The Rivian camp kitchen attracted buzz from nearly the second it appeared as a prototype in 2019 at Overland Expo West. Regardless of curiosity within the accent, Rivian by no means truly offered the camp kitchen, which was form of huge and designed to slip into the R1T pickup truck’s trademark gear tunnel.
Till now. Kind of.
The corporate launched Thursday a brand new reimagined and renamed — and importantly, smaller and cheaper — “journey kitchen” that retails for $1,400. And in contrast to its prototype predecessor, this one is obtainable instantly. The kitchen and its associated add-ons are a part of Rivian’s broader push to determine itself as a model aligned with outside fanatics — and make a little bit more money within the course of. Earlier this 12 months, the corporate confirmed off a brand new “treehouse” rooftop tent, one of many many equipment the automaker plans to promote alongside its next-generation R2 SUV and future R3 EVs. The rooftop tent, which Rivian calls the treehouse, is provided with a film projector, which is run utilizing energy from the Rivian.
The unique camp kitchen proven 5 years in the past was a bit beastly and really required a particular shuttle system to be affixed to the within of the R1T pickup truck’s gear tunnel, permitting it to slip out and in to be used. That model price $5,000 for the kitchen and $1,500 for the shuttle system. It additionally had just a few objects that this model doesn’t, such because the refillable water tank.
This new model is smaller and folds up, making it straightforward to maneuver from the frunk or gear tunnel to the tailgate to be used. The camp kitchen comes with a two-burner induction cooktop — the burners are optimized to share 1500W — that may be powered by R1 autos or any 120V energy supply with 15A of present, in response to Rivian.
The camp kitchen additionally features a food-safe prep house, designed to stay stage on tailgates, and dimmable lights with retractable poles that may be arrange for nighttime cooking or to create these Instagram-able moments. The poles retract and could be stowed within the kitchen’s storage drawer.
Preserving with Rivian’s branding as an environmentally sustainable firm, the kitchen comes with a chopping board constructed from recycled supplies; the within of the kitchen is constructed from castor vegetation.
Rivian can also be promoting a bunch of add-on equipment for the kitchen, from cookware and utensils to an apron and a espresso grinder. The automaker isn’t making these equipment; as an alternative the corporate partnered with established outside firm Snowpeak to ship these items.
