Why caravanning is the perfect Australian passtime
As if you need any more reasons to buy an enormous off-road wanking tractor upon which to hitch your biggest, heaviest aluminium suppository with matching kitchenette and stylish prison shower. Then I got an email...
As if the prospect of caravanning couldn’t possibly get any better - after all, it is almost perfect - I got this recently from a dude named ‘Ben’ (loyal viewer):
Let us all take a look, shall we?
This is a thing of beauty and a joy to behold, I think you’d agree. But when you look more closely you see how the caravan industry just keeps getting the design details - the nuance - completely wrong.
This door is clearly hinged on the wrong side, thus demanding the ‘chef’ to rise and reach around, occasionally, mid-dump, to attend the ‘meal’.
Far better, I think to flip the shitter to the opposite wall of the water closet, shrink the water closet to about half its current size, and build the stove module in as a drawer, roughly where the hand basin is now.
Obviously, put a gasket around the drawer to keep it water-tight.
This offers several clear ergonomic advantages. Firstly, it frees up the space where the stove was, allowing the dining area to move closer to the shitter. That’s critical.
And for the chef, this means one can cook every meal far more comfortably from a seated position, henceforth. And if there’s one thing most caravanners need - it’s more sit-down time think you’d agree.
And, when you need to shower, once every couple of weeks, simply slide the stove into its closed position, then feel free to crack one off, sitting down comfortably, while at the same time, lathering up and rinsing. There’s instructions on the wall, out of shot. #Multitasking
People say men can’t multitask. Au contraire.
And before I let you go, just check out that door. Those premium materials. I think it’s glass. Clear glass. Probably laminated. I do hope so. To me that’s just an inspirational design concept. No matter whether you’re cooking, cleaning or crapping there’s no need any more to feel isolated from your … let’s call them … ‘close companions’.
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