Homemade Camping Kitchen
- 1). Build or purchase a storage cabinet before you go camping that can be used for food and closed tight. A good-sized "kitchen cabinet" can built out of plywood and tied or locked shut. It is important that the cabinet latches tightly to keep animals out of it. This will also make carrying food easier.
- 2). Choose a location for your kitchen area at your campsite. You will want a spot that's flat and as out of the wind as possible. Create a wind break, using your car, camper or a tarp to keep your stove from being blown out and your plates and cups from being blown to the ground.
- 3). Set up your tables in an "L" configuration or side by side if you prefer. If you build your own tables, you can outfit them with towel racks and cup hooks underneath for hanging pots and pans. This will keep them dry and get them out of the way. If your camp stove has legs, set it up independently of the tables. If your stove needs a spot at the table, place it at one end that is convenient for you. Place your cutting board next to the stove on either side.
- 4). Hang your kitchen cabinet off a pole, tree or the outside of your camper. If not, place the cabinet on one of the tables, so that the lid is laying flat on the table. If you need the space and the lid isn't too rough, it can double as a cutting board. You can also place plates, cups, pots and pans on top of the cabinet. You can also place the cabinet upright so that the door of the cabinet opens up like a regular kitchen cabinet, if you prefer, but the cabinet won't be as versatile.
- 5). Place your dishpan and other dish-washing implements on the other table at the opposite end. A towel rack can be screwed into the end of the table, to hang rags and towels for drying.
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