u/ted_anderson

This isn't necessarily an RV living question but I think that the people in this sub would have good insight to share.

I'm in need of an electric cooler that has refrigeration and freezing capability but I'll gladly take one or the other if I can't have both.

I work long hours and I have a long commute and so this has me eating at fast food joints and convenience stores regularly. I tried meal prepping but the problem that I run into is that my workday can be erratic and if I don't get an opportunity to eat my food that day, (or before the ice melts) it goes to waste and I end up eating out anyway.

So I figure that the solution to my problem would be to have a way that I can just keep a enough food in my service van to last me a few days without having to replenish the ice and/or dump the water out. That way if I get too busy to eat my food, it'll keep until tomorrow or the next day. Heck, it would be great if I could just buy a week's worth of groceries and turn the back of the van into my personal kitchen. 😀

I drive 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the evening and then my van remains parked all other times so I'm not sure if a standard 12V RV fridge would work for my situation. After doing some research I discovered that they have a few battery powered coolers on the market but I don't know if they could passively keep my perishables fresh and frozen for the 12-hour period that my van is parked for the times when I'm at work and at home. Or if I parked my van on Friday night after work, is there something that will keep running on its own (without depending on the van's battery) for the 2+ days until Monday morning when I'm back to driving for 2 hours again?

The 12V outlet only works while the van is running so the fridge will need its own power source that can keep it running cold for several hours during the week and 2 or more days over the weekend. I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks!

I once saw/played the Washington DC version of Monopoly. But if anyone dared to create a Prince George's County version of the game, how exactly would the board be set up? And would there need to be both a "north" and "south" county version being that you have the entire economic spectrum on both halves.

I'm thinking that Mediterranean and Baltic could be represented by Eastover Shopping Center, Glassmanor, or one of the other Oxon Hill communities going up Southern Ave. And then your grays like Vermont, Oriental, and Connecticut could be listed as District Heights, Capitol Heights, and Seat Pleasant.

Not sure about the purple and oranges being that it would be a tossup between the afore mentioned and Forestville, Suitland, and Marlow Heights. Maybe Clinton, Temple Hills, and Camp Springs somewhere around that back stretch of reds and yellows. Then As you get around to the end of the board, it's gotta be Laurel, Bowie, Tantallon in Fort Washington, and maybe the nicer parts of Accokeek and Brandywine.

Feel free to chime in. I'm just brainstorming here.

Generally when you tip a server in a restaurant you're giving them a percentage of the total bill. But what if they could earn a commission on the amount of food sold? I think people would spend more money on the food if they knew that a tip wasn't needed or expected because it's the server's job to recommend entrees and keep to keep the customers coming back.

It's amazing how public service announcements can get branded into your psyche.

Whenever I see an advertisement for a frying pan, their ad has me thinking about something else other than food or cooking. IYKYK

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