Something for the Camping DIY enthusiast.
We went looking for a dishwashing station for camping, but could only find these silly flimsy cross-legged stands at a stupid price. So I decided to do it myself. It did not work out significantly cheaper, BUT, it is much prettier (in my eyes anyway) and sturdier (25mm square tubing) than the ones we could find in the shops
Front View:
The plastic ware is from Addis, available at most supermarkets. The feet (from Builders) are adjustable so that the stand can be leveled on most terrains. The connectors are from Connect-it, but I purchased the connectors and tubing from Maizey Plastics.
Side view:
I added stainless steel hooks for hanging up cloths & stuff
Folded:
It folds down nicely for transport
Bagged:
My lovely missus made this handy carry bag for the frame
I do not have an exact price for the frame as I had some tubing etc left over from a previous project, but I estimate it to be less than R300 in total for the frame plus about R150 for the plastic ware.
To build it is really as simple as measuring the basins and dry-rack, decide how high you want it to be and then have the Alu cut (usually an included service if you buy from them), push in the connectors and done. If you want you can rivet the parts that will not be dismantled for folding it up, but I don’t think it is really necessary. The hooks just stick on. I could not get the square inserts for the adjustable screw-in feet, so I purchased the round insert, and filed it down a bit to make it fit.
There…. Your part of the dishes is done and dusted, time to go catch lunch!
