Rear Gallery Style Kitchen & Storage

[Bkcreation34]

I have seen a couple of post on here about members building a rear wall in the back of there CT and then on the other side of it they have a rear kitchen. Which is a great concept I like that idea when building them what has some of you all thought of the process and does it add more room or take away room more. I want to redue the inside due to the platform bed I built is to big and takes up to much room. There is storage under it that all lifts up on hinges but a hassle to keep lifting up the bed each time to do it. But I also want to think of a new way for a bed to add more room in my 6X10 and also have a sitting area and convert into sleeping area. And I would like to have a inside shower but the shower pans seem to big and I have a tankless water heater but I just don't want the inside to be overcrowded I want it to flow easier. So I was thinking a rear gallery with wall. And new concept for dining area and convert into sleeping.

[jwhite]

I don't cook when I camp I just warm up food I brought or cook on the grill but I think outside is best place to cook and if your not useing the trailer like a toyhauler I think a rear kitchen would be great,the other good thing about the wall in the rear it's the perfect place for a small AC, my rear wall has wheels so I can open and close it to get my golf cart in and out.
I built my bed so I can fold it up out of the way and I think that is best,and I have a leather couch that I like but when the bed is down it's way to crowded evan for 1 person so I am going to replace it with a office chair with wheels so I can roll it around and I can tell it's going to be alot better.
I really like the shower bath room but you can also store things in there when you traveling like chairs ezup canopy camping things that are going to used outside ect.
When the bed is up I have ton's of room,they have cabinets at lowes that fit over the toilet that are shallow and don't stick out far from the wall and they have a open space at the bottom I think they are perfect and look great.
Lowes has some great kitchen storage items I am going to look at again.

[Bkcreation34]

Ya but you have a much larger CT those I think you have tandem axle so that leaves for more of a open slate. Mine is only a 6 X 10 with V-Nose. Single Axle. So on your bed is it hand made design or bought from a company? And tell me about your plumbing do you have grey water tanks and fresh water tanks?

[jwhite]

I built my bed around a mattress I already had that I didn't use,I think it's a full size one down from a queen.
the height is ten inches off the floor so a 1x12 shelving pine is what I used for the legs and they lay flat when up.
I have 16 gallon water tank but no grey tank so I let the water run out on the ground, I always have camped over grass but I guess if I was camped like in a parking lot I would put a pan under the drain so I could catch the water and it wasn't noticable.
I have seen some unique camp kitchens that had a sink with a 5 gallon water can to catch the water.

[Bkcreation34]

I have sure seen some interesting designs as well. I was just thinking of taking a bed frame due to the framing all done and then use that for the bed just like at home. but I would like to have it where it folds up somehow.
Very true on camping on grass and it is not like it is toxic water. I would say I would be turned away if it was the water from the bathroom but I think not having a holding tank and when you take a shower you will have the ground around your CT all muddy with the water coming out if you take a shower or use the sink for anything. But I know with adding fresh water and grey tanks you will have more wait to the CT which is what we strive to reduce as much as we can if possible. BUt how can you have a one of a kind ct when you don't out doo the next person

[roadinspector]

BK,

I don't have a rear wall but I am building a bed/dinette conversion. Plus it folds up out of the way when hauling my bike. Here are sketchup pics of my work in progress. Some minor aspects have changed but the concept hasn't.





Hope this helps.

Earnest

[rideondirt]

Earnest,

I love your dinette design! It's exactly what I've been trying to conceptualize for ours.

I'll be watching for pics!

[Bkcreation34]

I do like your concept but is that design for a 6 foot wide or a 7 foot wide CT? Due to I have 6 feet wide I am to tall to sleep width wise due to only 6 feet wide. So I would have to sleep length wise so is this design for widith or length sleeping?

[roadinspector]

I do like your concept but is that design for a 6 foot wide or a 7 foot wide CT? Due to I have 6 feet wide I am to tall to sleep width wise due to only 6 feet wide. So I would have to sleep length wise so is this design for widith or length sleeping?

The design is a queen size across a 7' wide CT. This would work making it for length ways too. Of course that is also depending on available room. Originally I was going to build a fold up bed based on this design until I realized that across the trailer was only a couple of inches shorter than a queen. I was also going to do a fold away table on the opposite wall. This solved both issues. I can't sleep across a 6' wide CT either. This is a combination of several designs I have seen here that I put together that worked best for me. (Thanks everybody!)

Earnest,

I love your dinette design! It's exactly what I've been trying to conceptualize for ours.

I'll be watching for pics!

Thank you. Hopefully I will be able to get a lot done this weekend that is worth posting on my build page. You can find it at the link by my signature below.

Earnest

[Bkcreation34]

Thanks, and I do like the design of the foldable where it is a dining area and bedding area all in one. I will have to look at mine and figure out how I can put that into mine so it works and also strong and durable as well. I will miss the pillow top mattress I had in there it was just the right comfort of home. but with that in there it was taking up way to much room with the platform bed I design for it. And it also added alot of weight with that platform bed because it was very strong built and alot of wood in it and the inside and outside was all cedar so it had that nice smell of cedar and also cedar is great to keep the little bugs away while camping.

[cpinetree]

I have a 5x8 with an Ikea Lycksele futon (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49840048/) inside, and some cabinets with counter top at the rear. The pictures were taken near the end of the major construction. You can not really see the futon but, it sits across the 5ft dimension. The rear wall slides open side to side and the center of the counter top removes to fit a 1 1/2" scale train.




You can look in my album for a few other pics.

[roadinspector]

Check out http://www.thefoamfactory.com/ for your matress replacement. If you get them to cut the cushions to size it will cost you way too much. You can get a full size piece for about $100 less, cut your own and have some left over. Free shipping on orders over $75. Win win. If you have any questions about their product or which one to get, just email them. They respond quickly and are very helpful.

Earnest

[Taco Jeff]

Here is a picture of the Galley at the rear of my 5X10.
Hope this helps.

Jeff

[Taco Jeff]

My bed is a Queen size fold and tumble. I took the brackets from a Four Wheel camper I did a dinette conversion on.



Jeff

[hankaye]

Taco Jeff, Howdy;

How do you like that Coleman Grill/stove ??
I've been eyeballin one at the local China-Mart,
would appericate you thoughts.

hank