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Topic: Kitchen ideas for 179
Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 1:58pm

Thanks again StephenH. Very useful info!

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Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 8:57am

Remove one of the drawers and measure it. Then measure from the opening to the plumbing. Allow an inch or two for the pipes to move. The remaining space is the length to which you can extend the bottom two drawers. I was able to add 3" to the bottom two. The top drawer will be blocked by the sink trap and can't be extended. In addition to extending the drawers, consider increasing the depth. You can increase them to almost the height of the opening if you notch out the ends to clear the catches. I did that with the wardrobe drawers. You should be able to see that in my mods.

With the wardrobe drawers, I gained 6" in length and 1-1/2" in height for each drawer. Here is the specific link to my post for the wardrobe drawer enlargement.

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Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 10:08pm

Thanks for a lot of good ideas and photos Wood River Pod. We've already started some of these on our own or have them on our To Do list after a trip in May. Not enough time to do it all before then. I'm especially interested in extending the drawers. Any idea how much extra space you expect to gain?

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Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 8:50pm

Check out my mods link down in the signature line. These are some of the items we added for kitchen shelf space.
Jeff

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Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 1:16pm

Yard sale spice rack and knife block (modified to be more vertical so the knifes won't fall out too easily when we hit bumps). The spice rack is screwed to the wall and the knife block is held in place with Command Strips with the hook and loop fasteners so it can be removed and replaced as needed.
The door side has a clock and the small remote for the light I put up above the sink (see in mods, link in signature). Key hooks are a good idea. I may take and use that idea.

StephenH
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Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 11:11am

We put up a couple of rows of key hooks on that side.

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Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 10:19am

I'm curious how other 179 owners have used the precious vertical wall space on either side of the rear kitchen. I know we'll mount a paper towel holder on the right and probably also a 2 tier rack to hold our coffee supplies. It's the wall to the left of the stove that I'm still puzzling over because to reach parts of it requires reaching across the stove. Not a big deal when the stove is closed, but when in use and the glass cover is raised then it's a problem. Same issue applies to the triangular section of counter behind the stove. What have y'all done with these spaces?

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Mesa Verde Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Georgia Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Topic: Kitchen ideas for 179 Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 1:58pm
	Thanks again StephenH. Very useful info!

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326	Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 8:57am
	Remove one of the drawers and measure it. Then measure from the opening to the plumbing. Allow an inch or two for the pipes to move. The remaining space is the length to which you can extend the bottom two drawers. I was able to add 3" to the bottom two. The top drawer will be blocked by the sink trap and can't be extended. In addition to extending the drawers, consider increasing the depth. You can increase them to almost the height of the opening if you notch out the ends to clear the catches. I did that with the wardrobe drawers. You should be able to see that in my mods. With the wardrobe drawers, I gained 6" in length and 1-1/2" in height for each drawer. Here is the specific link to my post for the wardrobe drawer enlargement.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Mesa Verde Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Georgia Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 10:08pm
	Thanks for a lot of good ideas and photos Wood River Pod. We've already started some of these on our own or have them on our To Do list after a trip in May. Not enough time to do it all before then. I'm especially interested in extending the drawers. Any idea how much extra space you expect to gain?

Wood River Pod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 Sep 2016 Location: Wood River, ID Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 8:50pm
	Check out my mods link down in the signature line. These are some of the items we added for kitchen shelf space. Jeff
	Smith's in Hailey Early 2017 179 HRE Wood River Mods

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326	Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 1:16pm
	Yard sale spice rack and knife block (modified to be more vertical so the knifes won't fall out too easily when we hit bumps). The spice rack is screwed to the wall and the knife block is held in place with Command Strips with the hook and loop fasteners so it can be removed and replaced as needed. The door side has a clock and the small remote for the light I put up above the sink (see in mods, link in signature). Key hooks are a good idea. I may take and use that idea.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 11:11am
	We put up a couple of rows of key hooks on that side.
	Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats

Mesa Verde Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Georgia Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 10:19am
	I'm curious how other 179 owners have used the precious vertical wall space on either side of the rear kitchen. I know we'll mount a paper towel holder on the right and probably also a 2 tier rack to hold our coffee supplies. It's the wall to the left of the stove that I'm still puzzling over because to reach parts of it requires reaching across the stove. Not a big deal when the stove is closed, but when in use and the glass cover is raised then it's a problem. Same issue applies to the triangular section of counter behind the stove. What have y'all done with these spaces?