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Hi All,

Had our first weekend away in our Kalahari 8 last weekend. Good timing or what? The first decent weekend in about three months.

Had a great time and learnt a few things. Mainly that a BBQ is not great for general cooking. I have now bought a two ring gas hob thingy.

Also decided that we need some sort of kitchen.

Our budget is around £50.00. Must be solid as the cooker is quite heavy. Other than that we are open to suggestions from you more experienced camperists.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers

Nick

I have been trying to find a picture of the tables I used in my tent, i had one that had a central bit for putting the cooker on, a small lift up flap-type bit to the right that was great for utensils and stuff while you were cooking and to the left there was another full size table, which made it very sturdy. Most of the ones I can find now are way more expensive and have cupboards attached. The cupboard bit is good, I did get cheesed off with things falling off the back of the table! The gelert website has a few good things, but they do seem pricey, maybe have a look at those and someone will be along to tell you where the cheaper versions can be found!

At this time of year always keep an eye on the lidl and aldi specials on line - they have some great camping buys at a fraction of the big name prices and usually at least the same quality.

We have both of the following, they are both brill and very sturdy. purchased from Argos.

http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1428744-10294381?url=http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9278390/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CSports+and+leisure%7C14419152/c_2/2%7C14419152%7CCamping%7C14419397/Trail/searchtext%3EGREAT+DEALS+ON+CAMPING.htm

http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1428744-10294381?url=http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9278383/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CSports+and+leisure%7C14419152/c_2/2%7C14419152%7CCamping%7C14419397/Trail/searchtext%3EGREAT+DEALS+ON+CAMPING.htm

Do you have a discount card for Go Outdoors, as again we bought the Campingaz Camping Chef Stove which they did a price match for (Amazon are £38.94) they are £49.99 in Go Outdoors but becauseof the price match we got it for £35. Bargain!

Quote: Originally posted by hlk01 on 19/5/2012

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I have always hated out first kitchen stand as it wobbles, so my advice would be to go and look at a few and see what suits. Go Outdoors have a few different styles on display if you have one nearby and they are 15% off this weekend.
I've just bought this and it seems well put together and will fit well into out kitchen tent.

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This looks great hlk01. Wish i'd have seen it before buying two similar ones!

Oh well.

Just seen my links don't work, sorry they are the Regatta Kitchen and table from Argos.

Kitchen is on offer at £49.99 at the mo and the table is £29.99.

I agree with Lewislaw above !

The unit he suggests is made by lots of companies but is the most stable of all the units we tried. I hated many and could only wonder who would trust a wobbly unit with a pan of boiling water on top. Ours looks almost exactly the same as Lewislaw's  but is made by Vango ... its great to have a net fronted cupboard to keep the cups in away from the flies. The cooker top portion has a metal slatted top which does not warp or ignite from the heat of the grill on the campingaz cooker grill. Watch out for laminated cooker tops as they can be damaged by the downward heat from a gas flame. THe wind shield is great at keeping the breeze from blowing out the cooker flame even when sited in a open awning.