Previously featured in OutdoorX4 Magazine Issue #2
One of the joys I have while camping with my family is our time at base camp. Sitting around a campfire, enjoying each others’ company, and dining on a hearty meal are all part of our camp experience. Of course, how you eat at base camp can be as simplistic or extravagant as you decide. For us, we prefer a meal that’s relatively easy to fix and tastes good. However, this can sometimes get complicated when your camp kitchen has to be segmented in various ways in order to get it all loaded into your vehicle. This is where the Grub Hub Camp Kitchen comes in.
The Grub Hub Camp Kitchen is a fully encompassed kitchen sized about the same as a large suitcase when closed. The frame is constructed of aluminum with the storage portion of the system built from heavy-duty ripstop fabric and oversized zippers. The meal preparation and side tables are made from lightweight, heat-resistant plastic designed to be virtually unbreakable and easy to clean.
The beauty of this product is its portability and being able to store everything you’ll need to prepare any meal while at base camp. When fully expanded, the Grub Hub features an adequately-sized meal preparation table with two side tables, one of which has an opening to place the included collapsible wash basin inside for cleaning your dishes, utensils, pots, pans, and anything else. Additionally, there is an included storage pouch sized to house a roll of paper towels, as well as a pair of extendable poles which double as a lantern holder, garbage bag holder, or anything else you’d like to have up and out of the way while preparing your meal.
The beauty of this product is its portability and being able to store everything you’ll need to prepare any meal while at base camp.
Storing your camp cooking accessories is easy with two main zipper pouches in the storage portion of the Grub Hub. The front pouch is used to store a dual-burner stove (I was able to easily store my Partner Steel Dual-Burner Stove) with the main storage compartment utilizing an adjustable shelving system that can be easily moved, according to space needs, with the integrated Velcro placeholders. For reference, I stored a GSI Outdoors Pinnacle 10” fry pan, GSI Outdoors Infinity 4-Person Deluxe Table Set, a pair of GSI Outdoors Nesting Red Wine Glasses, and GSI Outdoors Destination Kitchen Set 24 with plenty of room to spare. There’s also an included organizer bag which easily mounts between the two extendable poles, referenced earlier, to place any cooking prep items such as spices, etc. Sounds pretty good, eh? It is…with only one real “complaint”.
The design was engineered quite intelligently though I found it difficult to load/unload the Grub Hub when fully-loaded as the two wheels on the base of the Grub Hub only go forward/backward which is a bit restrictive.
Overall, the Grub Hub is a great buy at $379 MSRP. Sure, you can spend a lot more money for hand-built, American-made camp kitchen solutions but more than likely, you’d rather have a go-to solution that’s quick to setup, stores all your camp cooking gear, and allows for that extra cash to be used on getting you to your destination or on other gear for your vehicle, etc.
SPECS:
MATERIALS: ALUMINUM (FRAME & TUBULAR JOINTS), HEAVY-DUTY RIPSTOP NYLON (STORAGE COMPARTMENT), LIGHTWEIGHT/HEAT RESISTANT PLASTIC (TABLE TOPS)
WEIGHT: 30 LBS. (EMPTY), 90 LBS. (CAPACITY)
DIMENSIONS: 38” TALL X 24” WIDE X 15” DEEP (CLOSED), 80” TALL X 74” WIDE X 33” DEEP (OPEN)
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