CARAVAN KITCHEN
Our most notable kitchen space-savers would
have to be our pots and pans. They’re
stackable and have removable handles, which
allows us to easily fit three different saucepan
sizes, a wok and a frypan all in one side of the
cupboard, even though the kitchen sink and
piping protrudes through the middle of the
available space.
For fresh meat, we use a vacuum sealer to
make packaging as small as possible,
allowing for more room in our tiny caravan
freezer.
We have found using a little basket for all of
our herbs and spices is fantastic. It not only
reduces movement while the van is being
towed, but the basket can be stacked, which
also saves space.
A stand-up magazine holder has been a great
addition for under the kitchen sink to hold
weird-shaped items, like the cling-wrap,
aluminium foil and snap-lock sandwich bags.
With a vast array of pop-up kitchen items,
from kettles to mixing bowls, and even
Tupperware-inspired containers, you can find
any shapes and sizes to fit your needs. Our
pop-up kettle is great. Our other essential popup
item used in the kitchen is a mixing bowl.
Our plates and bowls are stored in the dish
rack we purchased before we left. We found it
didn’t get much use for the original intended
purpose because the dishes are always dried
and packed up straight after washing. During
transit, our plates and bowls have minimal
movement when stored this way.
As far as utensils go, we fit most of what we
need in our two kitchen drawers. Having
young kids, however, we keep our sharpest
knifes out of their reach. A strong magnetic
strip holds them in place away from little
hands, which has never faulted – even when
doing some of the roughest tracks Australia
has to offer!
For a little more functionality in the kitchen,
we also have suction-cups for a small rubbish
bin bag, for holding our keys, a special rack
one for hanging our tea-towel right by the
sink, and sunglasses close to the door.