I do not have a table or a desk in the van. A quick evening project and a portable wooden tray solves my meal problem.
When eating in the White Turtle III I needed something to eat on when I was sitting in the swivel chair. I was going to put a table in the van that swiveled on a mount but honestly I did not need something so fancy.
This was not a huge project but one that has some memories built into it.
A simple 20 minute project one night took care of my dining table. The other nice thing about it is if I want to eat on a picnic table I have a clean surface to eat on or in my reclining outside I have a table for there as well. Or if I am cooking outside it will help me carry things out.
The wooden tray is made out of some leftover maple from the kitchen counter with a small rail along the outside to keep the dishes from sliding off. The thing that I added to bring some history along are the handles. The handles are made out of some climbing rope that my dad had. I made the handles using Macramé to make them larger and easier to hold.
So far I have used it a couple times and it works great! Big enough to put a plate and glass on with room for utensils.
Sometimes the best solution is the easiest!!
