cooking in the truck

i used to go to r's place and buy the premade lasagna and a side dish. i would take 3 of the pans for the lunchbox cooker, cut up the food and wrap foil on it. stack them in the cooler and for 3 days i could be lazier lol and eat good food. there is a section in walmart with decent premade lasagna,mashed potatoes,mac n cheese,etc. for about $5 each by the meat section . not all of it is great though but i would eat dog food before fast food /barfs

 

12volt plug in Cooler is the way to go. Also they have those 12 volt slow cookers depends on size of meals 40 to 30 mins meal is cooked.
Even buy can goods like chunky soups etc.

 

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In my experience, Road Pro products are junk. Max Burton makes a much better unit. I'm not sure if the one that I have (not sure of name) is any better than a Road Pro, but I'm fairly certain it's not worse.

 

agreed you can save a lot of money cooking your own stuff....
I just like to get out of my trk after my day is done..shower..eat in a restraint....not worry about cooking/cleaning

 

I don't get a lot of quality time off at home and as much as I enjoy good food, I don't care to spend a lot of time cooking and cleaning up in the kitchen to prepare a bunch of take-along food containers.

 

I've gone through half a dozen Roadpro 12v products in the last year. Some have just plain not worked at all, others were extremely slow to get any heat (I figure waiting an hour to make a cup of coffee is unacceptable). Burton is by far the better choice for any kind of heating unit, whether coffee maker or cook pot. Koolatron or Coleman IMHO are the best for coolers and refrigerators.

 

I had a Road Pro cooler crap out in about a week. Now I have a Koolatron that has been working fine for a couple of years now. When the Koolatron does fail I can get a new fan for it in most truck stops.

When I feel tempted to buy a Road Pro product, I remind myself to just walk over to the nearest garbage can and throw $30 or $40 in and that cures that.

I've had a couple other Road Pro POC's that make me wonder how they stay in business. It's a shame that their business model is apparently tied to the turnover of truck drivers.

 

I actually made the effort to call RoadPro after an abysmal experience with a product that was supposed to make hot water "in a matter of minutes". Let's just say their attitude was less than exemplary, much like their products. I believe their product testing is done by paying customers. Their success seems to hinge on having shelf space at large T/S chains, largely to the exclusion of alternate brands. Having worked on the supply side of retail products for decades, I'd venture an educated guess that shelf space is given to RP products because their wholesale prices are cheaper and therefore the gross margin for the retailers is greater. That reduced wholesale price likely comes from next to nonexistent R&D (or more likely "Ripoff and Duplicate") and no product testing before bringing a product to market.

 

I finally got my Burton Digital Stove at the Petro in Raphine, VA (the White's Truck Stop) for $43.99, $10 less than the company stores. Works well!