Outdoor kitchens on wheels?

Permies has multiple outdoor kitchen threads for permanent outdoor cooking setups. Instead of going to the kitchen, does anyone wheel the kitchen to the garden to dine al fresco?
Last summer I repurposed an old wooden lateral file cabinet and made a beautiful grill cart on wheels using a basic design like this:

Unfortunately, it burned up.
Does anyone have a favorite outdoor cooking setup on wheels that they actually use? For this second attempt, I’m especially interested in functional approaches: the funkier the better!

I have seen trailer mounted cooking operations.

Yes indeed John! Often when there's a crowd at community events, trailered smokers arrive near the public venue wafting irresistible aromas that stimulate appetites for turkey legs, ribs or pizza.
For my purposes, I just want to pull some kind of handcart or mini-chuckwagon out of the carport to the garden then start a fire and cook  something fresh for friends and family. From now on, I'll separate the fire from the food prep station. I've got some ideas mostly hijacked from tailgate parties but would love to see how others create mobile picnic setups.

You might take a look at the camp kitchen setups used by people who do horse packing.  They would give you some ideas.

Kathleen

What about a metal work table such as those found in commercial kitchens? I've seen many used ones in thrift shops, and with so many restraurant closures over the past 2 yrs, sales of used equipment are many. Or search online wholesale restaurant supply house.

I've used these tables to set up outdoor canning. Having casters that lock let's you be mobile but stable for cooking.

Or DIY: build a workbench and attach sheet metal to the countertop? take an old dresser and use Henry brand "featherweight" concrete counter surface on top and wheels on the legs? Mortar on a section of firebrick or clay brick to prevent surprise incendiary events.

Thank you Kathleen and Jeanne for your helpful ideas.
When I started this thread, part of my intention was to inspire readers to imagine and create their own mini-chuckwagons to celebrate the carefully tended places around the land under their stewardship. Eating and relaxing outdoors in unlikely picnic spots is an opportunity to savor the permaculture progress and notice the unexpected changes in the landscape that happen over time.
Some helpful search terms for the project (in addition to Kathleen's horse-packing kitchen setup) are: diy chuck box, chuck box designs, camp kitchen, camp kitchen box, chuck box on wheels, diy picnic wagon, grill food prep cart or station. Outdoor cooking stations are highly varied depending on terrain, travel distance, and cooking interests.
What’s evolving over here at my place is a combination of a repurposed cabinet and a 2’ x 3’ butcher block top on rugged 8" wheels. The top is about 35 lbs and the travel is within 100’ of the carport on concrete and crusher-packed paths. When not in use, the cabinet is a storage space for some cast iron skillets and outdoor cooking gear. When it’s time to cook, I’ll roll the mobile storage/food prep cart to the herb garden or the fruit trees or the vegetables then prepare the fresh bounty.
This is a fun custom project that uses up lots of pipes, hooks, carved utensils, old license plates, and other outdoor gear. There is even a place to mount a sun umbrella. The build is funky and functional. The goal is to kick back and enjoy some well-earned rest over the hot summer.
Tonight's garden picnic: sautéed garlic scapes, red pepper and olive oil over pasta with grated parmesan. Thanks to all you Permies for the ongoing inspiration to keep growing and building in the great outdoors.

Demanding pics for your funky movable feast thingie!

You are on, Kathy! Memorial Day is coming up so I am spiffing up this cart for the annual picnic. I'll figure out how to post my photo by then.
Meanwhile, keep those mobile kitchen ideas coming!

Admittedly more of a junkyard approach, but...

Snag a free kitchen cabinet from somebody doing a remodel (Craigslist or whatever you use).  Then add some "workbench casters" to be able to roll it around and drop it back down wherever you want.  Maybe some thin wood paneling to dress up the sides+back depending on how they look.

Funny you should mention "junkyard approach," K. I just returned from a historical society fundraiser where people donated their treasures for a good cause. What a positively exhilarating experience to pay $35 for: iron tool hooks, a fireplace shovel, an iron tongs, a hearth broom, an iron fireplace poker, a hand forged skimmer and a 24" x 18" marble baking slab. The cabinet was free from a friend who is downsizing. The wheels came from a couple of bent up metal chaise lounges. A project like this is perfect for driving around to swaps and yard sales if the builder is flexible and can improvise.

Here are a couple of photos of the food cart as promised. I removed the drawers and hardware then flipped the lateral file cabinet upside down. Cedar fence-picket scraps make up the shelves. The butcher block was short by 1 3/4” so I attached a 24” x 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” end piece with 2 spacers to create a tool slot. The opening holds knives and the pizza peel used for slipping thin bread dough into the wood-fired oven. The under-mounted casters keep the cart to 2’ door width whereas the 8” wheels would have made the cart too wide for the narrow doorway to the garden. The pipe and fittings form the tool hanging rack and umbrella holder. The space for food prep is twice as large as the original design which had the 22” kettle grill embedded into the (burned up) top.
This is a really fun and practical skill-building and salvage project. The cart works well for outdoor food prep especially pizza making and storing equipment.

Looks great and plenty of summer left to enjoy it too.  The tool slot was a great way to turn a problem into a solution.  

I would like to build my own outdoor sink on wheels

For those who have no idea where to start, here are plans to build my version of a 2' wide by 4' long cart I built from a single sheet of 3/4 ply.  The one in the Instructables post held about 500# without a groan.

For those interested, here is the Instructables link to the step-by-step build:   https://www.instructables.com/Build-a-Heavy-Duty-Mobile-Shop-Cart/

I made smaller ones too. In total, I have about nine of these, with wheels, in my shop.  


The one in the attached photo has a cart being built sitting on top of it.

We're in the process of building one out of a rolling stainless steel cadaver table that was scored for free from a funeral home. I'll post pics when it's done. (It was seriously sanitized.)