Dishwasher-lap of luxury or just lazy!

[rmpray]

There ya go! All we need to do is add a clothline to the tail and drive Bad idea, the plates would not hang well with cloth pins...

I do admit I thought about using the tv for some of those much needed accessories.

[Jacob D.]

I plan on putting a drawer dishwasher in, probably under the cooktop if I can fit it in. They do in fact use less water than hand washing and I don't like paper plates. I appreciate that for some people part of the fun of camping is not having some home conveniences, but I don't think this particular one is anything to be ashamed of if you can spare the cabinet space.

I'm even looking at the washer/dryers, although that's a lot more space to find.

[myboyburt]

Originally Posted by DFDureiko

I just figured out how to upload a photo here so its in the members photo's section

Your dishwasher set up looks great! I wish I had the room in my 25' for one.

As I see it there are many positive reasons to install a dishwasher in a rig:

• Dirty pots, pans and tableware are not in the sink or on the limited counter space.
• Clean dishes can be left to dry in the dishwasher, saving counter space once again.
• They do use less water than hand washing and you can use really hot water for the wash cycle (that would be too hot for your hands) to insure dishes are sanitized.
• And, most important to me would be the reduction in the amount of time I need to get the galley cleaned up after cooking and meals. I'd rather be outside enjoying the camping experience than inside washing dishes in my mini galley sink.

[campadk]

Can you run the dishwasher on solar? Or just use solar for the 'dry' cycle?

[Minnie's Mate]

Originally Posted by lewster

I thought an Airstream was for 'CAMPING". One is definitely NOT CAMPING in a 40-45ft. luxury motor home!!!

That is a matter of opinion!

[Goin camping]

Uh-oh. Somebody will be Duct taping an Airstream to a truck chasis before this is over. Did'nt Red Green do a show on this?

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by rmpray

There ya go! All we need to do is add a clothline to the tail and drive Bad idea, the plates would not hang well with cloth pins...

Put the dishes in a pillowcase, and hang the pillowcase from the clothesline.

[lewster]

Originally Posted by Minnie's Mate

That is a matter of opinion!

As a former 'full timer' in a 40' Monaco Dynasty Motor Home for 5 years, while that time spent in the MoHo was definitely an 'adventuer' and most enjoyable, it definitely NOT CAMPING!!

I stand by my position, sorry .....OPINION

[wkerfoot]

Originally Posted by Goin camping

Uh-oh. Somebody will be Duct taping an Airstream to a truck chasis before this is over. Did'nt Red Green do a show on this?

Oh, you mean like this:

Bill

[Auretrvr]

I simply can't imagine the weight of a d/w, but I suppose those who have had the large luxury mohos are used to such. Since we have moved up from tent camping, a sink is a pure luxury to me.

We are pretty conservative with our cooking and attending mess while camping. When I can, I precook many meals that can be just heated up. Sometimes I revert to the old outside kitchen clean up when there is a campfire. But this is what I do when we clean up inside:

I found two plastic tubs that fit in each of the sink sides.

First: and most important...the dog is our prewash cycle. (If you think that is disgusting, you don't have a dog.) Takes care of much of the debris from the get go.

Next, I about 2 cups of very hot soapy water into one tub. Wash dishes and put into the other tub.

Finally, I rinse with very hot water, using the least amount possible.

I found that the tubs just fit into the microwave. I save the rinse water for the next session, heat it up, add soap and use it for the next wash load.

Works for us.

[katzklaw]

having just installed one of the 'mini' dishwashers in a '26 overlander, i can honestly say, they aren't really that heavy. they're the width of a large microwave. we got it because of the water saving, the easy cleanup (no standing around at the mini-sink) and the COOL factor



part of the reason we went for the dishwasher was because we're renovating our trailer with the idea of fulltiming in it, so things that WOULD be a luxury while camping, are things that we would want for living.

[Moonstruck]

Originally Posted by Goin camping

Uh-oh. Somebody will be Duct taping an Airstream to a truck chasis before this is over. Did'nt Red Green do a show on this?

Ah, the magic properties of Duct tape! You've probably heard this one:

Duct tape is like the force: It has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together!

I say: if you can fit a dishwasher, fit it! There are more important things to do than dishes!

Marc

[Silvertwinkie]

Both. Unless you fulltime, it's called camping. Roughing it is part of what it's all about IMHO.

[zamboni]

"Roughing it is part of what it's all about IMHO."
I've seen your AS and mine, even without hook-ups, we are hardly roughing it. But I do agree w/ the thought behind the difference between "weekenders/vacationers" and "fulltimers".

[KIMILI]

Roughing is NOT using paper plates!!

...a waste of natural resources (trees) and more waste for our landfills toghether with added carbon emissions when burning them especially for who still enjoys using those styrofoam ones which take 100's of years to dissolve!!

Not at all a very enviromental or camping because we love nature choice...

go for the dishwasher or really rough it by washing the dishes!

[katzklaw]

time for me to pull out a photo of something i saw on the back of a motor home a few weeks ago.



'nuff said

[Jaxon]

Dishwasher-lap of luxury or just lazy!

ummmm... silly. What you could put into an RV dishwaher could be washed by hand, (one side of sink full of hot water, other side rinse) using much less water/energy and could be done in 10 mins. or less. I doubt that an RV dishwasher would be as efficient as a residential one (unless you're driving a 40-45' Prevost) so chances are, you'd have to initially rinse before putting them into the washer and maybe even do a bit of hand-toweling when emptying it. Always though camping was aimed at slowing things down and taking time to 'smell the roses' as it were...

[Silvertwinkie]

Originally Posted by zamboni

"Roughing it is part of what it's all about IMHO."
I've seen your AS and mine, even without hook-ups, we are hardly roughing it. But I do agree w/ the thought behind the difference between "weekenders/vacationers" and "fulltimers".

Yea, as I typed that, I was thinking, in any RV it's not really roughing it, I suppose I should have said something a bit more directed at luxo items, though, A/C, oven, vents, stereo, etc could also be consider luxo items, bottom line, when I need to put a dishwasher in my Airstream, or a washer, dryer, hot tub, etc, it's time to get out of RVing and start to go back to hotels and resorts.

However, to each their own.

[Foiled Again]

Explain the term "vacation" to the woman who gets to mind the children, cook the meals, do the dishes, make the beds...

What ever makes RV'ing FUN and the trips a vacation is worth doing.

When I started Airstreaming, my eyes changed and I started noticing how many people have campers, trailers, and even mohos sitting out under a tree that are growing moss... It's shocking really. And most of these places look like lack of money is NOT the reason the trailer has turned into "lawn art".
I can't help but think that most of the time it has to be because people find that the maintenance, packing/unpacking, and labor ON the road has turned them back to planes and hotels.

As a fulltimer I find that vacuuming the whole house in 7 minutes (including the fan screens and A/C filters) means LESS work than living in a house. But if I had to maintain a house AND an Airstream, the Airstream might become just more work for me - (Naw, I'd ditch the house again!).

Paula

[Jaxon]

Originally Posted by Foiled Again

Explain the term "vacation" to the woman who gets to mind the children, cook the meals, do the dishes, make the beds...
[Paula

Either she's 1) single and on the run, 2) newly-wed and trying to impress or 3) married the guy who's ideal date was taking a cruise in the pick-up with a sixpack... with either # 2 or 3, she obviously hasn't weaned Buba from mom...