Power inverters and installing a microwave oven
#11
10-19-2006, 05:07 PM
i bought a 1550 watt cobra inverter. i use a $35 walmart home mi crowave, i have an apartment sized refridge for $135 also from wallyworld. i use a mr. coffee maker 12 cup for$12. i also run a vcr/dvd player. fride i leave plugged in all the time. i run coffee machine or micro or george forman grill 1 at a time. never ranthe h the inverter into the high range yet. i usually run truck every other day when at home to keep battery charged tho.
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#12
10-20-2006, 12:40 AM
[quote="TomB985"]
Originally Posted by devildice
Agree 100%......I know for a fact that the military MRE's contain 3500+ calories per meal!! They are designed specifically for military folks that are in the field and expending a great deal of energy/calories.
says " Each MRE meal bag provides an average of 1,250 calories (13 per cent proteins, 36 per cent fats and 51 per cent carbohydrates). The MRE also provides one-third of the Military Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamins and minerals determined essential by the Office of the Surgeon General. The MRE is designed to sustain a soldier engaged in heavy activity such as military training or actual military operations when food service facilities are not available."
They're not bad on occasion, but if you have more than a few of them in a couple days, you get tired of them really quickley.
BTW...for those who are going to argue with me. I am currently deployed to Afghanistan, and I've eaten numerous MREs since I've been here, and even more when I was in Pakistan from February-April of this year. Hope this helps! One thing is a fact. They sure beat the old "K" and "C" rations. Best thing about "K" and/or "C" rations they made a pretty good weapon. kc0iv
#13
10-28-2006, 01:03 AM
I heat single serving cans of beef stew and spagetti type products in my Burton lunch box stove in about 20 minutes. I just pop the can top open a crack and put it into the box at the last stop before the stop I want to eat at and plug it in as I drive about 15 minutes before I get there. These cans cost about a buck. I have also heated the microwaveable plastic cans but the plastic labels melt a bit and they take about five minutes longer. Don't use the vented plastic lids that come on these as they can fall off and melt into a hard to remove puddle in the box! It is getting hard to find the metal 7.5 oz cans but there are lots of the 7.5 oz plastic ones. 8)
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