For those who have seen my Raider built, it's pretty small and integrated in terms of gear (it has to, to fit stuff), so it doesn't have a kitchen, just a slide-out fridge and storage boxes + 2 Kelty kitchen bags for food stuff and coffee stuff. This build isn't for that, it's for my Sequoia, which I'm starting to build up more for some longer trips (and for racing support, since it's my tow rig). I know most folks do a slide-out in the back cargo area, but I need that space available for various things so this is gonna be a bit different - a side-door kitchen. This will replace 1/3rd of the middle row of seats (the 3rd row is already deleted for a platform/storage stuff). I have to keep two seats so my kids can fit (in the event they actually want to go camping with my someday...TBD).
So like all my other stuff, this is gonna be on a budget. I usually like to weld stuff, but gonna do this in wood. So bought a couple pieces of 1/2" birch plywood, and the rest is stuff I have around the garage - pieces of an old table I built many years ago, some leftover carpet (same as used on my platform), etc. Goal is to make something to hold my small Iceco fridge (from the Raider), my stove (which is pretty bulky), food and coffee stuff, and a few other things. I'm not much of a woodowrker, so hopefully this turns out ok.
Ok, let's get going . first order of business is to remove the seat, which isn't tough once you know how to do it, and fab up some rail mounts for the kitchen box (using scrap stuff, of course). The plan is to have the whole box bolt in and out using the stock seat points.
and with weld nuts added
I didn't plan this out in much detail, so mostly just making it up as I go. So a few mistakes but overall coming together fine
I'm not very good at woodworking, as noted, and even worse dealing with plywood, so overbuilding a bit for sure. Weight isn't really an issue on a truck this size.
The upper section is smaller (for the stove) and lower is deeper with an "armrest" for the middle 2nd row seat.
All sanded
Basic test fit
Three coats of gray paint, and some outdoor carpeting on the shelves to reduce stuff sliding around
On the inner side, for the armrest area I used some carpet padding doubled up and then wrapped in carpeting. It's not exactly plush, but should be more comfy for my little girl to put her arm on if she wants to. And soft stuff on the sleeping side of the platform is never a bad idea anyhow.
Test-fitted the cooler (some tie-downs on the sides), added an amazon cargo net for small stuff, and my daughter wanted a cupholder
Ok, let's bolt it in
second net on the outside. The door is there to basically hold everything in place (so I don't need cabinet-type doors). My two kitchen bags will fit in the footwell/floor area next to it nicely.
And the passenger side...
So I have a few other things to do on this, but for the time being here's where it's at. I'll probably improve on it, but for ~$150 in total cost not bad so far.
So like all my other stuff, this is gonna be on a budget. I usually like to weld stuff, but gonna do this in wood. So bought a couple pieces of 1/2" birch plywood, and the rest is stuff I have around the garage - pieces of an old table I built many years ago, some leftover carpet (same as used on my platform), etc. Goal is to make something to hold my small Iceco fridge (from the Raider), my stove (which is pretty bulky), food and coffee stuff, and a few other things. I'm not much of a woodowrker, so hopefully this turns out ok.
Ok, let's get going . first order of business is to remove the seat, which isn't tough once you know how to do it, and fab up some rail mounts for the kitchen box (using scrap stuff, of course). The plan is to have the whole box bolt in and out using the stock seat points.
and with weld nuts added
I didn't plan this out in much detail, so mostly just making it up as I go. So a few mistakes but overall coming together fine
I'm not very good at woodworking, as noted, and even worse dealing with plywood, so overbuilding a bit for sure. Weight isn't really an issue on a truck this size.
The upper section is smaller (for the stove) and lower is deeper with an "armrest" for the middle 2nd row seat.
All sanded
Basic test fit
Three coats of gray paint, and some outdoor carpeting on the shelves to reduce stuff sliding around
On the inner side, for the armrest area I used some carpet padding doubled up and then wrapped in carpeting. It's not exactly plush, but should be more comfy for my little girl to put her arm on if she wants to. And soft stuff on the sleeping side of the platform is never a bad idea anyhow.
Test-fitted the cooler (some tie-downs on the sides), added an amazon cargo net for small stuff, and my daughter wanted a cupholder
Ok, let's bolt it in
second net on the outside. The door is there to basically hold everything in place (so I don't need cabinet-type doors). My two kitchen bags will fit in the footwell/floor area next to it nicely.
And the passenger side...
So I have a few other things to do on this, but for the time being here's where it's at. I'll probably improve on it, but for ~$150 in total cost not bad so far.
