Irvine, CA -- One of the great family experiences is camping. But have you looked at the price of self-contained RVs recently? You may wonder how the average family can afford the great outdoors. This challenge is being addressed by HitchKitchen.com, a small company based in southern California. HitchKitchen is an affordable self-contained camping solution that will change the outdoor recreation experience for many American families.

HitchKitchen is a clean sheet approach to the ultimate road trip and camping vehicle that converts your existing SUV, truck or van into an RV with a large kitchen and bathroom (and back again!) Sleep in your SUV for cozy easy camping for two or add a rooftop tent to sleep up to six people in 2-bedroom comfort.

Great for camping, tailgating, and emergency preparedness, HitchKitchen incorporates a five-foot counter, stove, grill, sink, faucet, cooler, hot water, shower enclosure, toilet, 12/120 volt power, fresh water tanks, grey water tank, lights, and a shade/rain umbrella. The HitchKitchen is always ready to go at a moment’s notice – but between trips it can also be used at home as an outdoor kitchen for your backyard or apartment balcony.

The convenience of the HitchKitchen is hard to beat. It can be used while mounted on the vehicle, or removed and set up on built-in fold down legs. The vehicle maintains its native driving characteristics, comfort and economy. In route, the SUV/RV is small enough to stop anywhere for quick meal break.

Camp set up can be as simple as rolling out a sleeping bag in back of the SUV, or unfolding a roof top tent. Cook an evening meal on the grill and wash dishes in the built in sink – avoiding the overheated confines of a typical small RV. The lockable HitchKitchen is reasonably ‘critter’ and theft resistant to safely store your food and cooking equipment. Wash up in the sink or set up the bathroom enclosure for a hot shower in about 10 minutes. In the morning, pull out the stove to make breakfast and coffee. Refold the sleeping bag and/or roof tent, wash up, stow the stove, close the HitchKitchen lid and you’re ready to roam. Camping couldn’t be any easier.

HitchKitchen.com is taking a unique approach to production introduction; while HitchKitchen is being developed for commercial release, the company has released plans for a simplified do-it-yourself version. These easy to follow plans are available for $25 – cost of materials ranges from about $500 to $1000 depending on how much camping equipment you already own. Even when combined with a car top tent, the cost is well less than 1/3 of the cost of the most basic camping trailer.

Once the manufactured version of the HitchKitchen is introduced, these plans will likely not be offered. Go to www.hitchkitchen.com get your HitchKitchen plans today to save a bundle.

Happy camping!