what to you do to stay warm?

just use a sleeping bag just dont zip it up and use it as a normal blanket thats what i do really warm if u have 2 lol if not i say just run the truck if the boss doesnt want to pay the fuel then that'll get him to get the apu faster

 

just idle the truck, the more idleing cost your boss the faster he'll buy APU's.....




American Trucker

 

3 truck company? No onboard electronics to monitor idle I'd guess? Idle and be comfortable. Slow down a little to make it up if you feel guilty.

 

I have one of the bunk warming pads that you sleep on top of and plugs into the cig lighter. I have slept in CHicago with it snowing and wind blowing about 28 degrees and wasnt cold at all. In 3 years I have never turned it up past half way and it draws very little current. I paid something like $25 bucks at a T/A for it.

HOWEVER waking up and waiting for the truck to warm up is a B@(#H!!!

 

A quality sleeping bag, used as stated earlier will do the trick. I rarely idle in the winter.

I have a bunk heater and use a simple blanket now. But that sleeping bag STAYS on the truck during winter months. You never know when that heater will take a crap. And our trucks no longer idle between 20 - 70 degrees.

Most outdoor equip stores sell a flat folding "stove", just large enough to hold a can of Sterno. Use one of those if you're concerned about open flames. Stove is about $6, and adds a level of protection from the flame. And Sterno is still cheap, and safe for indoor use.

Link for the stove... http://www.cabelas.com/backpacking-stoves-sterno-portable-folding-stove-1.shtml

 

Http://www.coleman.com/product/big-.../2000000100?contextCategory=9095#.UJSgjZG9KSM used as a blanket with a king size, thick fleece blanket folded double under it.

now days I've got an espar heater that will roast my chestnuts if I leave it on too high or too long, though.

 

I use my webasto heater off and on throughout the night. I use thick comforter and sheets on my bed.

 

Got a plush Coleman sleeping bag (unzipped), Afghan blanket on top of that and a Webasto heater. Works for me.

 

he will just cut the rate of pay to make up for the $40/night of idling

i dont have an apu, and most nights, it just use blankets, and blankets and blankets (one comforter, 4 wool blankets, foam under the mattress and between the sheets)

and unless it gets below 10deg or so (which is rare) i never idle

i get up, start the truck, go back under the blankets, by the time it gets hot under the blankets, (about 45min) then i start my day

but thats because it is my truck, if i worked as a company driver, i would idle all night because if he is too cheap to let me sleep in comfort (as he sleeps at home in comfort) then i dont need to work for him

one of the advantages of being a company driver is that you are not to bear the cost of the company's issues (tires, maintenance, etc) and providing a certain level of comfort for your drivers is part of managements responsibility