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Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 10:45 am
by rubberrat
Here you go, Pics of the extended kitchen unit in our EC6. The seat is shortened slightly and has a modified bed base (that we never use) for the 'downstairs' bed)
Oven & Hob is Smev and sink unit is Dometic
Best toasters for campers are cheapo Tesco type 'Basics' as they are low wattage - thus less trippage.
Still struggle on French campsites (6amp), but most of them have power sockets in the plentiful covered kitchen areas the UK campsites still don't seem to have got the hang of.
Seat is shorter by the amount you can see on the floor. - now a squeeze for two on that side but can just be done in an emergency.

Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 8:09 pm
by Madmountainman
Lovely, thanks for that. I think my cooker plan will see it sitting a bit high due to the size of it, but will be doable. Did you consider moving all the gubbins below the sink, putting the oven next to the wardrobe and then the sink on the right of the oven? I reckon a bit of rejigging and you could move everything into the bottom of the wardrobe. Once I've got my pick-up i'll go see my converter guru and seek his opinion.
Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 9th, 2015, 7:39 am
by rubberrat
Mine came with this extended kitchen along with an extra height modification for the entire camper.
The previous owner went a bit mad with the options ✔ boxes.
This is why I can't contribute to the 'Modifications' thread.
Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 11th, 2015, 8:19 am
by Madmountainman
rubberrat wrote:Mine came with this extended kitchen along with an extra height modification for the entire camper.
The previous owner went a bit mad with the options ✔ boxes.
This is why I can't contribute to the 'Modifications' thread.
What's the extra height modification and, how much room do you have left to squeeze by the oven once the table's in place?
Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 11th, 2015, 8:37 am
by rubberrat
The camper has a 200mm section inserted at the waistline.
I'll add a couple of pics when I'm at my laptop.
The original buyers were tall people and also specified this ec6 to fit a Landrover 130 hcpu.
No probs at all slipping in by the table, I quite like it thus way, only twice had four people around the table.
Our extended SKarosser EC6 Also has the advantage of being able to access the front turnbuckles from outside, and to slip things like the ramps and folding table over the side of the buck.
Disadvantages, higher CofG and that gap above the cab. I put either our lounger chairs there or my surfboard to fill the odd looking space, depending what we are doing.
Standard SKarosser EC6
Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 11th, 2015, 4:08 pm
by Madmountainman
How lucky am I? I wasn't aware of there being two height options so, when I went to look at mine, I thought it was ok and I could live with it. Fortunately, having just checked, mine has the 20mm extension too!

Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 11th, 2015, 10:04 pm
by rubberrat
I suspect we are in an exclusive club of two!
Re: Toast anyone?
Posted: July 12th, 2015, 7:33 pm
by Madmountainman
Just been having another look at Nordstar's website, as SKarosser's site isn't easy finding extra info and i'm still not 100% sure if our camper's share the same internal height. My camper's got a 1.95m internal height which, according to Nordstar, is 8cm taller than the previous model at 187cm. SKarosser's website also lists the EC6 at 187cm.
All I know is i'm happy with 1.95 as I can stand upright in the heki when cooking and the rest of the time will mostly be sat or lying down. The only vehicle i've found I could easily stand up in was the Globecar Campsout Revolution on the extra high top Fiat Ducato, but the bed was too small and not very comfy.
My Skarosser's not perfect, but it offered me the best comfort with the least amount of compromise given my height, hence why I bought it.
