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The Rivian summer camp kitchen attracted buzz from almost the import it appeared as a image in 2019 at Overland Expo West . Despite interest in the appurtenance , Rivian never in reality sold the summer camp kitchen , which was kind of monolithic and designed to slide into the R1 T pickup truck ’s trademark train tunnel .
Until now . Sort of .
The company launch Thursday a new reimagined and renamed — and importantly , smaller and cheaper — “ travel kitchen ” that retails for $ 1,400 . And unlike its image predecessor , this one is available immediately . The travel kitchen and its related add - ons are part of Rivian ’s broader push to install itself as a brand align with outdoor enthusiasts — and make a little spare money in the summons . Earlier this year , the company show off a new“treehouse ” rooftop collapsible shelter , one of the many accessories the automaker plan to deal alongside its next - genesis R2 SUV and succeeding R3 eV . The rooftop tent is equipped with a movie projector , which is run using power from the Rivian .
Theoriginal camp kitchenshown five age ago was a bit beastly and actually require a special shuttle system to be affixed to the inside of the R1 T pick-me-up motortruck ’s gear burrow , allowing it to slide in and out for exercise . That interlingual rendition cost $ 5,000 for the kitchen and $ 1,500 for the shuttle system . It also had a few point that this translation does not , such as the refillable water tank .
This new translation is smaller and folds up , making it comfortable to move from the frunk or cogwheel tunnel to the tailgate for use . The travel kitchen comes with a two - burner induction cooktop — the burner are optimized to portion out 1,500W — that can be power by R1 vehicles or any 120V great power source with 15A of current , according to Rivian .
EV startup Rivian launches a smaller $ 1,400 “ traveling kitchen , ” five years after the initial demo . translate all about the kitchen and its related MBD - ons here : https://t.co / ghXdwPKaCqpic.twitter.com / Zvt6kOcacR
The travel kitchen also includes a food - secure prep space , design to remain level on tailgates , and dimmable lights with retractable magnetic pole that can be arrange up for nighttime preparation or to create those Instagram - able-bodied moments . The poles forswear and can be stowed in the kitchen ’s storage drawer .
keep with Rivian ’s branding as an environmentally sustainable company , the travel kitchen comes with a cut instrument panel made from recycled textile ; the inside of the kitchen is made from caster plants .
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Rivian is also sell a bunch ofadd - on accessoriesfor the travel kitchen , from cookware and utensils to an apron and a coffee poor boy . The automaker is n’t making these accessory ; instead the ship’s company partnered with constituted outdoor party Snow Peak to give up these goods .
