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    Posted: 17 Sep 2025 at 12:08pm
Brink back something along the lines of the G models that had a rear outdoor kitchen.

I tow with a Gladiator.   Tow rating is around 7000# but that little engine is better suited for under 5k.

I have searched and searched for any manufacturer floor plan that has:

<3000# Empty Weight
Ceiling height that allows a grown man to stand up.
Dry bath 
Outdoor kitchen (with a sink plumbed to a gray tank).

No one makes a floor plan like this anymore.  I had to go buy a old 183G to find these options.


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When the weather cools even making coffee indoors warms up the rig. 
I love cooking inside. 
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Post Options Post Options   Quote poohbill Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2025 at 4:16pm
With so many outdoor kitchens available that pack down for carting from camp to camp, we found the idea and marketing intriguing, but bought a 179 for all the interior space after dark or in the rain. Our outdoors kitchen has unlimited floor space!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Rpod-Couple Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2025 at 9:56pm
My 2021 Rpod 171 came with a quick connect gas fitting. I can plug a gas grill or griddle into it for cooking outdoors. I also mounted a couple cleats on that side of the camper to hang my grill and a fold-up-work surface. I painted them black and mounted them on the black pinstripe so they blend in. Can’t see them unless you look for them. 


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Post Options Post Options   Quote poohbill Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2025 at 10:13pm
Originally posted by ppine

When the weather cools even making coffee indoors warms up the rig. 
I love cooking inside. 
First one up fires up the percolator then scurries back under the blankets. Fresh coffee and warmth drive us both out to greet the day!


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Back to the OP's lament, I've seen plenty of tear drops with rear, outdoor kitchens and most of them seem new, so the manufacturers are out there. My wife and I are of the age where going outside to make coffee on a cold morning is a non-starter. It was fun when we were younger, but now we enjoy the comforts of coffee without grounds in it while relaxing on am 8" mattress. 
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