plasticky-hessian bags, like you buy firewood from Bunnings in. Stops everything in the kitchen box from getting oily/greasey/ash-covered.

It's good - you know you want one... 

Thanks!
Matto

[Bird]

It's cast iron, so it gets better with age. You do need to season them, but it's not as big a deal as it is with a camp oven. The more you season it, the more non-stick it will get.

All we did was scrub it with some detergent (to get the waxy coating off), then just heat it up on the cooktop and rub a lot of oil into it. Do one side reasonably heavily, turn the gas off and let it cool, soaking the oil in. Wipe off any excess oil once cool. Then flip it over, and do the same thing to the other side. Before you put it away, just a light coating of oil on both sides to keep it rust-free.

We've got a cast-iron frypan, and did much the same to it.

We store ours in one of the plasticky-hessian bags, like you buy firewood from Bunnings in. Stops everything in the kitchen box from getting oily/greasey/ash-covered.

It's good - you know you want one... 

Thanks!
Matto

that I do might go to Rays down road from work adn see if they have em, wont have time to get to Kmart/big w etc

[Matto]

that I do might go to Rays down road from work adn see if they have em,

...and... ??

 

Thanks!
Matto

[whatsa]

I ended up getting a lido junior for my access door.

Lido and tudor are great little stoves and last forever.

both boil the billy quickly,

I have the tudor in internal and the lido for the external access door.

I just put a 400x200 cast grill plate and have a similar griddle and both fit in a thin shelf under stove.

Good luck

[Bird]

...and... ??
 

hadda go down to horsepiddle yesterday, dads not well... so didnt get to go look...
today tryin to get wheels balanced and rotated, but being directional is poo.