No inverters allowed!! Help!!
 

If my company won't allow power inverters and the trucks won't idle under 70 degrees; can you use microwaves and refrigerators with the lighter sockets? What would you recommend for heating meals and cooling drinks?

Re: No inverters allowed!! Help!!
 

A cooler with ice, and a truck stop microwave. Your choices are limited.

That was cold!

As far as cooling drinks, i put mine in front of the a/c vent. Certain trucks, i.e., kenworth K-100 it works very well. I'm being serious.

As far as heating. BBQ grill. I am also being serious.

Or just eat at truckstops.


The other option, which i might excercise, is to use a honda 1000i gas powered generator; It should be able to run a microwave among other things.

P.S. try this:
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0043467517693a.shtml


Truthfully, it doesn't look like it can deliver. But maybe it is good.

What else are you going to do?

A Coleman 12V Cooler and a lunchbox oven. I got the link to the oven off here, but truck stops usually carry it. You can get the cooler at Walmart for $70-90 depending on the part of the country :)

And we have a winner.

You can also use the microwave inside a truckstop to heat meals.

Yup - best route to go. They both run off the 12v and you're all set.

I have posted this tip many times about the 12v coolers:

Since they will only cool approx 30 degrees below the surrounding air temp, you can take a bottle of water, 1/2 full and freeze it and place it in the cooler. It will help it cool faster and remain cool inside if you need to unplug it for short periods of time.

The bottle of water will usually remain frozen enough for 1-2 weeks of use.

Another option is to take two ziplock type freezer back and fill one with ice and place it in the second bag. This option works well if you plan on being on the road for longer periods of time as it is refillable. Just get a cup of ice from any pop machine.

That's a good tip. I'm thinking I'll use one of my empty, cleaned out plastic peanut butter containers (I use them for nails, screws, etc. in my workshop) filled with ice from the truckstop in my cooler. :D

Or you can do what we did in the service.....wrap your food in tin foil and put it somewhere around the engine block. When you get to a stopping point, the food is cooked! lol

Truckstops have all the 12v toys you could want or need, but be careful what ones you get. Here is a link that has many of the toys, along with a 12v microwave. Also depends on how much you want to spend.

http://www.skingco.com/convenience/f...cook_appli.htm

I used to put it in with the blacktop when i hauled it that worked great. When you got to the job you jumped up and shoved off the little bit of blacktop and it is really really hot ready to go. :P