bed of my truck has an outlet. 400 watts max so it’s kinda limited. i don’t use it often but i’ve charged my batteries, ran an orbital sander, powered a home stereo, and plugged in lights. would be more useful if it had enough power to run a table saw or chop saw
@spacemart yeah, a lot of the built-in inverters are kinda anemic. I’d use them more often during communications deployments but nearly everything there is some variation of DC and it’s way cheaper to run that on a DC-DC conversion than to double convert AC-DC. They’d be handy for some of the tools I might like to have for fireworks, but anything with a battery would charge more efficiently on DC anyway. Beefing up the internal system is certainly possible, but the good big inverters are almost as much as getting a generator to go with them and that’s probably the right way to go for many people.
@mediocrebot@mycya4me except if you are in Cambodia. There they have them on either side. And your biggest car safety equipment is a working horn. Not a seatbelt. Mostly their traffic is chaos in slow motion. Oh yeah. And don’t make eye contact first as then you are the one who has to give way. The centerline is there for decoration purposes only.
@LaVikinga Going to need more power for that – a 1000w inverter to be on the safe side. Most are 700-900w; even the small single-cup Hakol that was sold here before was 600w.
@narfcake Imagine the look of the first responder’s face as he looks at your windshield after the accident. Would he ask himself, was that narfcake or just a crockpot previously full of chili?
@narfcake I want to say that a loaded slow cooker is a brilliant idea, but I am also a little concerned about how safely clean that ends up being. (I trust the food to stay clean enough in its container; I’m concerned about the vehicle.)
Or, in other words, how do you prevent the food from sloshing out and making a mess? Do you have the lid bungee-corded down, or do you just make sure the food is non-sloshy?
Bonus question: How do you not get overwhelmingly hungry from constantly smelling the cooking food? At home, I can just spend the majority of my time out of the kitchen. But while on a road trip… and I think the amount of boredom from driving would make it that much worse.
@xobzoo Lid was strapped on and the whole cooker was placed in its own box to contain any potential mess. It was then set in the rear footwell and with the box blocked in to minimize movement.
If all that failed, the Husky floor liners I have hose out.
As for being tempted, I know it can wait. Paying attention to the road always took priority.
@narfcake@xobzoo Why do I get the feeling an image of Homer with the wheel in his left hand, a spoon in the right and a crock pot sitting on Bart’s lap in the passenger seat would seem more plausible?
@blaineg@mycya4me@narfcake Aargh. Thanks for the earworm!!! (Sometimes I think I have the most earworm-susceptible brain in the world. I don’t even have to hear the actual song, just the title!)
I have a (very) mini fridge that can plug into a wall outlet or my car’s lighter, uh, power port. I got it for free from Temu, and I keep it in my bedroom to keep some cold drinks up there.
my car HAS an outlet, the most i’ve used it for is a string of Christmas lights in the festive season…
Tried using it to help my elderly dad move his snow blower from the shed to the garage, has a pull start, and a 120v AC starter…the car doesn’t put out enough juice from the built in inverter to run the starter.
Most likely I’d plug a laptop charger into the car outlets. Yes, one can get ones that are powered off the DC accessory plug, but they aren’t something that comes stock with the laptop.
@mycya4me@PooltoyWolf Do those facilitate access to some sort of doggie carpool lane that I’m not aware of? I’d be willing to deal with picking up some inflatable poop if it’ll save me 30 minutes going to work and home.
Finally, a way to take my batteries from place to place!
@shahnm
/showme a car with a refrigerator full of batteries plugged into it
@mediocrebot Aces!
@mediocrebot @shahnm It’s the Bat[tery] Mobile!
Massage chair. (Not really)
@werehatrack Some cars do have massaging seats so…
A programable flashing sign saying “Get back!”
@hchavers
My car has an outlet!
My van does have an outlet! So far, the only thing I’ve used it for was to charge a jump box, or to plug in an air pump at the lake.
To power a Tesla service Center during a power outage so that they can print out your papers for your new car.
True story. Cybertruck saved the day.
@Salanth So they are good for something?
bed of my truck has an outlet. 400 watts max so it’s kinda limited. i don’t use it often but i’ve charged my batteries, ran an orbital sander, powered a home stereo, and plugged in lights. would be more useful if it had enough power to run a table saw or chop saw
@spacemart yeah, a lot of the built-in inverters are kinda anemic. I’d use them more often during communications deployments but nearly everything there is some variation of DC and it’s way cheaper to run that on a DC-DC conversion than to double convert AC-DC. They’d be handy for some of the tools I might like to have for fireworks, but anything with a battery would charge more efficiently on DC anyway. Beefing up the internal system is certainly possible, but the good big inverters are almost as much as getting a generator to go with them and that’s probably the right way to go for many people.
Arc welder
SpaceX
Although I may lack the torque for towing that around
/Showme A car with a Lavalamp built in the Dash.
/showme A car with a Lavalamp built in the Dash.
@mediocrebot What? @mycya4me has to be in the UK to have one of these?
@Kidsandliz @mediocrebot Nope it is an International version, It depends on the Country as to what side the steering wheel is on!
@mediocrebot @mycya4me except if you are in Cambodia. There they have them on either side. And your biggest car safety equipment is a working horn. Not a seatbelt. Mostly their traffic is chaos in slow motion. Oh yeah. And don’t make eye contact first as then you are the one who has to give way. The centerline is there for decoration purposes only.
Margarita blender, next to the popcorn machine.
(Don’t judge me…)
@phendrick I love it, You would also need a Lava Lamp!
@mycya4me @phendrick Well, how many outlets are available? Might not be able to have everything plugged in at the same time.
@mycya4me @phendrick @xobzoo Power strip will give you more outlets.
My Oneplus Cell phone charger which is Way faster than the one in the car. (I know they make a car based one, but I don’t want to have to buy 2)
My car has an outlet in the console and I’ve used it with a slow cooker on a road trip. This way, dinner was ready upon arrival.
@narfcake I’d love to be able to make coffee while on a long road trip, even if it was K cup style coffee.
@LaVikinga Going to need more power for that – a 1000w inverter to be on the safe side. Most are 700-900w; even the small single-cup Hakol that was sold here before was 600w.
@narfcake Imagine the look of the first responder’s face as he looks at your windshield after the accident. Would he ask himself, was that narfcake or just a crockpot previously full of chili?
KuoH
@narfcake That’s good information to know. I’m glad I piped up.
@narfcake I want to say that a loaded slow cooker is a brilliant idea, but I am also a little concerned about how safely clean that ends up being. (I trust the food to stay clean enough in its container; I’m concerned about the vehicle.)
Or, in other words, how do you prevent the food from sloshing out and making a mess? Do you have the lid bungee-corded down, or do you just make sure the food is non-sloshy?
Bonus question: How do you not get overwhelmingly hungry from constantly smelling the cooking food? At home, I can just spend the majority of my time out of the kitchen. But while on a road trip… and I think the amount of boredom from driving would make it that much worse.
@xobzoo Lid was strapped on and the whole cooker was placed in its own box to contain any potential mess. It was then set in the rear footwell and with the box blocked in to minimize movement.
If all that failed, the Husky floor liners I have hose out.
As for being tempted, I know it can wait. Paying attention to the road always took priority.
@narfcake @xobzoo Why do I get the feeling an image of Homer with the wheel in his left hand, a spoon in the right and a crock pot sitting on Bart’s lap in the passenger seat would seem more plausible?
N Flanders
@narfcake the manifold works just as well as a slow cooker. No outlets required (unless you’re driving an EV).
/image no outlet sign
@browncj7 So Sad!
@blaineg hahaha. I know in Roanoke, Va there is an Electric Ave. Plus there is a Song
@blaineg @mycya4me
/image Montgomery Wards Electric Ave
@blaineg @mycya4me @narfcake Aargh. Thanks for the earworm!!! (Sometimes I think I have the most earworm-susceptible brain in the world. I don’t even have to hear the actual song, just the title!)
@blaineg @Kyeh @narfcake You are very Welcome! Here is another one for ya!
“What did the FOX say!”
@blaineg @narfcake @mycya4me He said “Baby Shark doo doo doo doo doo doo.”
@blaineg @Kyeh @narfcake Since I don’t have kids… I rarely hear that one. So No ear worms for me! PTL
A death ray!
/giphy death ray
I have a (very) mini fridge that can plug into a wall outlet or my car’s lighter, uh, power port. I got it for free from Temu, and I keep it in my bedroom to keep some cold drinks up there.
/showme a car with a built microwave and mini fridge
@mediocrebot I am simultaneously intrigued and horrified.
@mediocrebot @xobzoo I am reminded of the driverless robotaxis that popped up in the news a while back.
@mediocrebot @werehatrack @xobzoo I’m getting a different kinda vibe.
J Spartan
@mediocrebot @werehatrack @xobzoo Johnny Cab?
Can I change my answer?
my car HAS an outlet, the most i’ve used it for is a string of Christmas lights in the festive season…
Tried using it to help my elderly dad move his snow blower from the shed to the garage, has a pull start, and a 120v AC starter…the car doesn’t put out enough juice from the built in inverter to run the starter.
Most likely I’d plug a laptop charger into the car outlets. Yes, one can get ones that are powered off the DC accessory plug, but they aren’t something that comes stock with the laptop.
Air pump for the inflatable canines, what else?
@PooltoyWolf hehehehe!
@mycya4me @PooltoyWolf Do those facilitate access to some sort of doggie carpool lane that I’m not aware of? I’d be willing to deal with picking up some inflatable poop if it’ll save me 30 minutes going to work and home.
KuoH
@kuoh @mycya4me I should put Mactoy in the passenger seat sometime