Design student building a cooler that turns into a prep table, want your brutally honest feedback ;)
Hey campers :)
I’m an industrial design student working on my capstone thesis, and I’m designing a piece of gear I wish existed: a 2-in-1 cooler + standing prep table that deploys into a more comfortable cooking setup kind of a glamping comfort level without the bulky “camp kitchen” vibe.
Think: minimal, collapsible, easy to pack, made for spontaneous trips, small cars, and smaller households. Before I lock in the design, I want feedback from people who actually love outdoors and know what works (and what fails).
If you’ve ever thought: “I’m tired of bending over to prep food,” “my cooler is always chaos,” or “I want fewer items but a better setup,” …I’d love your opinion.
feel free to comment: What’s your #1 rustration with camp cooking / cooler setups? And what would make a cooler-table combo a must-have vs a nope? Or just feedback/ideas of what I could incorporate :) Thank you ! your input will directly shape the final prototype.