4 inspiring camper conversions with rear kitchen
Are you thinking about how you can solve the camping kitchen in your camper, VW Bulli, Mercedes Vito, roof tent camper or other panel van?
We have put together 4 different options for using the LAYZEE Kitchenbox as a rear kitchen in the camper:
1. VW T6.1 Multivan Camper with rear pull-out and LAYZEE Kitchenbox as rear kitchen
Photos ©nicoraue
This stylish VW T6.1 Multivan travels the world as a family camper for 2 adults and 1 child. The three of them sleep in the roof tent on the van, so they have space to use the middle row of seats with two individual seats and the trunk is equipped with a rear pull-out. This pull-out rear extension offers an enormous amount of space for luggage and the rear kitchen. The LAYZEE Kitchenbox is perfectly integrated here as a kitchen box in the rear and can extend the work surface thanks to the built-in side pull-out. The aluminum cooking box stands on the extendable rear pull-out and is therefore at practical standing height and ready to start cooking.
Incidentally, the clever window pockets and the LAYZEE bag for the car seats provide additional storage space in this conversion.
2nd panel van extension with small pull-out for the cooking box
A panel van offers plenty of space for an individual camper van conversion. But what if you don't want to install a fixed kitchen ? With the LAYZEE Kitchenbox, you can decide for yourself whether you want to cook on the rear pull-out or would rather take the kitchenbox a few meters further to a lake, great view or other special place. A handy stand is available as an accessory for the LAYZEE Kitchenbox so that you can continue to use the cooking box at standing height.
Photos ©robingrammes & ©doppeltdokussiert
We find this solution particularly inventive. A self-built, matching pull-out in the rear of the camper provides space for the anthracite-colored cooking box. As soon as the pull-out is pushed in, the LAYZEE Kitchenbox simply disappears under the bench inside the camper. Phenomenal! This height also offers comfortable standing height. The lightweight kitchen box can just as easily be used a few meters away from the van.
3. VW T6.1 California Beach with multiflex board, rear extension and kitchen box
Would you like to use the lower bed in the VW T5 or T6 California van in addition to the folding roof? TheVW California has space in the rear for all your kitchen equipment on the rear pull-out. In the photo you can see a compressor cool box, the LAYZEE Kitchenbox and behind it there is still space for a small Eurobox and a water canister. Mega practical! Using the kitchen box as a rear kitchen works wonderfully, as in this position the side pull-out can also be used as a storage area and the lid as a splash guard for the bed. The cool magnetic strip in the lid of the aluminum cooking box also offers the option of storing magnetic kitchen utensils. The LAYZEE Kitchenbox fits under the Multiflexboard on the rear pull-out.
This VW Bulli also uses the great window bags and the LAYZEE bag for the car seats for additional storage.
4. mini camper with roof tent and kitchen box in the trunk
Photos ©travelcoffeelovers
These mini campers sleep in the roof tent, store the sleeping planks in the roof tent and pack their clothes on the rear bench seat. This leaves space in the trunk for a kind of rear kitchen in the form of the LAYZEE Kitchenbox. Thanks to the handy size of the mobile kitchen box, it can even be used in drizzle or wind when the trunk is open.
Now it's your turn...
Now it's up to you to find your own style. We look forward to seeing your ideas and photos with the LAYZEE Kitchenbox.
You can find a detailed presentation of the LAYZEE Kitchenbox with all its features and options in this YouTube video.
FAQ LAYZEE Kitchenbox as a rear kitchen in the camper
Yes, the LAYZEE Kitchenbox has a suitable size for the VW Bus and therefore even fits on the rear pull-out under the multiflex board of the 3-seater bench seat in the California Beach or Multivan. All other dimensions can be found on the LAYZEE Kitchenbox product page.
Yes, the large compartment on the left can be accessed from above with the lid open.
The compartment under the side pull-out can also be accessed. To do this, the side pull-out must be extended.
The lower compartment can also be filled from above through the front flap with the push button or through a flap that has been integrated since mid-June 2023.
Advantages of a rear kitchen:
- Space-saving: You can use the entire interior of your camper or car.
- Standing height: Your cooking box is at a comfortable height so you can start cooking standing up.
- Individuality: You don't install any fixed parts in the camper and can customize your equipment or extension.
- No stench in the interior: As the trunk is open, cooking smells escape directly and the interior of your camper doesn't smell unpleasantly of food.
- Flexibility: The rear kitchen can be removed from the camper at any time so that you can use the space for other things in everyday life.
- Mobility: The mobile cooking box does not necessarily have to be used in the rear, but you can also use it as a picnic box, bar table at the festival or barbecue area next to the camper.
- Speed: The kitchen can be set up in a few simple steps and offers a clever layout for storing kitchen equipment.
A kitchen box offers you a great deal of flexibility, as you don't have to leave it in the camper all the time. You can use the car for other things in everyday life, but you can also use the LAYZEE Kitchenbox. Thanks to the light weight of the cooking box, you can also use it wonderfully at a festival, as a picnic box in the park, a coffee station when meeting up with friends, an outdoor bar at a birthday party or as an outdoor kitchen on the balcony. There are no limits to your imagination.
Hello,
do you have more detailed information. I am interested in a T6 with rear kitchen and hard shell roof tent on a rack, similar to the picture on your site.
Hello Manfred,
have a look here: https://busauszug.com/de/Startseite-Heckauszug/
There you will find individual rear pull-outs and, as you know, we have the matching kitchen 🙂