How do you keep drinks/food cold while out?

You can go with one of the smaller 12V coolers since you're just working during the day, and they're less than $90.

Can even use those Gel Packs in a simple stryrofoam cooler as well.

 

Right now.. strap your stuff to the passenger step, it'll stay cold!

 

30 bucks gets you a cooler that plugs into the cigarette plug.

 

12 volt coolers are a pain in the ### in a day cab. I use a small cooler, about the size of a six pack, and fill it with my water bottles and ice from my refrigerator. My ice maker never has a problem keeping up with my ice demands. I always bring a sandwich and a bag of chips for a snack. It's a lot cheaper shopping at Walmart then in a truck stop. The cooler I use is soft sided with a hard plastic insert to contain any melt water. It also has a velcro flap on the lid, so I don't have to open the top all the time.

 

I'd just stick with ice. I had a 12V cooler that about killed me one time as I woke up to a toxic smoke filled cabin and a melted glob of plastic.

12V coolers only drop the temp about 40 degrees. On a 90 degree day they aren't the best.

You have to pack the cooler each morning, right? So the ease and portability of a Lunchmate, some ice you can easily drag it inside to the kitchen each day.

You don't want a styrofoam noise maker. Squeak, squeak, squeak all daylong will drive you nuts.

 

I use a coleman extreme 5 day ice chest, I refuse to trust my health to a simple 12v cooler like condo said that wont keep things cold enough to keep safe. I am debating on buying me a real 12v fridge in a couple months but deciding to drop $500 I go back and forth.

 

I use an igloo lunch mate,2 blue ice packs works great.