Microwave in the work truck!!!!!!!!!!!!

[raven22]

Sick of cold lunches getting ready to install a microwave in the work truck anybody done this already if so what size power converter do you need Manhattan is tooooooo expensive to buy hot lunch

[syndicated]

I'm contemplated this for a few years. Surely someone makes a 12v microwave!
I've tried using heated mugs for soup but it's not cutting the mustard...

[turkey]

The guys at my step dads company have one in the install trailer that they run off a an inverter not sure what size it is tho I look next time I'm there and get back to ya

[Pete838]

Check the truck stop, like Petro of Flying J. They got a 12v version of most household appliances or an inverter big enough to run it.

[craig1]

This book might be able to help you out. You can have hot meals and not waste space on a microwave. :cheers:

http://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Destiny-Guide-Cooking-Engine/dp/1416596232

[kirkH]

Just park facing the sun and leave your lunch on the dash, toasty by noon for sure.:grin2:

[Pete838]

Just park facing the sun and leave your lunch on the dash, toasty by noon for sure.:grin2:

Maybe in San Diego...not in the Manhattan winter

[mpr73]

A guy at my shop has one sitting next to his seat. No bin or milk crates in the front for his books, and papers to get in the way. He has a little shelf made to sit around the microwave and use that space for his bill book. at lunch time he runs an extension cord to the outlet and has a hot lunch.... not a bad idea if you got the room.

[kirkH]

Maybe in San Diego...not in the Manhattan winter

Might not work so well with tall buildings and <60° temps.

[ncboston]

A guy at my shop has one sitting next to his seat. No bin or milk crates in the front for his books, and papers to get in the way. He has a little shelf made to sit around the microwave and use that space for his bill book. at lunch time he runs an extension cord to the outlet and has a hot lunch.... not a bad idea if you got the room.

I met a guy in Georgia that drove with his in the back of the truck. At construction sites, he would run an extension cord to the power pole.

[DLZ Dan]

Just put your lunch on any subway vent, that'll steam it up for ya!


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[indy2000]

Sick of cold lunches getting ready to install a microwave in the work truck anybody done this already if so what size power converter do you need Manhattan is tooooooo expensive to buy hot lunch

If you work in this field,,,,,,,,,,you should be able to size the INVERTER? ohm's law? watts?

[flange]

wrap your lucnh in foil and place it on the engine while you drive....

[ryan1088]

Do it like Tim the tool man taylor did, heat it up with your torch!!! HOT!!!!!!!

[71CHOPS]

at least 1000watt inverter. those lower power microwaves aren't that great though.

check out stuff for semi trucks.

[maxster]

soups in a thermos and you still have to eat your lunch in a freezing truck...what are bringing for lunch that you can't wolf down while writing a ticket ...those walk in delizzzz are awesome with all that hot stuff under the glass....meatloaf,mac & cheese,beef,macs,chinks...and those soups New England clam,Lobster Bisques....teasing you...ever been to the deli up on W55th up from the HILTON between 6th & 7th Aves,or the one at E45th and Madison..opposite Mens Warehouse...best one was on W56th middle of the block just over 6th Ave on the right middle of the block Green awning!!!!! awesome hot food in the back down the stairs..treat your self to Hero Boy one of these days...W39th and 9th.....White Castle W43rd & 8th....and of course Katz's deli...lower east side http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnu70rfgL-o

[Sicofthis]

They do make 12v microwaves. But I had a microwave in my van for over a year. I just ran 100ft extension cord to the customers outlet or used their microwave.

[ncboston]

This book might be able to help you out. You can have hot meals and not waste space on a microwave. :cheers:

http://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Destiny-Guide-Cooking-Engine/dp/1416596232

Interesting. Used to place a can of 'C' rations on the jeep manifold to warm up our meals.

[amickracing]

Don't forget about a smaller George Foreman grill either. I threw one in my truck back when I did installs and used it all the time. The other guys would get pretty jealous when I was making cooking up my stuff and they were eating sandwiches. I never cooked anything from raw, just used it to reheat stuff.

Plus it was easier to carry to the outlet than a microwave. Now days tho, I just eat out... I really gotta stop that!

[supertek65]

the economy needs your lunch money!!!!!!!!!

[cavalieri85]

http://12vmicrowave.com/

here is one that plugs into the cigarette lighter as long as its rated for 20 amps

[supertek65]

why cant he just bring his lunch into quick trip and warm it up like everybody else?????????????



http://12vmicrowave.com/

here is one that plugs into the cigarette lighter as long as its rated for 20 amps

[CraziFuzzy]

the economy needs your lunch money!!!!!!!!!

Not that I want to turn this into an ARP forum worthy waste of a thread, but spending money needlessly doesn't ACTUALLY help the economy. All it does is contribute to the increase in what is perceived as the necessary cost of living, which in turn leads to demand for higher wages, which leads to more jobs leaving our shores to countries that still cook their own meals.

Seriously, I'm one who blames part of the economic problems on the inability of american's to take care of their basic needs. This has given rise to the rampant increase in the 'service' industry, which, in all actuality, doesn't improve the economy, because it doens't actually PRODUCE anything. when the cost of the service industry has exceeded the capability of the productive parts of the economy, the economy as a whole is negative, and the end result is inflation. When in a world economy, and this is happening, the result is jobs moving to areas that DO have a balance between service and production.

If everyone started cooking their own meals, yes, many restaurants would go out of business - however, everyone's cost of living would significantly drop, and a family would be able to live on a single wage again.

[raven22]

soups in a thermos and you still have to eat your lunch in a freezing truck...what are bringing for lunch that you can't wolf down while writing a ticket ...those walk in delizzzz are awesome with all that hot stuff under the glass....meatloaf,mac & cheese,beef,macs,chinks...and those soups New England clam,Lobster Bisques....teasing you...ever been to the deli up on W55th up from the HILTON between 6th & 7th Aves,or the one at E45th and Madison..opposite Mens Warehouse...best one was on W56th middle of the block just over 6th Ave on the right middle of the block Green awning!!!!! awesome hot food in the back down the stairs..treat your self to Hero Boy one of these days...W39th and 9th.....White Castle W43rd & 8th....and of course Katz's deli...lower east side http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnu70rfgL-o

theres a good deli on the corner canal st and west broadway banging philly cheese steak across from the hotel im on a budget though dont buy lunch unless i get home late and forget to make it i was looking at the inverters possable but over 100 bucks not worth it oh and i ran into some fitters on the roof today 638 trying to get me to the darkside but 638b life is good

[craig1]

If everyone started cooking their own meals, yes, many restaurants would go out of business - however, everyone's cost of living would significantly drop, and a family would be able to live on a single wage again.

they would just blow the savings on a bigger TV

[MechanicallyInclined]

theres a good deli on the corner canal st and west broadway banging philly cheese steak across from the hotel im on a budget though dont buy lunch unless i get home late and forget to make it i was looking at the inverters possable but over 100 bucks not worth it oh and i ran into some fitters on the roof today 638 trying to get me to the darkside but 638b life is good


So is 1.5 times the HVACR Tech/Svc Jm possible O-T-C for a National Sig as an overhaul Mechanic or Service Foreman? Still waiting for an answer. I believe $36.55/Hr. in NYC to be obscene, not knocking any of you.