Maybe look into getting some heavy duty drawer slide extensions? That might pull it out another foot.

I drilled a hole and ran my gas line with a 90 . Just use the cut off for travel safety . LOVE the out door kitchen .

Cool Mod! I think the outdoor kitchen on many travel trailers is a great space that people overlook. My next project is to turn mine into a laundry room. It already has the water, drain and electric, so it's perfect!

I love the creativity. Great ideas. It keeps me coming back for more. Thanks for sharing.

I love my Blackstone. This is a great little renovation to that kitchen area. Love it.

I’ve had the same thought for our Imagine travel trailer’s outdoor kitchen. Thanks for the visual!

Love my blackstone. I picked up a second 17 inch. Love how easy they are to use and so easy to store way.

I’ve been wanting to do this on our GD Imagine Travel Trailer for my Weber grill but never pulled the trigger. I didn’t want to lose that shelf. I was also nervous about the heat being that close to the RV so good to hear all was good for you. Nice job. I could never give up that outside fridge, so convenient.

I thought about doing something similar to my outdoor kitchen that has a very similar layout, but changed my mind for 2 reasons. The first is we do a lot of cooking and if I want to boil water for pasta or something similar, I would rather do that on the outdoor stove top and keep the moisture out of the trailer. The second is I recently camped on a site that was a downhill slope. The tongue had to go way down to get the trailer level, which in turn put the back of the trailer way up. This put that outdoor kitchen up at chest height, which would make for some very awkward cooking on the griddle for me and completely unusable for my wife. Because of this, I have decided to leave it alone and put the griddle on a stand so I know that it is always at a good cooking height.

That's an ingenious way to use your Blackstone. We love how you can store it in your outdoor kitchen area without it taking up storage space somewhere else! Thanks for sharing! ~ Shion and Matthew

Blackstone is such a great option for RVing! Nice modification!

I am so glad you got a 28BH. We have the latest model year 2020 very similar to yours and love getting ideas. This blackstone mod is one I have wanted to do since we got it. So cool!

I was just talking to my wife about doing this very thing! Thanks for the Video!

My neighbor just did the same thing. When I got my 22” Blackstone, I gave home the 17” one I had. He spent the next day installing it in his outside kitchen, so happy! It was great!!

Great info! We’re doing this this summer!

Very nice change up.

Love your new rig. Congrats. Before you ever showed it, I knew you would be taking care of the splatter issue and the easy sliding during cooking problem. You are good.... Cheers.

Super nice and handy to have. Thanks for sharing

Terrific idea Jared! I will do this on our Radiance. We love the outdoor kitchen. I burnt up the knobs on the stove. This will be a great replacement!

Thanks for sharing, I plan on swapping my current one with a Blackstone. Hands down you're video was detailed and informative 👌 .my biggest hiccup was the regulator and you did an awesome job of explaining.

Great ideas! We also have the Blackstone and we just don’t have a need for the cooktop anymore. We also have a Grand Design - but an Imagine series - but the outdoor kitchen is very similar. I’ve put the Blackstone on top of the cooktop and used the lid and “wings” to keep down the grease and protect the flame from wind - and thanks to your video for I see how to keep that lid AND have the protection of the cooktop wings. Love your ideas - always so practical. Looking forward to seeing more of your upgrades and mods! 👍

Great upgrade!!!!

I love the mod! Great idea!!

I like that conversion. I use my outdoor kitchen as a storage area. I keep a couple of large bins, a small bin and a few misc. items in mine. I keep extra bottles of Gatorade or soda in my fridge but I leave it unplugged. As of yet, we have not used it for an outdoor kitchen. Hopefully our paths will cross one day. Thanks for sharing! Steve

Now i have to go and do some measuring. Thanks for the how to. Also, Loved the color grading on the Blackstone B-Roll.

Great mod. The blackstone griddle is so much more versatile than the 2 burner cooktop. I picked up the same hose to tap into the RVs propane quick connect to use my blackstone instead of the outdoor cooktop. After watching your vid I may attempt to mod my outdoor kitchen to remove the burners add the blackstone.

I enjoy your videos and all your tips and information I recently bought a 2020 Laredo fifth wheel thank you again safe travels

I did the same thing this fall. I had to trim my tray down 1/2" and wanted to keep it since it has two side slide-out trays for extra counter space. I also have a "sink" that I may change this year.

Wow great 👍 idea I need to watch more of your videos thanks for sharing 👍😀😊🙂

Great Upgrade!

They make drawer slides that come out 200%, that way the Blackstone wouldn't be under the door when cooking. Great Idea by the way

Really enjoy these type videos

Nice mod, no issue in what you did, I would prefer the grill as well. I probably would have kept the fridge myself, but to each their own. Whats good for one may not be for all. Anyway, as always looks like you did a quality install. Nice job!

Thanks for another great video and congrats on your new rig! I have a 2 Burner CampChef system with a BBQ and a Cast Iron Griddle (like the Blackstone) - it can be a stove, a BBQ, the Griddle or any combination. After using it for many months, I too found it to be a pain to set up and take down - particularly when we were weekending. It took some work, but I researched and used a Moryde 200% extension tray, attached a coffee table pull up & away extension on that, and had a metal base fabricated for the CampChef to sit on. I also installed an extension hose to the Propane under the coach. Now I can slide the entire system in and out of one of the bays - it slides well away from the coach so as not to have smoke go in. I needed to get it past a slide out, which is why it was a challenge. It works really well. I pzrticlulary like being able to slide it in at night and lock it up, rather than leaving it outside for a few days. I'd share a couple photo's but not sure how to do that here. It was a project - but well worth it!

@TheHuntingSpot

Жыл бұрын

Cool I'd love to see some pictures of the slide system you made. If you use Google photos you can create a link to your photo and share that link here. I'd bet iPhone has a similar feature. Sounds really nice.

So cool. What a good idea.

Similar idea to mine, but I want to keep my Aussie grill and add a Blackstone so I thought of adding an accessory rail to the side of the of the trailer adjacent to the kitchen and use a "Y" adapter to the gas outlet to run both devices if need be. Love your channel - it's a favorite of mine. Thanks!

Nice mod, Jared - I did something similar in a storage space at the back of our Leisure Travel Van Unity Twin Bed. I was concerned about heat and smoke getting back in the compartment, so I used triple segment slides that gave me more extension to get it out and away further from the fiberglass exterior and the storage bay. Keep the videos coming!

@AllAboutRVs

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil!

Good idea.

Great idea....I too thought about the grease splatter, however with the lid & side panels it works. Also it would be no different than cooking inside on the stove..... just clean up after each use 👍🏻👍🏻

Great ideas.

great idea........Cheers

We are summer campers, so it is very rare that we don't cook outside. We have a Coleman Stove and a Weber BBQ that operate off a single Propane Tank (either 9 lbs or 20 lbs). I have a T that splits the Propane. Got the T from a Local Propane Distributor.

Nice idea

Very smart!

I just installed a 22” in place of my grill on my cougar and still have to make my video for it... I actually liked having my 17 and the grill but like you said... it’s so much easier now.

You can actually replace the existing slides with a full extension as well as an over extension slide so it clears the trailer.

@AllAboutRVs

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea, I almost stopped at Depot this afternoon to get the over extension.

@ericsalkeld7146

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllAboutRVs Probably will help when you flip up the lid

@ericsalkeld7146

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllAboutRVs HD might not carry the specialized slide but maybe someone like Rockler would be a better source. I use a Canadian supplier called Richelieu.

We did the same thing with our 28BH last year

Great mod!!

I for one was glad to see the side & top guards go on in the last few minutes of the video. In my case, I've been a bit concerned about and 'flare up's' & heat given the construction of RV's. Nice job though!

Love it!

Nice!

Have a look at the camco 57111 paper towel holder. Has removable bracket, I mounted one one the inside of the outdoor kitchen door so when open I have easy access to a piece but also stows away when closed, but also easily taken to the table if need be.

Everyone raves about the Blackstone griddle, and I'm sure it's great, but I love my camp chef! I have the 2 burner stove, and I bought the griddle to go over 1 burner. The other burner is free for my Dutch oven. Or if I need 2 Dutch ovens and no griddle, the griddle is easily put away into its carrying bag.

Nice mod. The black stone makes much more sense than an outdoor cooktop.

we did the same thing with our Gateway bunkhouse.

Nice job for a great cook like you. However for older folks they are finally designing and RV without the outside kitchen and making an indoor pantry that swings out behind the entertainment system. Talk about storage!!! 😀

Thanks. Doing it to mine next :)

@AllAboutRVs

Жыл бұрын

I did end up installing a longer drawer extension to bring it out farther.

I may do this, but I already have that connection with a longer hose and use a small table. Definitely keeping the frig. I'm more inclined to spend time to make our spray port connected to hot water with a valve set to a good temp to have a spot to wash hands right at the outside kitchen. Outside shower is on the other side of our 2021 Alpha Wolf 26DBHL. And, make the "sink" that is just a pan by putting a drain in it and hose to a 5 gallon bucket. Then I can just dump the water into the inside sink.

I would love to have a blackstone griddle like that! My only hold up is I currently use my awesome outdoor kitchen “aussie” bbq with a cast iron pan to make biscuits and gravy! Everything else the Blackstone would be perfect! I don’t think I can give up my biscuits and gravy... lol

Nice

Thanks god bless

Point to note when buying the hose to eliminate the use of bottles. Propane 1 lb bottles are significantly more expensive than refilling a 20 lb cylinder. Not to mention both waste & convenience.

As always man you have great ideas as well as videos. We missed you at the Tampa 2021 show. We were really hoping to meet you!! Maybe next time Thanks ago for all the great videos

@AllAboutRVs

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It would have been great to meet you at the show. Maybe we will run into you somewhere else on the road.

Awesome vid brotha! I love our Blackstone griddle but it's a motha to keep from rusting when storing it...lol.

Use some 3m command strip velcro and stick a baking sheet on the wall before the hooks. That way you can hang your utensils there while you're using them and it's easy to take down to clean.

@AllAboutRVs

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

Just love your channel Jared. We are in the situation of selling our Class A and transferring to a 5th wheel. This has been the biggest issue concerning the outside kitchen - how do we fit our black stone. Same model, same size. Love this video bro. Keep’em coming.

@Ournotsoperfectlife

3 жыл бұрын

Oh... what about replacing the slides with longer, extendable slides that take the BS out further from the rig??? In your experience now, is there enough room to add slides that are say... 3-4” longer??

Some new Jayco models come with the black stone grill in their outdoor kitchens

Love this mod. I see you have the top griddle hood link on your amazon store but I dont see the side panels you used. Would love to know where you got those from. Thank you for all you share with us. Much appreciated.

I am not sure I want to climb under my RV every time I need to connect my grill/stove. I feel better having the stove away from the RV to keep the grease and fire danger to a minimum. I still find your ideas helpful and look forward to more of them.

I have the same Blackstone Griddle on my Grand Design Solitude outside kitchen. The heat actually melted the counter top behind the griddle the first time I used it. I suspected the griddle did not stay all the way out when cooking. What I am going to do is make a “L” shaped heat shield to protect the counter top. I would watch the heat that radiates out from the back between the griddle and the base.

Do you have a video or images for how you did the switch of the magnets to hold the drawer open? This is awesome!!! Thank you!

i removed our griddle from the kitchen area. First time is used it i had grease on my awning, door, window and all down the side of the camper. Brand new camper, first time out.

Our Blackstone hangs on a rail on the side of the camper by the outdoor kitchen. I'm thinking of replacing it with a gas grill though. We have a two burner cook top similar to yours that I can use a frying pan on, which is essentially the same as a griddle.

They make a wye gate. You can have your blackstone and 2 under grill hooked up and burning at same time.

I have my Blackstone hooked up to my RV quick disconnect and also have an additional outlet. One thing I noticed quickly is the factory regulator didn't have enough flow so I upgraded to a regulator with a much higher BTU output

Excellent mod! So much better. Those little OEM stoves are pretty much useless. That Blackstone tho!!!

Great mod. Are there any concerns about the heat from the Blackstone damaging your trailer?

Yoyoyo I love this idea. We have the same trailer and i was initially pumped about the outdoor kitchen until I used it and it was pretty meh function wise. This is a great change. Wondering if you would recommend the 17” that you did, or do an little bigger black stone. Looks like there’s room for a larger size. Thank you!

Love the idea. I worry about the griddle going down the road. How does it handle all the bumps and movement while the RV is moving?

I was looking at RVs that had griddles and thought that was the way to go. Who wants to clean up burners? It is nice to have most of the grease and mess on a flat surface to clean. It is also good if it is rolling off the front on the ground or in a contained tray. I would definitely swap to a griddle if I had burners.

Good video as usual. I was thinking to myself...grease splatter everywhere...and then you popped those sides on at the end. I am just wondering if you could find some "triple glide" brackets to use so you could pull it out even further?? It seems still a little close to the trailer and the compartment door that is propped up.

Do you find that area getting greasy from cooking? Thanks for the great videos!

I like the choice of putting your own grill in there. I also have a Grand Design with that same outdoor kitchen set-up. May I ask why you ditched the fridge? I think the fridge would be more useful if it was a 2-way or even 3-way fridge, but even as an AC-only fridge it seems like a good place to put ingredients you are using for that evening's meal until you're ready for them, or for storing drinks for an evening outside under that stars, hanging with the neighbors or friends.

@KellySimon

Жыл бұрын

Agree re the fridge. We love having a drink cooler and ingredients-holder outside near the grill.

I have the same joke of a grill in my Grand Design 5th wheel. The first time I used it I melted the plastic knobs. I want to do this mod but I’m very concerned about radiating heat in that enclosed area. I’ll be interested to see if you have issues.

Fantastic job!!! What time should I come over to help eat those steaks??? 😁

I was just looking at how to modify that cabinet without destroying it. Thank you!

What up, love the mod. You used the 17” and it looks like there’s room for the 22”. I’m about to buy the black stone griddle, just wondering your thoughts if I can fit the 22”. Thanks!

Do you leave the spatter guards on when it's put away? Are they hard mounted or can they come off easily? I have the BS hinged cover and love it but I would like to make some side Wind/spatter guards. I love these videos but I miss seeing Chris and the boys ;-)

I would not have taken out the fridge they are very handy

Thank you for the great video. Where did you buy the splatter guards you installed on your grill? Thank you!

@AllAboutRVs

Жыл бұрын

They were repurposed from the original stove installed on the RV.

Did you use the Blackstone lid cover or the lid cover from the gas burner? I plan on doing the same for my GD Reflection 297RSTS. Thanks for sharing.

Have you seen any heat issues with the main door with the grill being right below it? This has been an idea I’ve been wanting to do

Good Luck getting the lid...been trying to get a 17 and 22 inch lid from Blackstone for almost a year now.....they've been out of stock.....please post if you find a source. Great video..

Now you need to mount a fan behind the BBQ to blow the smoke away from the cabinet and RV just a slow volume fan!

use a heat reflector around the stove

Could you have fit the 22” or did you do the 17” because of size of space?

Where did you get grease guards on the sides? I looked on Blackstones webstone's website and I didn't see them. I have the 17" with the lid but would love to get the sides as well.

Why weren't you able to use the LP line that was already there supplying the 2-burner cooktop?

Was considering putting the 22" Blackstone in my 2800BH outdoor kitchen. I'm still not sold on the spatter guards. The drawer slides need to come out another foot, be heavier duty, and lock. Similar to pickup truck bed storage. I just use the folding leg stand the Blackstone came with and run the LP hose to the quick connect for now. Let know if you ever beef this up, I'd be interested. Thanks for sharing.

@cuisinartOH1

3 жыл бұрын

Did you do this mod yet? I have a 2018 2800BH and I'm going to put my 22" Blackstone out there.

Have you tried it in higher winds? The two burners on my outdoor kitchen doesn’t work well with winds. I was wondering if this would be a better option