Kitchen Build

The kitchen was the last project of the whole van and truthfully the project I spent that least time planning. I think by the time we made it to this part of the build, I was ready for it to be done.

The first thing I did was decide how high I wanted the cabinets and how long of a countertop to install. Then I decided which side I wanted the cooktop to be on (I chose closest to the passenger seat so that it had full air exposure when the door was open.  I also upcycled an industrial sized coffee maker as the sink- just added a drain to it and cut a hole to fit. Then I installed the kitchen faucet. The faucet I chose has a weight on it that can be removed so it can be used outside as an outdoor shower.

The kitchen has a 7 gallon fresh water tank, 5 gallon grey water and a water pump to pressurize the water to the faucet. I decided that the water tanks would lay flat on the bottom of the kitchen with easily accessible fill and drain lines so that I can easily refill while out and about. 

There are two shelves within the cabinet for pots, pans, and other cooking needs. I also added a propane case with an air hose that goes out the bottom of the van so that if the propane were to leak it would fall out of the bottom of the van rather than poison me. The cooktop then can be lit and used when the propane tank is opened and the tank is easily accessible from the outside when I need to have it refilled. 

The water pump I have is not one I would recommend. It works fine but is pretty loud when I use it.. A project for another day. 

Then there is a dorm sized refrigerator beside the main cabinet and a drawer above it to store utensils, cups, and other kitchen essentials. I added a magnetized child lock to the drawer front so that it would not open while driving. 

I store food in the upper cabinets above the kitchen and some underneath on the garage shelves (accessible from inside). All in all the kitchen is very functional and works well. 

See more photos of the kitchen build process here.