Portable Printer

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.