Eating on the Road

[Fredog]

As far as "EATING ON THE ROAD"???

Don't do it at all!! The road is filthy, and eating on it is very unsafe!!

but there is nothing better than a nice fresh sun-baked possum! after it is run over, just let it lay in the sun for about 2 hours and then eat up.. YUM YUM

[Fredog]

Personally I dont do coolers or carry perishable food and I wont blow perfectly good money to buy one either. The only thing that I carry that has a limited shelf life is bread. PB & J, canned soups and stews and snacks within easy reach. I have a 12 volt water heater for coffee, other than I carry water which unknown to most people...tastes the same whether its cold or warm and better for you than sodas and juices.

Coolers get in the way, add weight and when they crap out in about 6 mos. or less are you willing to shell out more money for the thing?


If you need to cook something either use the microwave at a T/S or get a $4.00 sterno stove and cook your own.

I have had my 12 volt cooler for 10 years and it still works fine, it weighs about 5 pounds, fits nicely in the cubby hole in the sleeper..

Lets be real...that 5lbs is empty weight. Now the one you may have bought 10 years ago works because it isnt the cheap junk you can get everywhere today.

yes. I cant begin to count how many loads I have missed because of those extra 5 pounds.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Personally I dont do coolers or carry perishable food and I wont blow perfectly good money to buy one either. The only thing that I carry that has a limited shelf life is bread. PB & J, canned soups and stews and snacks within easy reach. I have a 12 volt water heater for coffee, other than I carry water which unknown to most people...tastes the same whether its cold or warm and better for you than sodas and juices.

Coolers get in the way, add weight and when they crap out in about 6 mos. or less are you willing to shell out more money for the thing?


If you need to cook something either use the microwave at a T/S or get a $4.00 sterno stove and cook your own.

I have had my 12 volt cooler for 10 years and it still works fine, it weighs about 5 pounds, fits nicely in the cubby hole in the sleeper..

Lets be real...that 5lbs is empty weight. Now the one you may have bought 10 years ago works because it isnt the cheap junk you can get everywhere today.

yes. I cant begin to count how many loads I have missed because of those extra 5 pounds.

I always was able to scale the same loads as the rest of our drivers ...With my cooler , And 500 lbs of olypic freeweights stored under the bunk + 3 pairs of dumbell totaling 220 lbs and a weight bench stowed on the catwalk for a grand total of about 800lbs in bring along weights . Heck I scaled budweiser easier than those that didn't carry this kind of bring along .

This was a lot of stuff to pack...But I've seen trainers who easily weighed 350-400 lbs along with stidents weighing the same heck I've seen teams with drivers who weighed 500 lbs , So me at only 5'6 240lbs with my weights isn't much different than 2 drivers in XXXX size squezing into the cab .

[Trucker4Life]

You might check out this site...not updated often, but some good information on food as well as general health information for OTR drivers.

http://www.otrchef.com/

[dieselgrl]

I don't remember who asked, but unless they changed it, Swift's policy is for no larger than a 400W inverter (no hardwired ones, just the ones that plug in the cig outlet). That's far too small for a microwave.

I ran a 1000W inverter in my Arrow truck, and replaced the driver's side cabinet with a mini fridge from Walmart (like the ones in the hotels). Much better than my cooler - I could keep raw chicken fresh for a week and didn't have to make sure my truck was idling and cool to do it. That said, I still own a cooler, and every one I've owned from Coleman has held up quite well.

I kept an electric single burner stove in the cab as well - it would run on the inverter so long as I unplugged everything else while I was cooking. Right before I came off the road, I picked up an electric griddle. I only used that one when I was hooked to IdleAire since I had a small inverter, but with at least a 1500W one it would operate fine in the cab.

Tip for clean up - Clorox put out a product called "Clorox Anywhere" - it's safe to use on dishes and utensils without rinsing them afterwards but still has the same antibacterial properties as regular bleach. I carried a few bottles of that with me, and it prevented having to use a nasty restroom in a t/s or rest area to do my dishes.

[rcpilot]

Tip for clean up - Clorox put out a product called "Clorox Anywhere" - it's safe to use on dishes and utensils without rinsing them afterwards but still has the same antibacterial properties as regular bleach. I carried a few bottles of that with me, and it prevented having to use a nasty restroom in a t/s or rest area to do my dishes.

Thanks....thats a great idea... I hated having to wash my dishes in those sinks :shock: