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I finished working on version 3.5 of my Car Kitchen yesterday — just in time to test it today on a hike near the Douro river. Comparing it to previous pictures, it may look just like version 3, but I put a lot of hours into this project and the build quality is much better. It doesn’t feel like a prototype anymore.

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After the hike, I made lunch, which my wife and I enjoyed from our camping chairs while taking in the view of the beautiful Douro. I love this river.

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Caffeine — my dog — didn’t care for the view or the brand-new kitchen build, but looking at his face, anyone can tell he was having a lot of fun. Dogs definitely understand what life is all about.

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It’s been a few months since I merged the sliding prototype with the kitchen box that traveled with me across Europe last summer, and I’m absolutely in love with it. This version 3 has come with us on several short trips through Portugal and Spain and on countless trails — like this one.

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A quick note: Although most of the pictures I’ve shared so far of the car kitchen are about making coffee, that’s just a tiny portion of what it’s actually used for. I often cook meals after a hike or at resting areas while traveling. In the picture above, for example, I was making coffee after we had lunch.

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That photo is also a good example of how the space below the platform serves as a regular trunk. If you look closely, you’ll see our bags there during a recent trip to Lisbon. And yes, the wind shield I hacked many months ago is still in use. I guess if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.

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Below, you can see the sketch of the base that stays in the trunk. I had to make some changes, so it’s not exactly the final design, but it’s pretty close. Either way, the part you see in the photo above can be easily removed when we are not using it.

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Like I said, version 3 is working like a charm. I love it, but since it was a proof of concept, it was built with 10 mm plywood. Now it’s time to make it stronger and give it a proper finish.

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Today, I bought the wood and started disassembling the external shell, which is the part that will be rebuilt. Once I’m done with that, I’ll publish a video showing how everything works — including the drawers 😉.

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Even though it was just a very basic prototype, using the car trunk as a space for cooking worked very well. So much so that it inspired me to try another idea. What if, instead, I created a self-contained box with all the kitchen items inside it that I could simply grab from the trunk and put on a table to start cooking?

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The upcoming summer trip was the perfect opportunity to test this concept, so I started building it. But this time I wanted something more polished and invested some time planning all the details.

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The final product is simple, yet contains everything I frequently use on every camping trip. It’s basically two drawers made with euroboxes with several custom-made dividers.

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Oh, that cardboard wrapped in aluminum around the stove is there as a temporary hack to prevent the wind from blowing the fire. I couldn’t find any option to buy with the perfect dimensions, so future me will have to fix this by making one.

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During the long summer trip, I took note of a few small details that I’d like to change here and there, but I was super happy with the final product. Final? Well…

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After loading and unloading the portable kitchen from the trunk several times during the trip, I came up with a specific way to position it that would give me access to the items in the drawers. Because I could open the trunk and work on simple dishes from there without having to bring the entire box to a table, I had one of those a-ha moments.

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What if I create a platform to raise it and include a sliding mechanism like in the first prototype? Something similar to what you can see in the picture above, but higher. That would give me access to the rest of the trunk for storage, and I would even be able to cook without having to remove the entire box from the car.

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Honestly, I couldn’t stop thinking about that idea during the whole trip — especially when we stopped at resting areas to make some coffee.

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I love camping, but I don’t really enjoy the “setting up” part at the campground. For this trip, I’m trying out an idea: if I can use the car trunk for some of my gear, I might reduce the workload when I arrive at my spot.

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This is a very basic prototype I put together in a couple of hours, using materials I already had. The goal is to see if this space works well as a travel kitchen. So far, I’m pretty happy with the height and the “counter” space.

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