Monkeyman_and_Lady wrote:
Jim@HiTek wrote:
Slow cookers that are UL rated are no more dangerous then any other appliance in your RV. Including your electric water heater element, your TVs in standby, your computer in standby, your plugged in chargers, all of which you likely leave on. Or your heat pump when it's cold out. You can put them in the sink when traveling too. And your meal is all ready when you arrive (if you have an inverter to plug it into).
I had a bad experience with leaving a heating appliance on while at home when I was young and stupid. Old habits die hard. Also had a properly sized transformer doing some work in my house while I went out for dinner, came home and it had come close to melting down. UL listed item too. So, I know I'm surrounded, and I don't tin foil everything I in the house, just those things that give me some anxiety.
Strange, probably. We all have something that makes us a bit twitchy.
I can understand hesitancy due to a bad experience but heck, do you quit driving if you have an accident? I had a drill charger and battery almost melt down in the garage. I threw it out and bought a bigger set. An acquaintance lost his leg in a snowmobile accident. As soon as he was able he bought a bigger sled. I'm not going to let fear of what might happen with a cooking appliance change my lifestyle. If my rig burns down I'll buy another rig. I have heat, CO and smoke detectors all over my rig as well as large fire extinguishers of multiple types. Party on Garth!
BTW. Getting divorced didn't stop me from getting married again. 30 years this November with the most beautiful and accomplished woman in the world, the love of my life! Enough said. ;)
