Why isn't everyone using the bunk heaters by now?

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  1. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    I had the same heaters set up and did pretty much the same; set the timer on the engine heater and go to bed. However, because I didn't have additional batteries I would sometimes alter my no-idle policy based on location as I sometimes had occasion to go to some very remote locations where I might not see anyone else for a day-or-three.
     
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    Being flexible is all a part of trucking. And of course there will always be some CB or internet Rambo to come on and tell you garbage. Consider the source.
     
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    Ain't NUTHIN' that will really work well in the Coachella or Imperial Valleys in the summertime! I saw years in El Centro when I lived there, that our home AC was on in February...
    What a lovely area that is...NOT
     
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    116 by day. 100 by night. My truck stayed running.
     
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    I have no hair on my ankles due to my bunk heater...just sayin
     
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    How 'bout the palm of yer hand?:biggrin_2559:
     
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    That wouldn't be because of the BUNK heater. ;)
     
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    That's funny, but I'm home tonight so none of that