I’m looking at a 19’ Bambi (Flying Cloud) and am struck by how little counter space there is. The only prep area is the cutting board that goes over the sink. I’m wondering if this has been an issue with Bambi owners and if so how have they worked around it. Has anyone added a fold down/out counter?
I really like the layout of the 19’, but when I compare it to the 20’, the differences are enormous in the kitchen area as the 20’ has a double sink and two counter areas.
Air88, From one south east Pennsylvanian to another, welcome to the forums.
I am not sure in the price difference, but to me the 20' Flying Cloud looks like a much nicer floor plan.
I do not know what your budget is, but DJ RV Center in Danville, PA has a leftover 2007 25' International SS (Sleep Six) in Ocean Breeze interior. The 25' is a really nice floor plan and I love the Ocean Breeze interior.
We had a really good purchasing experience with DJ's when we bought our '06. They have since stopped selling Airstream, as they could not compete with Colonial Airstream in New Jersey. But they still service Airstreams.
Good luck with your search and let us know how you make out and ask lots of questions.
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We have the 19' International OB, but the configuration is the same as the Flying Cloud. We found a small piece of counter top covered in the same material as our Bambi countertops only slightly different color. We put it on the back of the dinette cushions which are quite sturdy. It works nicely for extended space, so my husband used a jigsaw to custom fit it. It stays secure and it can be used for many things--toaster, dish drainer, etc. This has helped a lot. I have made many meals just fine using this set up. The sink is small and dishwashing has its challenges, but, again, I have made it work well using the extension for the drainer.
We like the size of the Bambi and have made it work just fine for two adults and a dog. I agree that the 20' has better work space and if I had a do-over and a heavier tow vehicle than I have now, I might go with that one.
Ours did not have the dinette so we mounted a flip up counter extension to the right of the sink. For us the 19 was better suited than the 20 for boondocking because of battery capacity etc.
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We like traditional meals so do a fair bit of food preparation in the Bambi "kitchen".
To deal with the counter space issue we thought about an "add-on" of some type but instead I took our solution from the school of: "give a hard job to a lazy man and he'll find an easy way to do it".
So.
My lazymans way of dealing with the issues was to purchase a meatboard roughly the size of the stove top cover and added 4 non-slip furniture discs to its bottom. The discs are thick enough and positioned so they will permit the meatboard to cover the sink area without interference from the sink lip - in other words the meatboard will sit solidly over the sink. This gives a much larger preparation surface (you have to recognize that "large" in a Bambi is a relative term ...), and, when it is on the stove-cover it is also a good platform for the drain rack.
This seemed to us to be a reasonable, inexpensive (even good) solution.
We no longer see counter space as an issue -the working space is still tight - but quite doable. The meatboard looks fine - in fact better than the insert.
We still carry the the sink insert but it is stowed - it will get used occasionally, in tandem with the meatboard, but this would be a pretty rare event.
Jay
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