Where do you put your cuppa in your motorhome?

Sues replied on 16/12/2016 07:56

Posted on 16/12/2016 07:56

We've  just moved from a caravan to a motorhome.  The model we thought would best suit us has a rear lounge.  The only drawback we can see at the moment is that there's nowhere to put your cuppa.  You can either hold your cup until you've finished your drink or keep getting up to put it on the kitchen side.

We've looked into having a single pedestal table fitted but it would be more of an obstacle than a help.  We've also looked to buy a very small coffee table but then there's the chance we'll topple it over.  Our thought at the moment is fitting a "flap" to the end of a cupboard, much like a worktop extension found in some vans and motorhome with different layouts.

We're looking for inspiration.  Any ideas fellow caravanners and motorhomers?

Thanks in anticipation.

young thomas replied on 16/12/2016 08:01

Posted on 16/12/2016 08:01

some rear lounge vans (and even others with permanent beds) have small quadrant shaped shelves mounted in the rear corners...

this would also serve for a morning cuppa while in bed.

 

Thornsett replied on 16/12/2016 09:57

Posted on 16/12/2016 09:57

We have a permanent table so we use that. It's a bit of a space hogger but as this is our third motorhome with one, it must be something we accept. In the cab, we use cupholders; the driver has a ledge where he puts his drink if we are stationary.

Thinking about it more, we do tend to cuddle our cups 

Bellsboy replied on 16/12/2016 10:00

Posted on 16/12/2016 10:00

We use a small folding table we picked up at a local camping accessory shop.

This is the type of thing :

http://www.jacksonscamping.com/kampa-camping-low-table/p6469

 

JD6620 replied on 16/12/2016 10:05

Posted on 16/12/2016 10:05

Our friends have a rear U shape lounge in their motorhome.  They tend to sit one either side and use a long narrow tray on the seat between them for cups.  Seems to work well and no spillages.

replied on 16/12/2016 10:48

Posted on 16/12/2016 10:48

We've used a muggi, both inthe van and at home. It sits comfortably on a sofa and takes up to four mugs.

Tinwheeler replied on 16/12/2016 10:54

Posted on 16/12/2016 10:54

We have the rear lounge and solved several problems in one go. We removed the end cushion and replaced it with a matching drawer/table unit from a caravan. It's a vast improvement and can easily revert to the original if needed.

huskydog replied on 16/12/2016 11:21

Posted on 16/12/2016 11:21

, it might be worth looking at a caravan breakers to see if you could get a drawer type unit and just remove the end cushion

Tinwheeler replied on 16/12/2016 11:41

Posted on 16/12/2016 11:41

Exactly what we did. The unit came from a breaker. It was in good nick and matches the other woodwork.

It provides a table for cups, phones etc and slides out to allow two of us to eat without having to wrestle the free standing table out of the wardrobe. We also gained two drawers for storage.

Takethedogalong replied on 16/12/2016 11:56

Posted on 16/12/2016 11:56

One side of our MH has a handy ledge, but fitting a drop down leaf is an option. Rotated seats are comfy, and nice ledge on dash for cuppa.

We are considering rear lounge options when we come to change. A small folding tray will solve a mug problem, and we keep one in MH as I have a fiddly little hobby when away, that needs to be whisked out of the way of wagging tails and clumsy fellow passengers!laughing

replied on 16/12/2016 15:46

Posted on 16/12/2016 08:01 by young thomas

some rear lounge vans (and even others with permanent beds) have small quadrant shaped shelves mounted in the rear corners...

this would also serve for a morning cuppa while in bed.

 

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