sink drain in exterior kitchen

[techdog]

Has anyone out there added a drain to the small sink in the small Cougar ourside kitchen? I can't figure out why they would have designed the sink in this way. This will be the first mod. I'll be making as soon as I pick our new (to us) Cougar 29fks.

[therink]

I take it you are referring to the small stove/sink combo (versus the full outdoor kitchen set up). I have the stove/sink combo and don't even use the sink. I find the faucet to be awkward to use as the faucet doesn't have an aerator. Makes it difficult to use without splashing everywhere. I suppose a drain would be better than having to occasionally dumping the "bedpan" of nasty water. How would you consider adding a drain?
Steve

[Bob Landry]

My Outback had the same outdoor kitchen and I've wondered about the utility of the sink. Also the stove, with the wind deflectors in place, only allowed room for a small pot, not very useful for food preparation. i took the whole thing out and sold it to a guy on Craigslist yesterday. The compartment is the exact size needed to store a Camp Chef Weekender stove(two 30,000 BTU burners). The stove has it's own legs and the drop down door to the compartment makes a perfect work surface. I can now fry fish, bacon, or anything else without smelling up the trailer.
The water lines feeding the outside faucet were attached to a "T" under the kitchen counter, so caps were all that were needed to close the line with no major plumbing involved.
I won't miss the sink. If I need to wash my hands, I'm right by the back door.

[Buzzy]

I purchased a Hideout in the fall and was wondering the same thing. I would like to do some sort of mod on it this spring.

[JRTJH]

If you pack along a blue sewer tote, maybe a 6' hose extension connected to the sink drain and all waste water goes into the tote. Or, if not, then a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a lid?

I'd think that for dry camping, it would be nice not to have the sink water filling the gray tank. Like "tent campers" just toss it out in the bushes and save the holding tank space, but in a formal campground, it would be nice not to have the water to deal with.