Bamboo Case Top
Turn any aluminium box into a work surface or seat. A solid organic-bamboo lid that clicks onto the top of your case.
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Handbuilt in the Netherlands · Since 2016
A complete field kitchen built into an indestructible Zarges® aluminium box. Organic bamboo, stainless steel, ready to cook in seconds — engineered for overlanders and 4x4 explorers who go the distance.
The DOCK Camp Kitchen
Cheap folding camp kitchens rattle apart on the first corrugated road. The DOCK is different: a fully-equipped cooking station built inside a genuine Zarges® K470 expedition case — the same aluminium box that survives the world's toughest expeditions.
Open it, drop the legs, fold out the bamboo worktop and stainless shelves, and you have a stable, waist-high kitchen with a place for every pot, plate and utensil. Close it, and everything you own travels safely inside one rugged, stackable box.
Why owners swear by it
Aircraft-grade K470 aluminium. Weatherproof, impact-resistant and rigid — the box that outlives the vehicle it rides in.
A warm, food-safe bamboo surface and drawer front. Fold-down worktable plus a top shelf for your stove — real space to actually cook.
Two detachable stainless side shelves clip on for extra work surface exactly where you need it, then stow away flat inside.
Separate compartments for stove, cookware and tableware, plus a bamboo cutlery drawer with organiser. Nothing rattles, nothing gets lost.
Integrated legs lift the kitchen to a comfortable 81 cm working height on any ground. From closed box to cooking in well under a minute.
Handbuilt in the Netherlands from materials chosen to age well, not wear out. Buy it once, pass it on to the next generation.
From box to kitchen
Place the closed kitchen on firm ground and lift off the platform with the legs.
Stand the kitchen on its platform — level and stable, wedge it if needed.
Fold out the bamboo worktop and clip on the stainless side shelves.
Set your stove on the top shelf and start cooking. That's it.
Proven by owners, not by us
From the dunes of Saudi Arabia to Slovenian mountain lakes, Australian riverbeds and the Pacific coast — these are real DOCK kitchens, sent in by real owners.
Technical specifications
| Base case | Zarges® K470, model 40564 |
|---|---|
| Materials | Aircraft aluminium, stainless steel, organic bamboo |
| Closed size (H×W×D) | 420 × 600 × 400 mm |
| Working height | 810 mm |
| Empty weight | 16.5 kg |
| Cookware capacity | Pans up to Ø 260 mm |
| Stove space | Up to 520 × 320 mm (e.g. Coleman 424, Partner steel stove) |
| Compartments | Stove, cookware, tableware + bamboo cutlery drawer |
| Shipping | Worldwide |
Kitchen supplied without stove, cookware or tableware, so you can equip it exactly the way you cook.
Own one
Each kitchen is handbuilt to order and shipped worldwide. No online checkout, no pushy funnel — just message us directly, ask anything, and we'll arrange the details and delivery to your door personally.
The DOCK Camp Kitchen
Complete kitchen in a Zarges® K470 box
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Complete the system
Built to fit Zarges®, Alutec®, Alubox® and Defender® cases — ask us which size suits yours.
Turn any aluminium box into a work surface or seat. A solid organic-bamboo lid that clicks onto the top of your case.
Ask about the Case TopGood to know
A genuine Zarges® K470 (model 40564) aircraft-aluminium case — the reference standard for expedition storage. It stacks and straps down like any of your other cases.
No — the kitchen is supplied empty so you can fit the stove and cookware you already love. There's dedicated space for a two-burner stove (up to 520 × 320 mm) and pans up to Ø 260 mm. We're happy to advise.
16.5 kg empty. Closed it measures 420 × 600 × 400 mm; set up, the worktop sits at a comfortable 810 mm height.
Yes. DOCK kitchens are already in use on five continents and we arrange worldwide shipping. Message us with your location for details.
There's no online checkout on purpose. You contact us via WhatsApp or e-mail, we confirm the details and the best way to pay and ship for your country. It's personal and transparent.
Each kitchen is handbuilt to order. Lead time depends on the current queue — message us and we'll give you an honest estimate right away.
One message is all it takes. Ask a question, check availability, or start your order — you'll talk directly to the people who build every DOCK by hand.