Kansafornia
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Given my ongoing intentions to not cook inside my Alaskan (whenever possible), here is my latest build on an exterior camp kitchen stack that was suggested to me by a youtube personality I know. He, however, used a Milwaukee stack for his setup; a bit less elaborate than the one I've built, but very similar in form-factor nevertheless.
I repurposed a Toughbuilt roller that I'd bought for a previous employee which has a large bottom roller box and a drawer box. To that I've added Toughbuilt's crate, a simple crater top, as well as two foldable wing work spaces from Harbor Freight.
The stack is as follows:
Lower "main" roller box: Mounted 5lb propane tank with external access and multiple 1lb Fuel Keg refillable propane tanks for lanterns, Fuel Keg refiller system, Mr Heater Portable, etc... as well as propane related tools/gear. I've also cut venting into the box to mitigate potential leaked-gas buildup issues as the lower box would otherwise be IP65.
Drawer Box:
Top - Cooking utensils and spices
Mid - Plastic bags, containers, food prep items (e.g. rollable cutting mat), napkins, cloth towels
Lower - Matches, lighters, gloves, pot holders, "all things", limited propane-related tools, cleaning supplies (camp dish soap, sponges, etc...)
Top Crate: Cookware & paper towels
Stove: Late 90's Coleman camp stove that a local Cub Scout Pack gave me when they unfortunately couldn't recharter (too low interest for their area
). It was in very poor condition so I've since refurb'd/painted it to put it back into service. Runs like a top!!
Usage design as follows: When facing the cook stack, the right-hand 'wing' is used for food prep and cooking utensils,the Left for cooked items/serving area, and the front bar 'bar' serves as a paper towel dispenser, cloth towel rack, and space to hang specific cooking utensils as well as my stove brush.
This system allows me to disassemble into its various pieces for cleaning, storage, travel, and loading - which turns out to be pretty nice as it'd otherwise be a bit bulk/heavy. It has security loops on the rear for a lockable cable that I secure to my truck.
One thing I'm still missing is a spot to hold my beer while cooking... A dreadful oversight that simply MUST be addressed.
Lastly, a callout and thank you to those respondents to an earlier thread about items brought in their cook setup. Your responses very nicely informed my design. Much appreciated.
I repurposed a Toughbuilt roller that I'd bought for a previous employee which has a large bottom roller box and a drawer box. To that I've added Toughbuilt's crate, a simple crater top, as well as two foldable wing work spaces from Harbor Freight.
The stack is as follows:
Lower "main" roller box: Mounted 5lb propane tank with external access and multiple 1lb Fuel Keg refillable propane tanks for lanterns, Fuel Keg refiller system, Mr Heater Portable, etc... as well as propane related tools/gear. I've also cut venting into the box to mitigate potential leaked-gas buildup issues as the lower box would otherwise be IP65.
Drawer Box:
Top - Cooking utensils and spices
Mid - Plastic bags, containers, food prep items (e.g. rollable cutting mat), napkins, cloth towels
Lower - Matches, lighters, gloves, pot holders, "all things", limited propane-related tools, cleaning supplies (camp dish soap, sponges, etc...)
Top Crate: Cookware & paper towels
Stove: Late 90's Coleman camp stove that a local Cub Scout Pack gave me when they unfortunately couldn't recharter (too low interest for their area
Usage design as follows: When facing the cook stack, the right-hand 'wing' is used for food prep and cooking utensils,the Left for cooked items/serving area, and the front bar 'bar' serves as a paper towel dispenser, cloth towel rack, and space to hang specific cooking utensils as well as my stove brush.
This system allows me to disassemble into its various pieces for cleaning, storage, travel, and loading - which turns out to be pretty nice as it'd otherwise be a bit bulk/heavy. It has security loops on the rear for a lockable cable that I secure to my truck.
One thing I'm still missing is a spot to hold my beer while cooking... A dreadful oversight that simply MUST be addressed.
Lastly, a callout and thank you to those respondents to an earlier thread about items brought in their cook setup. Your responses very nicely informed my design. Much appreciated.