12 v appliances

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Jana
Read the review on it. The person said he went through two of the small canisters in a week depending on how low you set it. Sounds good to me. I would love to see one but they don't have them up here.
Nancy

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Nancy; I checked one of those little jobs from camping world over pretty close last year when I was in Michigan. They look like they'd be the real deal. Yes they take the little green cylinders, and they can be adapted to a large tank with a longer hose.I wish I would have had the money when I was there last year to pick one up.

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Someone on the Casita Club site posted the following link for 12 Volt appliances. They have all kinds of stuff

http://safetruckers.com/page24v.htmlhttp:/...om/page24v.html

Dave

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I took a Roadpro 5-cup coffee maker to Alaska last year. It took forever to make a pot and it was never hot enough. I ended up making coffee on the camp stove the old-fashioned way. Save your money on this one.

The Truck Air 275 12 volt air compressor that I got from Auto Barn, saved a long walk several times while driving on the gravel roads in the Yukon, but the lighter socket could not take the heat. I put clamps on the wires so that it could be hooked directly to my truck battery.

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speaking sockets :) I have a 12v impact wrench that works sooo good at getting those flats changed.

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Hi Joe
They've been out for a few years as I noticed they been in the last two Camping World catalogues. Soon they should be coming to Canada and hopefully at a reasonable price.
Nancy

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I had no idea you could get a 12v electric blanket (see the safetrucker URL posted earlier). With a good strong system (and hundreds of extra pounds) you could have almost anything on the road. Can't say I'd use one, but it is good to know htey exist if I ever have the need!

So, it sounds like the upshot here is to be very careful about using the car battery and wiring, most 12v appliances are more of a pain than anything, but there are a few that are worth their weight in gold. A compressor and an impact wrench sound pretty darn useful.

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Oh, yeh - I love my 12V impact wrench. It's a real back saver. I've only used it a couple times (got it on sale for $19.99 from Harbor Freight), but it's super for busting those bolts loose. It doesn't work like a standard air impact wrench, with the rat-a-tat-tat impact. The motor spins up with a whine and then WHAM! it gives one mighty hit, and it's loose! With it, I know my wife can change a flat if she's ever in a position to need to, and I can do it without breaking a sweat.

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The JC Whitney catalog has a page of 12V gadgets. I like the hair dryer, and the blender (for margaritas:) ), but the blender is $60, too much for me.
I put a 12V port in the trailer, right next to the battery, but have only used it for the cell phone charger so far.
Blossom

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Since I don't have a Fantasic Fan, I bought a small 12v oscillating fan and I just love it. It's a little noisier than my regular electric one, but it does move the air. I think it was around $10 (they seem to run $10 - $20US)

I can even place it in front of the kitchen window blowing out and it will draw air in from a couple of small openings in the other windows. It not a Fantasic Vent Fan, but it sure works in a pinch.

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Wow I really like this idea.
We have a Campingworld store not too far from San Diego. I will give them a call tomorrow for pricing.

Anyone else have any experience with the Dometic 3-Way Power Fridge?

It looks like a winner

Mark

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I updated my earlier post because they reduced the price to $99.95.

Ron

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I hate to report this, but field tests on my Popper are poopy. Took it back. Don't know if it's all of them or the one I had.

<img src=http://www.fiberglassrv.com/board/uploads/3e6e8fa91d3f8thumbdn.GIF/>Thumbs down on the poopy pot and popper!

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I believe Jana first mentioned the 12 volt impact wrench then Paul put in a good word for them I have chuckeld to myselfe over those for some time now With a ":YA RITE' under my breath. but on you guy's testamonial[ Ishouldn't try to spell words like that] I bought one over the Harbor freight on line and geuss what you guys were right at works supprizingly well even on truck lug nuts. THANKS for the line. It probaly woulden't stand up for a lot of use but for on the road use it is great every thing even fits back in the case without being a rocket scientest!!!

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Howdy,

Happy to add my 12v coffee grinder. Don't know if they already make them but I took my broken 110v grinder and put a model airplane electric motor in it, fitted the blade and voila.

Had crashed airplane so I had the motor. Great to take two scraps and make one highly usable item

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Orginally posted by Lyndon Laney

I believe Jana first mentioned the 12 volt impact wrench then Paul put in a good word for them I have chuckeld to myselfe over those for some time now With a ":YA RITE' under my breath. but on you guy's testamonial[ Ishouldn't try to spell words like that] I bought one over the Harbor freight on line and geuss what you guys were right at works supprizingly well even on truck lug nuts. THANKS for the line. It probaly woulden't stand up for a lot of use but for on the road use it is great every thing even fits back in the case without being a rocket scientest!!!

Glad you liked it Lyndon. My Tom did break one using it facing upward on a brush hog. I'm not sure it would have broken had he been using it like for a tire change. But then my Tom also just kept punching and punching thinking that bolt would loosen. not till we bought a heavy duty model. Most people would have stopped after the first 15 minutes. :wak Not my Tom. persistence is his middle name.