Living On The Road ..,.,.,..

Onetruckpony · May 16, 2012

Keep it simple..

Think about it, you have the perfect hot plate under the hood.
Heavy duty aluminum foil is your friend.
You would be surprised what you can cook on an exhaust manifold.

Traveler51 · May 16, 2012

I-80Trucker said: ↑

Traveler51 ,., I know what you mean i have herd many stories about rentals being nightmares ,, but i think the Key is

1 Having a Property Management handle the renters .

2 Be sure and put into the Lease all the right Checks and balances ,

3 The Tenants will keep up the yard care and upkeep of the house .

4 any Appliances that brake down or need repair are not to be replaced or repaired by owner .

5 The rental Company drives by often and dose a walk thru every 3 months .

6 Deposits and last months rent .

7 Credit check .

just to name a few ,,,

Before the rental Company Rents my home they call me with all the info ,, Credit Check, where they work how long have they worked there how much is there Gross Pay , where did they rent from last what dose the last owner say about them , so on and so fourth .

I do not rent to shady or none working people or if they have a bad reference from the last property .

so far i have be lucky and all the renters come and go as they should .

Having Professionals handle the rental i think is well worth the 60.00 a month they charge me .

I cant wait to get out there on the road and get this new Life Popin ! ! ! as my son likes to say LOL .....
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Sounds like a good plan! Good luck!

I-80Trucker · May 16, 2012

Onetruckpony said: ↑

Keep it simple..

Think about it, you have the perfect hot plate under the hood.
Heavy duty aluminum foil is your friend.
You would be surprised what you can cook on an exhaust manifold.
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Onetruckpony ,,,

I am dieing to here about your engine meals ,,,,

I have seen this done on safari Shows , they put there catch, such as a fish on the Exhaust manifold then drive back to camp and when they get back they have a nice hot meal ready to eat ,,

I am sure there must be some Trial and Error before you get it down so you do not burn the food ,,,, or worst case forget its there all together lol

Thanks for that Tip Nothing like planing a hot meal and having it ready to eat at the end of your Drive .

DEMO · May 16, 2012

Onetruckpony said: ↑

Keep it simple..

Think about it, you have the perfect hot plate under the hood.
Heavy duty aluminum foil is your friend.
You would be surprised what you can cook on an exhaust manifold.
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Been there and done that. I have impressed a few with my manifold cooking

I-80Trucker · May 16, 2012

DEMO said: ↑

Been there and done that. I have impressed a few with my manifold cooking
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DEMO ,,,

Do tell !! i was wondering how one would go about keeping the foil and food from falling off, there must be some Technique and or tools other then just Foil ?

Thank you ,,

DEMO · May 16, 2012

I-80Trucker said: ↑

DEMO ,,,

Do tell !! i was wondering how one would go about keeping the foil and food from falling off, there must be some Technique and or tools other then just Foil ?

Thank you ,,
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The trick is to wrap whatever your cooking really well. Wrap it with about 3" extra foil on each end. Roll those ends, put the food, wrapped in foil on the top of the manifold. Bend the rolled ends 90 degrees and tuck them in the openings where the manifold connects to the engine.

slomocopshow · May 16, 2012

I-80Trucker said: ↑

DEMO ,,,

Do tell !! i was wondering how one would go about keeping the foil and food from falling off, there must be some Technique and or tools other then just Foil ?

Thank you ,,
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I think DEMO should give us a demo, or at least a pic. Seeing a trucker's culinary skills in progress would be awesome.

Ellie

DEMO · May 16, 2012

slomocopshow said: ↑

I think DEMO should give us a demo, or at least a pic. Seeing a trucker's culinary skills in progress would be awesome.

Ellie
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Lol, I'm on home time for the next few days, but when I go out I'll see what I can do

chompi · May 16, 2012

Cooking on your manifold is like cooking over a pine log campfire. Tastes like crap because of the toxic fumes!

Guys, don't cook on your exhaust, that's a "no brainer"! You would probably get arrested and accused for doing drugs if someone were to see you doing that!

Yes, get your cards ahead of time, that is why I mentioned it! It can take a few weeks to get your TA. Also another handy thing to have is a TCH card. This used to be the FlyinJ bank but should still be in biz! (at least they are still sending me statements) This is a regular bank account and every week just have $100 put straight in there from your direct deposit. This way you can get money at the truck stop without being charged hefty ATM fee's! There are also many other good benefits! For you newbies, depending on what bank you do business with you will find them constantly shutting off your debit card because they think it is stolen! Especially if you run team! This used to happen to us quite frequently! Its a pain in the ### to get it fixed! The TCH card eliminates this problem. It also works well to really budget yourself out there if you are only putting a minimal amount on there every week to live on.

Moe Rhonic · May 16, 2012

chompi said: ↑

Cooking on your manifold is like cooking over a pine log campfire. Tastes like crap because of the toxic fumes!

Guys, don't cook on your exhaust, that's a "no brainer"! You would probably get arrested and accused for doing drugs if someone were to see you doing that!

Yes, get your cards ahead of time, that is why I mentioned it! It can take a few weeks to get your TA. Also another handy thing to have is a TCH card. This used to be the FlyinJ bank but should still be in biz! (at least they are still sending me statements) This is a regular bank account and every week just have $100 put straight in there from your direct deposit. This way you can get money at the truck stop without being charged hefty ATM fee's! There are also many other good benefits! For you newbies, depending on what bank you do business with you will find them constantly shutting off your debit card because they think it is stolen! Especially if you run team! This used to happen to us quite frequently! Its a pain in the ### to get it fixed! The TCH card eliminates this problem. It also works well to really budget yourself out there if you are only putting a minimal amount on there every week to live on.

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From looking at their website, it appears that the main thing they offer, is just another "fuel card". Why would I use that when I've already got my other cards? They do offer a TCH Mastercard, but there's no way I'm getting approved for a cc...

http://www.tch.com/products_services.html

ETA: Ah...it's their "TAB bank" thingy...Got it. Have it BM'd as well.

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