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Post by BoxGods on Nov 29, 2022 2:21:46 GMT
Very interesting! Two questions for now: 1) Is the sink basically just a tub to hold water? ie. is there any water storage/faucet/spray nozzle included in the design like the Rivian? 2) Is the stove type induction? Thanks! The sink is a sink. It is also super insulated and can work double duty as a day cooler with 24 hour ice holding. As for water, there is a utility compartment to the right of the sink that can basically be used for whatever each user wants. If you want to store water in there and a pump for the sink it will work fine for that--there is 12VDC available. Some people will prefer to use our 12 gallon frunk tank with powered sprayer and save the utility compartment for other things. Others will prefer a water bottle with pump--like a 5 gallon Gerry Can or your basic water bottle. Said another way you are not forced to use a one size fits all solution. Yes the stove is induction.
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Post by BoxGods on Nov 29, 2022 2:28:00 GMT
I have had quite a few people asking about installing and uninstalling the Camp Kitchen. It might be more accurate to say loading and unloading.
I drew up some "quick and dirty" movers to better illustrate how loading would work--or how I personally would go about it anyway--this is by no means the only way or the best way for everyone. The image above shows the slide rail as it would be mounted in the gear tunnel. The camp kitchen main cabinet structure, (I left off all the other parts to keep the illustration simple) is mounted on a pair of wheeled "movers"in roughly the correct position to be put into the truck' In this next picture you get a better idea of where the slide rail actually fits into the cabinet. If you look at the middle area of the mover to the right you will see a bolt used to adjust the height so everything lines up. This adjustment is likely something you would only have to do the first time--provided you are parked in roughly the same place. And here you see the cabinet has bridged from the movers and is started on the slide rail. As the cabinet is pushed into the gear tunnel the movers--which also have rails and can slide--are moving away And the process is continuing with more of the cabinet on the trucks slide rail and the movers about to slide out the other end of the cabinet. This shows the same thing from the other end. The first mover is removed and the second one is almost there as well. This image gives you a better idea of how the movers are just portable / rolling extensions of the main slide rail--you could think of it as two pieces of train track. If you look near the center of the mover you will see a screw / bolt that allows you to fine tune the height of the mover so it is aligned with the rail in the gear tunnel. The unloading process would be just the same, only in reverse. Once you have the kitchen on the movers you can roll it into the garage and leave it on the movers ready to be loaded for your next trip. My view is that the camp kitchen should be fairly easy to install and remove, and that it should be easy to store when it is in the garage. If one person can do it in a leisurely low stress 15 minutes then people are much more likely to actually use it, and less likely to just leave the kitchen in the truck year round--even in the off season. Again, this is not the only way to load/unload the kitchen, and a cart, although helpful, is not a requirement. Two reasonably can do it manually with a little bit of "grunt". Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Post by qgessner on Dec 26, 2022 18:26:27 GMT
Love this idea and the design is looking really good. And I see you are working on a Rivian Camp Kitchen alternative - excellent, exactly what I am searching for.
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Post by BoxGods on Dec 26, 2022 21:07:09 GMT
Love this idea and the design is looking really good. And I see you are working on a Rivian Camp Kitchen alternative - excellent, exactly what I am searching for. Thanks and welcome to the group =)
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Post by bksnacker on Dec 27, 2022 17:40:12 GMT
Hey guys, I love what you're doing here, both as an R1T owner and an amateur fan of 3D design/part prototyping. In fact, I've been teaching myself fusion 360 as a hobby for a while now and would love to play with designing parts for my rivian. In the interest of using your slide rail design for additional gear tunnel accessories (I signed up for the kitchen and tray so far), I was wondering if you could make some of the design files available. Specifically, the rails and profiles required to nicely mesh with the rails, would be great. Of course I understand if you'd prefer not to share these designs. Either way, really appreciate your work and your openness to blog about the design insights.
Also, is the rail itself a standard part that could be purchased vs. something you'd custom fabricate? My guess was that it was an already available nylon rail from somewhere.
Thanks!
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Post by BoxGods on Dec 29, 2022 9:19:03 GMT
Very interesting! Two questions for now: 1) Is the sink basically just a tub to hold water? ie. is there any water storage/faucet/spray nozzle included in the design like the Rivian? 2) Is the stove type induction? Thanks! There are two options for water--or maybe two variations might be more accurate. To the right of the sink there is a utility compartment with a removable 5 gallon roto-molded water tank and the 12V water pump. There is also a fold up faucet. The second option is using our 12 gallon frunk water tank. I prefer this as it frees up valuable space in the utility compartment and takes advantage of the weirdly shaped under utilized space under the shelf in the frunk. Plus 12 gallons of water vs 5 is a nice bonus. To put it in practical terms, imagine your kitchen at home with a full 30% of the available space being taken up by water storage. Now imagine every time you wanted water for non cooking uses--like rinsing mud off of hiking boots/grand kids/the dogs you have to slide the kitchen out then back in when you're done. The second variant would be using both the 5 gallon tank in the slide out, and refilling it as needed from the 12 gallon frunk tank. My guess is that anyone going this route would pull the 5 gallon tank out of the kitchen slide after their first trip and just use the 12 gallon frunk tank because it is so much more practical. Yes the cook top is induction. I will also most likely offer a solid top option there for those that want to use some other type of counter top stove--propane as one example.
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Post by bksnacker on Feb 3, 2023 2:58:14 GMT
The other day, I was thinking about the door to the gear tunnel in the back seat. I was wondering whether some part of the camp kitchen might be accessible in a useful way from inside the cabin when everything is stowed. Currently, it looks like it won't line up with anything - like it's right between the drawers and the sink. But just thought I'd throw out the idea in case it gives you any ideas. Seems like an interesting opportunity to use that door. Same might go for the layout of other plank accessories too.
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Post by BoxGods on Feb 3, 2023 7:23:01 GMT
The other day, I was thinking about the door to the gear tunnel in the back seat. I was wondering whether some part of the camp kitchen might be accessible in a useful way from inside the cabin when everything is stowed. Currently, it looks like it won't line up with anything - like it's right between the drawers and the sink. But just thought I'd throw out the idea in case it gives you any ideas. Seems like an interesting opportunity to use that door. Same might go for the layout of other plank accessories too. That is an interesting thought. I'm not sure offhand what could be located there that would be truly worthwhile--aka not a gimmicky kind of thing--but certainly worth pondering.
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Post by r1tahoe on Feb 7, 2023 17:53:02 GMT
The other day, I was thinking about the door to the gear tunnel in the back seat. I was wondering whether some part of the camp kitchen might be accessible in a useful way from inside the cabin when everything is stowed. Currently, it looks like it won't line up with anything - like it's right between the drawers and the sink. But just thought I'd throw out the idea in case it gives you any ideas. Seems like an interesting opportunity to use that door. Same might go for the layout of other plank accessories too. That is an interesting thought. I'm not sure offhand what could be located there that would be truly worthwhile--aka not a gimmicky kind of thing--but certainly worth pondering. What about access to the sink/day cooler? It looks like there is a drawer handle in front of the sink, what does that access? Does the sink itself actually pull out? Not sure if it would be possible to line that up with the back seat door (it's probably too big) but just spitballing on ideas. Either way, I am curious what that handle does and if the sink is actually designed to be able to pull out.
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Post by BoxGods on Feb 8, 2023 1:57:38 GMT
That is an interesting thought. I'm not sure offhand what could be located there that would be truly worthwhile--aka not a gimmicky kind of thing--but certainly worth pondering. What about access to the sink/day cooler? It looks like there is a drawer handle in front of the sink, what does that access? Does the sink itself actually pull out? Not sure if it would be possible to line that up with the back seat door (it's probably too big) but just spitballing on ideas. Either way, I am curious what that handle does and if the sink is actually designed to be able to pull out. That is basically a "faux" handle. AKA known as a towel holder lol. Design is what I do meaning I really enjoy this stuff--so never be shy about sharing ideas =)
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Post by jeffbarge on Feb 13, 2023 1:58:25 GMT
This is an amazing project, and I'd seriously consider it at $2100. One question - have you actually built any yet? I'd love to see some actual photos or videos beyond the renderings.
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Post by BoxGods on Feb 13, 2023 5:44:27 GMT
This is an amazing project, and I'd seriously consider it at $2100. One question - have you actually built any yet? I'd love to see some actual photos or videos beyond the renderings. We are putting each project into production in the order they hit their required signup number. The first was the 12 gal frunk water tank with sprayer--reservation deposits opened for it last Thursday for delivery mid to late May. I am testing the slide mechanism for the Slide out gear tunnel Utility Tray now as it will enter production next--with a target delivery date also in May The Camp Kitchen will use the same slide rail so it will likely be the third to enter production. Once I start prototyping it I will be posting pictures of the progress.
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Post by jmag on Feb 15, 2023 3:11:25 GMT
This is an amazing project.... The first was the 12 gal frunk water tank with sprayer--reservation deposits opened for it last Thursday for delivery mid to late May. Should we have received an email on how to pay the deposit? Just want to make sure I don't miss the boat. Thanks!
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Post by BoxGods on Feb 15, 2023 5:51:36 GMT
The first was the 12 gal frunk water tank with sprayer--reservation deposits opened for it last Thursday for delivery mid to late May. Should we have received an email on how to pay the deposit? Just want to make sure I don't miss the boat. Thanks! I checked the 12 gal signup list and your name is there and it was on the email list for the reservation email so you should have gotten it. Reservations will be closing Monday February 20th so I will ask Marsha to resend it to you tomorrow morning.
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Post by jmag on Feb 16, 2023 23:46:26 GMT
Received and paid the deposit. Hopefully, I was the odd person out, but I checked and did not receive the email prior to the most recent re-send of it. Thanks for making all of this happen.
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