Mainly we're thinking about a shortened Weekender, chopping it vertically at the rear of the frame so the hatch is much less complicated, like zapj did with his(his album), but we would have a shallower angle on the rear (so the vertical part of the hatch is much taller):
The taller vertical would give us more storage space for cabinets/drawers, but we'd lose a significant amount of potential storage space if we put in a conventional counter top at a usable height. So, I thought maybe make one of the cabinets like bbarry did in his, with a slide-out/fold out cabinet/counter:
My one concern will be balancing the hatch length & angle so we can walk under it without banging our heads. The negative tongue weight from the increased cabinets/hoarding of kitchen gadgets will be balanced out by the battery box and air conditioner at the front of the tear.
Any ideas/suggestions?