Trail Kitchens - Worth the steep price?

Anyone have the Trail Kitchens Camp Kitchen?

https://trailkitchens.com/collectio...roducts/trail-kitchens-camp-kitchen-gear-save

Any thoughts on it? Will a Partner Stove 22 fit inside? How does it fare in inclement weather? Etc...

 

$900!!! Holy Beejeebus I'll spend that on something else.

 

At Trail Kitchens we manufacture 3 models of camp kitchens starting at $499.00 for the compact model. We also sell each model complete with the Kitchen accessories, or not, which adds about $200.00 to the retail price.The construction is all aluminum with stainless steel hinges. Our Camp kitchens are made to last a lifetime or more. We have a 100% satisfaction guaranteed policy. If any of our products is not what you expected just call us and we will authorize a return and a refund. We also welcome visits to our factory if you are in the Lake Tahoe area. We are located immediately off I 80 in Truckee. All three models can be found at the following link. Please feel free to call us with any questions. We are here to help you M-F 9-6 PST
https://trailkitchens.com/collections/portable-camp-kitchens

 

Gotta pay to play

 

My lord that pricey, looks like you bump an outer leg and it will snap. Pass

 

$900 with the listed accessories - which I wouldn't buy.

The setup looks nice, though. Stainless isn't cheap. I don't see the value in it for my wallet.

 

Welcome to TW.

 

Yes, a 22" Partner stove will fit inside the compact model or the regular Camp Kitchen. The model with the integrated stove uses a Camp Chef Everest stove. 20,000 btu's of power plus it simmers very well

 

I saw one of these at Mule Expedition Outfitters and have to say, it looks pretty nice. The price might steer a lot of folks away, but as someone who is into Backpacking, I know all that GSI equipment is pretty pricey too. I'm not sure which way I'll go with this. Originally I was concerned about having this exposed in the bed of the truck during rain/inclement weather but I've since solved that issue by putting a rollup tonneau cover that can still work with a bed rack. Water will still get in (minimal), but I might now be able to build myself a kitchen setup with plywood coated with herculiner or something. We'll see.

 

The compact would be nice....the price tho, I guess it would depend on how much you would use it.

 

What I REALLY wanted was a setup like Goose-Gear has. But it needs to be weather-tight. Then I started looking for alternatives, like TruckVault or other drawer systems like that. This seemed cheaper by comparison, but not exactly what I was looking for.

 

So i bit the bullet and ordered one. Should be here Friday. I got super sick of my fridge sliding around and an action packer and table all separate. Should save a good bit of space and make life easier

 

Post pics of setup and take down if you get a chance.
Thanks

 

With almost everything I buy, ill be doing a written, photo and video review.

 

Id rather build up something out of wood, but for those that are not handy this might suit their needs.

 

I could. But wood is heavy, isnt great in the weather, and frankly, a waste of space. You can get a stronger layout with aluminum than wood in a more compact situation. You are paying a premium for sure. But you get a better cube of space with something like this. To make a wood chuck box with the tables, legs etc, it would be prohibitively large and heavy. I have to fit mine in the Alucab Camper when it gets here.

 

I'll be on the lookout for that!

 

Wood well placed isn't that heavy. Get a hole saw and a jig saw to cut out sections of plywood to lighten things up, like the popular Paulk work bench.

 

Are you getting the Khaya?

 

So that addresses one very small part of a large equation.
Go for it. More power to you. I do realllly good with wood.
I built all my furnature in the house. But there is a time and place for wood. This to ME, isnt one of them.