Bumper Outdoor Kitchen?

[Mark_In_MA]

Maybe the bumper isn't the best place to put it.

It would take a little more room to get a grill with legs/stand, but if you could put it on the side of the bus (closer to the door), you might find it easier to cook in not-so-perfect weather, and you might be close enough to your kitchen sink inside so you don't need a second one. I like that table/sink combo, but it looks a little shallow for doing dishes. If you've got a limited water supply, you might want a sink you can soak the dishes in rather then a constant rinse.

[bansil]

something to think about, where does your exhaust exit?

if the back, might be a strong smell of residual diesel in the air, ours is out side by the door and it smells for a day or so after a long trip

[Robin97396]

Just a thought. If you want your grill to be off the back of the bus you could use a removable hitch extension to attach the grill to, and still be able to tow a trailer.

[Docsgsxr]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

Just a thought. If you want your grill to be off the back of the bus you could use a removable hitch extension to attach the grill to, and still be able to tow a trailer.

[Robin97396]

Actually you could put something on the grill and still make a few more miles before you stop and have dinner.

[dan-fox]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

Actually you could put something on the grill and still make a few more miles before you stop and have dinner.

There's a cookbook out there (not Road Kill Cookbook but similar) that has recipes for stuff where you cut up the ingredients, wrap it all in al foil, and leave it on your exhaust manifold. IIRC the cooking time was expressed in miles.

[Robin97396]

Not a bad idea and it would might make the bus smell good, except for the leak that dribbled on the manifold.

[Dapplecreek]

Originally Posted by dan-fox

There's a cookbook out there (not Road Kill Cookbook but similar) that has recipes for stuff where you cut up the ingredients, wrap it all in al foil, and leave it on your exhaust manifold. IIRC the cooking time was expressed in miles.

Ya GOTTA watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niegc7QcilM

He has lots of good ideas, but the best is putting gravy in the windshield washer reservoir so you can baste the turkey while you're driving...

[Docsgsxr]

This thread has officially been HIJACKED!!!!

[Robin97396]

Nooooo! We're still talking about cooking. The outdoor bumper cooker, except we moved the food the the exhaust manifold.

[crazycal]

Originally Posted by Dapplecreek

Ya GOTTA watch this:

He has lots of good ideas, but the best is putting gravy in the windshield washer reservoir so you can baste the turkey while you're driving...

That was funny. I tried cooking on the engine once. I put something up near the turbo. It wasn't to my satisfaction.

[bansil]

Thanks Dapplecreek for wasting an hour of my day

I always seem to find new shows

[rebeca]

Originally Posted by Kim_in_Indiana

Okay, my 12 year old had a fantastic idea. We literally just got this bus yesterday. It's a fiberglass 28' diesel shuttle.

Pulled it into the driveway and he looks at the back and says, "instead of putting the kitchen inside, what about making a fold down box and putting the kitchen outside. Then we could have a table that slides out from there and have a place to sit food out." Kitchen being Coleman stove and sink. I've been eyeing those fish cleaning stations for $50 anyway and doing a foot pedal sink.

It does have a tow package, so we want to keep that available. I'm searching on Pinterest but don't see anything yet. Has anyone come across anything like this? I need to take a closer look at how the frame goes into the back of the vehicle.

That`s very creative, can i include this ideas to.

No you may not. If you post with your website attached again, you will be banned and President Sisi will send a few guys over to have a nice chat with you.

[milkmania]

Originally Posted by crazycal

That was funny. I tried cooking on the engine once. I put something up near the turbo. It wasn't to my satisfaction.

My biggest fondest childhood memory...
When I was 7, my Grandmother was cafeteria manager for Marina Del Rey school in California. She'd buy cases of frozen burritos and bring home.

When Grandpa took me to the cement pond for my swimming lessons, he'd wrap 3 or 4 burritos in aluminum foil, and throw them on the intake of his old '66 retired bakery panel truck... We'd drive out, get my lessons, then have warm burritos for lunch. That was 43 years ago, and I'll never forget him... I miss him daily.

[dan-fox]

Originally Posted by crazycal

You need to be pretty coordinated to cook while chasing after the bus.

Don't worry, the extension cord will pull it up short and keep it from getting too far!

[turf]

a stainless steel fold down shelf would be a nice addition, maybe not full kitchen but a least a camp ready place to start.

[FunkyChickenBus]

We have a 1990 Thomas handicap short bus and want to do a chuckbox/camp kitchen that pulls out of the side lift door (still have to remove the lift to make room). Because we have kept the seats intact, the only room for a camp kitchen is something that can be pulled out because there isn't enough room for a kitchen inside.

These photos are the closest I've seen to what we want to do:
Kitchen Kit/Chuck Box - Page 43 - Expedition Portal

[Geo Jeff]

Originally Posted by slaughridge85

Not a bad idea, but where do you cook if the rain is blowing in sideways or its 10 degrees outside?

You go to Arizona

[ennonne]

Old thread, OP may or may not be around, and this is probably posted elsewhere here, but I like it, and think it may help teamdixiechickens:



Not off the back as the OP was thinking, but creative. Fridge is inside, but everything else, sink, grill, stove, chuckbox, is outside.

[Tango]

Interesting but too "weather dependent" for me.