Roll around kitchen

[Texas Gypsy]

Home depot had a sale and I went in a little different direction. I may still have the wire cart onboard for my ingredients and moving various things around but I am really excited about this big boy
The bottom drawers are deep and I should be able to fit all of my pots and pans in it. This should pretty much contain my whole kitchen set up. It's extra wide so the Blackstone grill will fit on it. Thinking about drilling some holes the size of the legs into the butcher block top and a couple of eye bolts for a bungie cord across the top to keep it in place while underway.
Yep....gonna be some D-rings installed into the floor.... even though it has locks on the wheels.

 

[bullfrog !]

Yep looks really nice! Who says full timer’s don’t end up carrying more weight! Lol!!!

 

[LargeMarge]

... cook where it's cooler.
... go rancid as quickly. Today I'd use Canola as...

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!!! Soapbox Alert !!!
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a)
We owned a restaurant business for ten years.
.
A deep-fat fryer rarely cools back to solid.
Traveling with sloshing oil sounds... slipperyish.
.
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b)
The word 'canola' (Canada oil) is a marketing gimmick to deflect from the name of the plant -- rape.
Like all seed oils, rape oil is extremely inflammatory for joints.
Rape oil also destroys the gut lining, causing leaky-gut.
.
Leaky gut allows undigested food (and GMO garbage/non-food...) to enter the bloodstream.
Leaky gut is the direct cause of auto-immune symptoms, such as 'allergies' and arthritis.
.
To the neverending delight of feminists, everyplace else outside of North America calls that oil 'rape'.
.
Worse, those factory farms are drenched in millions of tons of petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides.
Where do those petroleum products settle?
In the fatty parts of the seed... then the seed is pressed to extract the oil, carrying those poisons.
.
Imagine drinking straight Vasoline or Vick's Vaso-Rub.
.
.
c)
Oils go rancid pretty much as soon as they are pressed from seed.
To extend their shelf-life a few days, manufacturers hydrogenate.
Unfortunately, hydrogenated oils are extremely inflammatory.
.
keyword -- 'allergies', arthritis, AGEs (Advanced Glycation Endproducts, leading to brain deterioration, leading to dementia)
.
.
s,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Buzz-Kill

 

[Texas Gypsy]

I have such a lightweight build that I could add several of these and still not be as heavy as the average gutted and built in bus.
Also I have the Ford 7.3L turbo diesel

 

[LargeMarge]

... couple of eye bolts for a bungie cord across the top to keep it in place while underway.
Yep....gonna be some D-rings installed into the floor.... even though it has locks on the wheels.

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a)
Based on my experience, bungee cords always break.
Instead, would you consider rat-**** straps?
If you think two is enough, I would go four... or maybe six.
If you think six is enough, we could be pals.
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For eye-bolts, please consider going to a logger supply.
Their forged full-circle eye-bolts are rated for continuous commercial duty.
The light-duty stuff from a hardware store is usually merely bent wire.
If it can be bent, it can be unbent.
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b)
If I was me, I might plan for the Worst Case Scenario:
* wet leaves on gravel in the snow on a curve, while evading a suicidal moose... inverted.
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We have a similar tool cabinet in our ExpeditionVehicle.
I mounted it in a corner.
I bolted it through two walls plus the floor.
I backed the bolts with strips of steel plate.
If that goes airborne, it's curtains for the moose.
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www.westechrigging.com/eye-bolt-machinery-crosby-s279-012.html
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www.lowes.com/pd/National-Hardware-1-4-in-x-2-in-Zinc-Plated-Steel-Plain-Eye-Bolt/1000368265

 

[maki2]

There is a better option for holding things in place on top of the tool chest for traveling. Use webbing straps with a buckle fastener instead of bungees. Those prevent any movement. Instead of D ring use a deck pad eye fitting that the strap can slide through. See the photos of a set of six stainless steel one for $16.00 on Amazon. That is a good price and you will find them to be useful for holding other things in place.

 

[Malamute]

Yes, footman loops are good items when made of good material. They are used quite a bit on motorcycles to give attachment points on top of saddlebags and top boxes and other points. I have some to attach things to the sidecar body.

The common hardware store eye bolts are pretty soft, like grade 3. Ive had the joint in the loop tack welded to make them more resistant to pulling apart or to use as part of a lock hasp. You can also get forged eye bolts, they cost quite a bit more but are much stronger. Most such items should have an SWL (safe working load) rating marked on the tag. I dont recall the formula, I think its about 1/3 of the fail point. An impact like a wreck will of course dramatically raise the load.

 

[Happy Camper]

That looks great. Just remember you might want to have better dirt wheels if you're planning on taking it off of the lift.

Shop wheels work great in a shop, but you get a screw under the wheel and it'll stop it quickly. Could be a pain to move. Or at worst, a hazard.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

^^ This. Any little stone, twig, or rut will cause quite a violent lurch.
We fitted 6" pneumatic casters under our tool chest to maneuver around dirt track pits.

We also puts towels under and over the tools to keep them from moving around and to keep the sound down when moving. Tools make quite a racket when vibrating on bare steel drawer bottoms. Some racing teams would line the drawers with foam and cut outlines for each individual tool to keep them from migrating into a jumble.

 

[maki2]

Foam drawer liner is also essential as are drawer divider trays for small items.

I hate noisy rattles when driving.

 

[Happy Camper]

When I finish up my jeeps, it'll hear mine and everyone else's noisy rattles lol. Top off doors off.

 

[Frood]

Just came across this and thought it was relevant... Maybe not exact same idea but interesting.

https://www.rei.com/product/114088/..._AL-_-40661-_-55097-_-NA&avad=55097_e318fbb31

 

[jacqueg]

Just came across this and thought it was relevant... Maybe not exact same idea but interesting.

https://www.rei.com/product/114088/..._AL-_-40661-_-55097-_-NA&avad=55097_e318fbb31

Cabela's has similar units.

A year or so ago, I bought two of the fabric-covered stands. I was hoping to decrease the dust collecting on my pots and pans when I had my outdoor kitchen set up..

Did that work? Somewhat. Were they worth it? Well, they are useful for storage, but they are not all that sturdy, and they are kind of a pain to set up. I've gotten better at that, but will I buy them again when they become unusable? Probably not.

For a table, I use one of those $50 height-adjustable folding tables, works fine. For easily portable pots and pans and/or food storage, I'm thinking I'll try collapsible storage totes. Stay tuned.

 

[vanbrat]

SOOOOooooo how goes the rolling kitchen. ?

 

[Happy Camper]

Rollin Rollin Rollin, keep that kitchen Rollin...

 

[Texas Gypsy]

SOOOOooooo how goes the rolling kitchen. ?

It doesn't. The mechanic had my bus for over a month and it got too hot to stay in Texas any longer.
I'm traveling around the highlands of Mexico up where it's cool enough to breathe! I'll go pick up my bus next fall once the temperatures are under triple digits and try again.

 

[Frood]

It doesn't. The mechanic had my bus for over a month and it got too hot to stay in Texas any longer.
I'm traveling around the highlands of Mexico up where it's cool enough to breathe! I'll go pick up my bus next fall once the temperatures are under triple digits and try again.

Out of curiosity, what is considered the highlands in Mexico? Google has different highlands listed all over and the only ones I'm familiar with are near Toluca... but not sure if that's considered highlands or just high altitude...

 

[VanFan]

It doesn't. The mechanic had my bus for over a month and it got too hot to stay in Texas any longer.
I'm traveling around the highlands of Mexico up where it's cool enough to breathe! I'll go pick up my bus next fall once the temperatures are under triple digits and try again.

Good move! I was too chicken to cross the Panhandle with the heat and an iffy van. Taking the time to have a few things replaced. Hope you are happily reunited with the bus in the fall! (It's only 99F at the moment, but that's a fluke. Better stay put for now.)

 

[Sage]

.
!!! Soapbox Alert !!!
.
a)
We owned a restaurant business for ten years.
.
A deep-fat fryer rarely cools back to solid.
Traveling with sloshing oil sounds... slipperyish.
.
.
b)
The word 'canola' (Canada oil) is a marketing gimmick to deflect from the name of the plant -- rape.
Like all seed oils, rape oil is extremely inflammatory for joints.
Rape oil also destroys the gut lining, causing leaky-gut.
.
Leaky gut allows undigested food (and GMO garbage/non-food...) to enter the bloodstream.
Leaky gut is the direct cause of auto-immune symptoms, such as 'allergies' and arthritis.
.
To the neverending delight of feminists, everyplace else outside of North America calls that oil 'rape'.
.
Worse, those factory farms are drenched in millions of tons of petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides.
Where do those petroleum products settle?
In the fatty parts of the seed... then the seed is pressed to extract the oil, carrying those poisons.
.
Imagine drinking straight Vasoline or Vick's Vaso-Rub.
.
.
c)
Oils go rancid pretty much as soon as they are pressed from seed.
To extend their shelf-life a few days, manufacturers hydrogenate.
Unfortunately, hydrogenated oils are extremely inflammatory.
.
keyword -- 'allergies', arthritis, AGEs (Advanced Glycation Endproducts, leading to brain deterioration, leading to dementia)
.
.
s,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Buzz-Kill

Thanks for the excellent explanation of canola oil and the bad effects on us. I wish more people knew and understood this in the deepest part of their brain and soul.

 

[Sage]

.
a)
Based on my experience, bungee cords always break.
Instead, would you consider rat-**** straps?
If you think two is enough, I would go four... or maybe six.
If you think six is enough, we could be pals.
.
For eye-bolts, please consider going to a logger supply.
Their forged full-circle eye-bolts are rated for continuous commercial duty.
The light-duty stuff from a hardware store is usually merely bent wire.
If it can be bent, it can be unbent.
.
.
b)
If I was me, I might plan for the Worst Case Scenario:
* wet leaves on gravel in the snow on a curve, while evading a suicidal moose... inverted.
.
We have a similar tool cabinet in our ExpeditionVehicle.
I mounted it in a corner.
I bolted it through two walls plus the floor.
I backed the bolts with strips of steel plate.
If that goes airborne, it's curtains for the moose.
.
.
www.westechrigging.com/eye-bolt-machinery-crosby-s279-012.html
.
www.lowes.com/pd/National-Hardware-1-4-in-x-2-in-Zinc-Plated-Steel-Plain-Eye-Bolt/1000368265

Yep, the moose and the driver. Everything needs maximum securing in a moving vehicle or it may become air borne with a hard braking.