crockpot

Good memories of BBQ ribs smelling soooo good as we were tooling down the Alaskan highway. We run the generator to use it and set the pot in the sink.

We start every camping trip using the crockpot to cook meatballs, or the like. we do exactly what you plan on doing. we place the crockpot in the sink, I use an elastic band to hold the cover on. Most of our trips are an hour or under away. This is helpful when we plan on pulling into the site around lunch, or dinner time.

We have done the crock pot thing in the sink several times. We put towels around it and have not had any problems. Meat & taters are ready when you get to the campground.

We have a 500 watt inverter hard- wired to the batteries and the pickup keeps the batteries charged as we drive.

I have found that milk crates, replicas are available, are great for stabilizing things. The fact that there height isn't greater than the base keeps them upright.If a crock would fit in one of them and the crate was on some non skid you would probably be good to go.
I've carried 2 1/2 gal and 5 gal propane bottles in them in the back of a pickup and never had one go over.

Hi,

Get a small inverter.

AKSuperDually wrote:
I've been thinking about this quite a bit also. I've never been able to find a 12V crockpot that was larger than 1.25 qts, which won't cook enough of anything for a 4 person family. As someone mentioned, you could run the generator, some class A's do it while driving. I guess the fridge would run off the generator too then...so perhaps the propane usage wouldn't be a lot more than running the fridge? I'm not sure the propane burn would be worth it though. I've got all the appliance manuals in my office here, I may look through them and see what the fridge burns vs the genset.

There are multiple crocks out there with locking lids, I have a large 6 qt that locks. This one:


The tag on it says it burns through 275 watts, I assume that's peak on high. A low power setting using a thermometer to cook to a certain temperature would probably work great. This one won't fit in my sink, but it could ride on the floor where I can see it (and even reach it if needed) through the pass through window in our AF.

I've been thinking about this quite a bit also. I've never been able to find a 12V crockpot that was larger than 1.25 qts, which won't cook enough of anything for a 4 person family. As someone mentioned, you could run the generator, some class A's do it while driving. I guess the fridge would run off the generator too then...so perhaps the propane usage wouldn't be a lot more than running the fridge? I'm not sure the propane burn would be worth it though. I've got all the appliance manuals in my office here, I may look through them and see what the fridge burns vs the genset.

There are multiple crocks out there with locking lids, I have a large 6 qt that locks. This one:


The tag on it says it burns through 275 watts, I assume that's peak on high. A low power setting using a thermometer to cook to a certain temperature would probably work great. This one won't fit in my sink, but it could ride on the floor where I can see it (and even reach it if needed) through the pass through window in our AF.

oldtrojan66 wrote:
I have not eaten any food from this cooking source, but I plan to in the near future. Wrap food securely in a couple layers of aluminum foil. You can wrap meat, potatoes, carrots, etc, or fish. Place wrapped food on exhaust manifold and secure with wire. Drive a bit (amount of food determines what a "bit" is. Remove food and eat! To really save, eat off the aluminum foil with your pocket knife! Bon Appetit'

This is similar to how we cook on locomotives. An engineer actually made a locomotive cookbook and has various meals and where to cook them on various locomotives.

Here is another way to think about cooking while going down the road. Try a Thermos Nissan Thermal Cooker. You can find one on Amazon...they're great!
Steve

I have not eaten any food from this cooking source, but I plan to in the near future. Wrap food securely in a couple layers of aluminum foil. You can wrap meat, potatoes, carrots, etc, or fish. Place wrapped food on exhaust manifold and secure with wire. Drive a bit (amount of food determines what a "bit" is. Remove food and eat! To really save, eat off the aluminum foil with your pocket knife! Bon Appetit'

crock pots have an extremely low draw, most are under 3 amps or 360 watts, and pretty safe as long as they are in a secure location, the sink would be my choice.
As for the inverter, even though you don't have higher start up draw, I would want a cushion anyway. I would want a 500watt or heavier.