What Are Your Favorite Gadgets On The Road?

Rainy you use vlc media player? Does just fine with avi formats. Kinda a tech guru myself lol. Everything from movies to computers ect ect

Rainy you use vlc media player? Does just fine with avi formats. Kinda a tech guru myself lol. Everything from movies to computers ect ect

I love VLC and it's FREE.

I have my truck loaded but honestly my iphone my rm730 and my sattelite radio could keep me goin forever although the coleman 12v cooler is nice i get to eat healthy instead of feeding at the troughs

I see several people mentioned a crockpot which is an item I have often thought about but worry about it bouncing around while I'm driving. I don't want to wind up with a mess. My gadget of choice has to be my iPad on Verizon network and of course tv and DVD player and microwave. I only allow myself one time a week to eat out so I don't spend to much money so the microwave is a must have

Bungee cords do fairly well with keeping the lid tight. The big bumps will cause some sloshing. You could put paper towels down to help with cleanup.

I've driven with a crock pot, a ton of em come with locking lids (especially the 12v versions.

The new Blue Parrot, the 450 is 1000x better than the 250 I had, and you can steam media to it.

I've been debating on getting my own mattress.... Ideally I'd like to put a sleep number mattress in there - just not sure how that would work with needing a place for the pump and a power supply. Still researching that one.

I have:

CB XM Radio 7" Rand GPS Dash cam Phone Laptop Lunch Box Stove. Dustbuster style cordless vac Coleman 12v Cooler (had this it broke and haven't replaced it yet).

One thing to keep in mind, especially if your new - you don't need all of these things right off the bat. Figure out what you need and what you want, then see how those lists line up with your available funds. I got my headset, GPS, dash cam, CB, and stove from the truck stops using points. Sure the prices on some of these things were higher than getting them from Walmart or Amazon - but I spent points, not dollars so I saved somewhere between $800 - $900.

The other thing to keep in mind - many of the mega carriers don't allow you to have power inverters, or only allow small ones. So I would recommend not putting out a lot of money until you're in or done with training and see what type of power you'll have to work with.

One thing to keep in mind, especially if your new - you don't need all of these things right off the bat. Figure out what you need and what you want, then see how those lists line up with your available funds. I got my headset, GPS, dash cam, CB, and stove from the truck stops using points. Sure the prices on some of these things were higher than getting them from Walmart or Amazon - but I spent points, not dollars so I saved somewhere between $800 - $900.

The other thing to keep in mind - many of the mega carriers don't allow you to have power inverters, or only allow small ones. So I would recommend not putting out a lot of money until you're in or done with training and see what type of power you'll have to work with.

Thats really good advice, I plan on at least getting the cooler/mini fridge and a GPS first, then I'll add more along the way. Luckily most of the stuff I want to use in the truck is pretty cheap, like the electric kettle.

I hadn't thought of a mini vac though, but then I realized there probably arent too many vacuums (like the ones at carwash/gas stations) that can reach up in the cab or sleeper and get to work.

There are small 12v shop vacs. I have one in my truck. They are good for dust & dirt. Not so good at picking up heavier debris.

There are small 12v shop vacs. I have one in my truck. They are good for dust & dirt. Not so good at picking up heavier debris.

my Shark dustbuster type works better than the 12v vac I had, but still not as good as a standard shop vac.

I usually sweep the floor then vac it up.