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Make sure there is plenty of ventilation otherwise you will retain the food smell in the material. Be careful not to drop hot fat etc onto plastic groundsheets - all common sense really!

Dave

Outside is No1 safest place but if it`s raining then somewhere inside the tent that doesn`t have a groundsheet is best, or put a washable picnic rug under the kitchen area. You`ll need some sort of table or support stand (not plastic) if cooking inside just to keep it off the floor, but outside you can use most camp cookers on the grass.

Keep any cooking or gas device well away from the tent walls or low/sloping ceilings, don`t have the cooker between you and the exit and ventilate the area well. Don`t allow kids anywhere near the kitchen unit either...these things can be a bit wobbly. Keep a bucket of water handy as well.

Best place in your tent would be to pole out the awning and cook under there, with perhaps a windbreak to provide some shelter.

Hi peggie ........ welcome to Ukcampsite ..... we cook on all sorts - inside and out - when using the double burner ..... we put it on table (cheaper plastic top with crossed legs that clip on) with gas bottle underneither .... we do have a camp kitcken but rarely take it with us, due to space

We use gripper matting under most things, just to stop them roaming around 

Quote: Originally posted by Mature-Student on 13/5/2006

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Hi

Aldi's are doing lovely plastic coated tablecloths for a fiver just now. Very large and thick, would be perfect under cooking table if cooking inside.

HTH

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