Need Some Under Bunk Cooler Advice!

Hubby is planning on putting a cooler under a bunk on a light weight freight liner as soon as he gets done with his TNT and I need to know what size cooler to get him without him having to take out his passenger seat. Thanks! <3

Hubby is planning on putting a cooler under a bunk on a light weight freight liner as soon as he gets done with his TNT and I need to know what size cooler to get him without him having to take out his passenger seat. Thanks! <3

He will find that Prime puts the underbunk heater in what little space you have, so I don't think he will find a cooler that will fit in what little space that will be available.

I have driven a LW freightliner with the seat in and/or out. Because of space restrictions (bunk is right behind the seats), he would be better taking out the seat for the added space he will have. He will already have minimal space as it is, so by taking the seat out he will be increasing the amount of space available and be more comfortable in the process. Also, make sure he ask's for a curtain to go around the windows up front (Prime provides them to the company drivers) so that he doesn't have to buy them at a truckstop.

I will try and look for the pictures I have from when I removed my seat so that you have a better idea of space with/without the seat.

Ernie

Hubby is planning on putting a cooler under a bunk on a light weight freight liner as soon as he gets done with his TNT and I need to know what size cooler to get him without him having to take out his passenger seat. Thanks! <3

He will find that Prime puts the underbunk heater in what little space you have, so I don't think he will find a cooler that will fit in what little space that will be available.

I have driven a LW freightliner with the seat in and/or out. Because of space restrictions (bunk is right behind the seats), he would be better taking out the seat for the added space he will have. He will already have minimal space as it is, so by taking the seat out he will be increasing the amount of space available and be more comfortable in the process. Also, make sure he ask's for a curtain to go around the windows up front (Prime provides them to the company drivers) so that he doesn't have to buy them at a truckstop.

I will try and look for the pictures I have from when I removed my seat so that you have a better idea of space with/without the seat.

Ernie

Thank you!

Ma'am, Ernie is correct. I also recommend taking out the seat. For specific coolers I recommend the Koolatron P26 Voyager.

Heres a thread where I talk about the LW trucks and give pictures of the interior. Everything you need to know about LW trucks is in that thread.

Inside Daniel B.'s LW truck.

Thanks for the great advice! He is reluctant to take the passenger seat out in case we ever get to do a ride a long...

Thanks for the great advice! He is reluctant to take the passenger seat out in case we ever get to do a ride a long...

Oh no need to worry about that. He'll already have a seat in there for ya!

Thanks for the great advice! He is reluctant to take the passenger seat out in case we ever get to do a ride a long...

Okay here's what I want you to do. Go into your closet and tell him to come also. If you two survive then you'll be alright because that's exactly the same amount of space you two will have to share on the road.

Since he will be bringing you with him sometimes, I highly recommend him to get a full size truck. There just isn't enough room for two people in a LW truck. He might have to do some pushing but it shouldn't be to difficult to get a full size truck if he tells them you'll be tagging along.

Also, make sure he signs you up as an authorized passenger to the truck. He needs to notify his Driver Manager and HR. Otherwise you're an unauthorized person in the company truck and he can get in trouble with both the company and DOT. It's a 10$ weekly fee for a passenger I believe.

If you do end up putting your cooler on the floor put at least two thick towels under it. The heat coming up from the floor will work over your ice quickly. Also freeze a couple of 2 liter bottles solid as they seem to last a lot longer. Hope that helps.

If you do end up putting your cooler on the floor put at least two thick towels under it. The heat coming up from the floor will work over your ice quickly. Also freeze a couple of 2 liter bottles solid as they seem to last a lot longer. Hope that helps.

dry ice is a beautiful thing. put about 1-2 lbs of dry ice on bottom of inside of cooler, then your ice and everything else. because dry ice is so super cold (something like -180ºF I think) it'll keep the water ice frozen longer and also keep everything else cold. just don't put things like soda on it cause they'll expand and make a mess.

When I go camping I do this. that one batch of dry ice and the bag of regular ice is usually enough to last me about 4-5 days, longer than my camping trip. the dry ice will be gone already but the water ice will have melted and then frozen into a giant ice cube that takes longer to melt. my local store (HEB) sells dry ice for about $1.50 a lb and a 10lb bag of water ice is like $2, so maybe $5 for 5+ days of coldness, depending how often you open the cooler.

This is assuming you don't go with an electric one. don't use dry ice with things that have a thermostat cause it'll make it think it's colder than it is. if you put dry ice in your freezer at home the freezer will turn off and all your stuff will go bad.... unless you have a huge amount of dry ice and then it'll last till the dry ice evaporates. the time it'll take for the freezer to turn back on on and cool off enough is longer than the time it takes for all your stuff to melt and go bad.

If you do end up putting your cooler on the floor put at least two thick towels under it. The heat coming up from the floor will work over your ice quickly.

I scavenged a couple rubber friction mats folded up thick to put under my cooler. Also keeps the cooler from sliding around.