Portable Printer

IMHO, here are 4 ways to go with this type of printer:

1) Use a small home/office inkjet printer (cost under $100) & store it very carefully.

2) Printers designed for mobile use (cost $200-250). The best known of these are the HP Deskjet 100 Mobile and the Canon PIXMA.

3) If your printing requirements are small and you're near a FedEx office, install their Printer application and pay per page printed.

4) If someone has access to a Web based printer and can mail you the printouts, go for it.

If you go either #1 or #2, remember to remove the ink cartridges before storing.

We use the Canon PIXMA iP100 - and wrap it with bubble wrap for storage in our truck camper.
Very happy with it.

HP Deskjet 1000 printer from Walmart. Small printer that folds up. Not speedy but gets the job done. $29.98. Have used an older model for 5 years. Not wireless. I just sit it on the top shelf in our closet which has a lip to prevent it from sliding off. Wedge it between 2 bins. Put the cords in a plastic zip lock storage bag. L 16.0 x W 16.81 x H 9.8

Mine is small footprint HP DESKJET with color ink... The cheapest I could find haha... Got it at Office Depot i think it was... Seems to take the punishment pretty good in my off-road POPUP setup... Of course everything has it locked down position in the POPUP trailer makeshift ops console.

I use it mostly with my MARS STATION Radio setup - works well with my Dell M90 laptop docking station with monitor, keyboard, and speakers setup... Use the Verizon MIFI 2200 WIFI HOTSPOT setup for getting on the internet.

Roy Ken

We use a all in one HP Deskjet. It's a color printer, scanner and copier. It is small when closed up about 12W X 10D X 8H. We just leave it sitting on the desktop on a non-slip pad when travelling. It's about 5 years old and still works great.

It's a Deskjet 1200 series not sure if they still make them.

We don't print much on the road, we just store it on external hard drive, usually just print tickets and park info. Got tired of dealing with replacing high dollar ink cartridges. So from now on, when inks gone or dried out (yes I tape em) I will just buy a new color printer/scanner/fax on sale. Just bought one at Walmart for $28.

I don't print very much these days, but when we are out for a longer time I sometimes have the need.

So I carry the cheapest Canon, like $35, from WalMart. In a brown bag on the closet floor. Never had anything malfunction on it.

**Sounds like the poster above me does about the same.

We carry an HP Photosmart 6520 that replaced an HP 4410 that died after a year. I always set it on the floor under the dinette when we travel and have no problems with it.

Don't print photos anymore, but is good for color printing, which DH needs for his job.

I saw an HP (can't remember model #) at WalMart the other day for $30. Inkjet. Small footprint. Save the original packing and it should travel safely. Just a printer, not an all-in-one. If I needed one, that's what I'd buy.

Over the years I've had really bad luck with ink printers that I use very infrequently in the RV. They clog up from disuse. Last winter I purchased a cheapo toner based printer. Can't remember the brand. It's packed away in the MH awaiting next winter.