Cooking in the Truck

We've been eating out mostly, snacks in the truck, been strongly considering a grill though, as its like 30 bucks to eat a day... Werner is anti inverter and anti-microwave on the truck thusly we can't do that, limits our choices.

 

Coleman stoves are pretty compact, and I've cooked some pretty good meals on 'em while camping in the sticks.

 

I'm think'n I would have a inverter and a small microwave I put in a bigger duffel bag to hide it when needed. But I like to buck the system once in a while!!

 

I run team with my wife now so cooking on the truck has become her "thing." She intends to make me lose weight and eat healthier overall so it is working out for the both of us.

We have a 1500 watt inverter, a mid size refrigerator with a small freezer inside, a 600 watt microwave, a toaster oven, a crockpot, and a sandwich maker.

In the crockpot she has made pot roast and cornbeef dinners several times with onions, potatos, and carrots.

The toaster oven allows her to heat up chicken, fish, pizza, and scalloped potatos as well as toast bread, bagels, and english muffins.

The sandwich maker permits her to cook chicken breasts, small steaks, grilled cheese sandwiches, and breakfast sandwiches.

We buy frozen vegetables, 90 second rice, pre-cooked potatos, and fruits from our local grocery store each week before we hit the road. Buying 3 or 4 meals is sufficient for the 6 days we are on the road. Leftovers supplement the in between times where a meal in not needed.

Fruits such as apples, oranges, pears, peaches, grapes, plums, and bananas are great snack foods in place of candy or chips.

Of course we also carry cereal, peanut butter and jelly, sardines, tuna fish, cups of soup, and all the seasonings we like for our food. Everything from steak sauce to steak seasoning, to croutons and bacon bits for our salads. Ranch dressing and Italian dressing on sliced up tomatos and cucumbers makes for a healthy snack in the middle of the day.

For the drivers out there that are unable to install or carry these appliances on your trucks I feel for you. I think it is very shortsighted on the companies part to prohibit these items. With a properly installed inverter and the above appliances, a driver can save money, eat healthier, be happier with the job, and even lose weight in the long run. Not to mention be more likely to stay with a company that permits this.

 

I agree! What they dont know wont hurt them! And will save you a ton of money. Just a few seconds with a pair of jumper cables, and power! If you are going to a terminal, pull in the cables, what invertor?

 

I've never firgured out how one manages to get those 3 ' long jumper cables to the battry

 

I have a Fridge, Microwave, Toaster Oven, and small George Foreman, I eat good.

 

all i will say is, what the buggers don't know, won't hurt you. LOL

 

in an international the fuse box is behind the glove compartment.
there is a positive post with wires coming off. just clip it to the post if your truck is similar and ground it on metal.

 

would you message me please? re: your setup and power consumption. I don't have PM permissions yet. Thanks