City, thanks! I am glad you are enjoying it and I am glad you are finding it useful. None of the trucks that Schneider has will allow a fridge. The actual mini fridges take too much power and Schneider only will allow a certain size inverter, 180 watts I think, and that is too small. We do have two separate 12 volt plug in coolers. One is a Coleman (tan in color) and you will see it at most truck stops and a Koolatron (plug in also - to the cigarette lighter) that is gry with a whi top and a maroon handle that you can also find at most truck stops. The Koolatrol is a little smaller but by far cools much better. They make a larger one now that we are going to go purchase. Also the microwaves pull too much power so they are a no-go also. Now if you had your own truck, you could buy a much larger inverter and hardwire it to the battery and easily have a mini-fridge and microwave. We are hoping to buy our own truck sometime this coming year. Also so that we can take our little dog with us. They don't allow pets either. With the two coolers you can get enough food for two people for about a week. You will have to re-supply after that.
You can excercise if you put your mind to it and just make it part of your routine. You won't really have room for any weights in the truck travelling as a team, so my advice on that would be WALK WALK WALK. Every chance you get, get out and walk. That alone will help tremendously. I am 5'2" and weighed 130 when we started in February. Now I am at 145. Yikes! All because I don't walk near enough and we eat too much fast food because we are always in a hurry and don't make the time to re-stock on supplies. But it can be done, you just have to make sure you do.
Storage-you would be surprised at how much storage you actually have in these trucks. We have so much that we aren't using we are going to take some out when we get home this weekend because we just don't need it. But there really is a LOT of room to store things.
Bathroom-This is a touchy subject with a lot of people. We try to always stop at a rest area or a truck stop to go to the bathroom. We prefer rest areas for any stop other than fuel because it is so much faster to get in and out of them. Anyway, there will still be times when you have to go and there is not a bathroom nearby. Times like this, a 44oz cup from any truck stop or fast food place comes in really handy. You gotta do what you gotta do. Not an easy task for a woman, but you learn. It's a lot easier for a guy. :) Now, the important thing to that is to properly dispose of it! Next time you get to a rest area or truck stop, take the cup, flush the contents, and throw the cup away. So many other people just throw these on the highway and parking lots and it's disgusting!
I think that answered your questions for now. Please ask any others that you may have. I am more than hapy to help where I can!
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Hi Tnet. My wife and I are considering going out as a team and really like your account and comments. Thanks. My question for you is regarding personal comfort in the truck. I understand about the Webasto heater, but what do you do to stay cool on hot nights when you shut down for a few hours, or perhaps longer waiting on something. My second question is regarding the seats...we are not prone to back aches, but also have not spent hours in a truck. We both have office jobs now. Are the seats comfortable enough to keep you from getting a backache? Thanks again.
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