Food at the camping grounds

[t24mog]

So I know there will be vendors, but not sure I want to pay for EVERY meal.

From the people who have camped before...what do you usually do for meals while at your campsite since theres no fires or stoves allowed? Just like cereal and stuff? lolol.

thanks!

[JNPatton]

Well, there's a cheap pancake breakfast every morning (Its Elks club or Shriners or something). I eat lots of sandwiches, PB&J, & granola bars. At Stagecoach beer is something of a food group as well. Theres a lot of stuff that you can cook before hand and eat cold too, fried chicken, salads, etc... I'm sure theres lots of good stuff im not thinking of...

[KUZN EDY]

Are you car caming, Tent or RV?

Im in ED1, so I have a few more alternatives than car or tent campers. If in car/tent camping I suggest you think of things that you would eat cold out of your fridge like leftovers. (pizza, spaghetti, burritos, chinese food, etc.) I would suggest buying a few Pizzas and wrapping them up and stick in the cooler. You could also make a bunch of pre-made burritos which taste just fine cold.

Also, for about $100 you could buy an inverter to hook up to your car battery (http://www.walmart.com/ip/COBRA-CPI-...ndingMethod=rr), then get a cheep 900w microwave (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Magic-Chef...White/13308686) And you could make anything you want in your microwave... (or look for the above items used on craigslist or wherever)

[t24mog]

Are you car caming, Tent or RV?

Im in ED1, so I have a few more alternatives than car or tent campers. If in car/tent camping I suggest you think of things that you would eat cold out of your fridge like leftovers. (pizza, spaghetti, burritos, chinese food, etc.) I would suggest buying a few Pizzas and wrapping them up and stick in the cooler. You could also make a bunch of pre-made burritos which taste just fine cold.

Also, for about $100 you could buy an inverter to hook up to your car battery (http://www.walmart.com/ip/COBRA-CPI-...ndingMethod=rr), then get a cheep 900w microwave (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Magic-Chef...White/13308686) And you could make anything you want in your microwave... (or look for the above items used on craigslist or wherever)

haha damn...ya im thinking about getting a inverter...need something to power the beer pong table too.

just worried about running down the car battery...

[KUZN EDY]

haha damn...ya im thinking about getting a inverter...need something to power the beer pong table too.

just worried about running down the car battery...

Thats what the ignition switch is for!!!

[t24mog]

Thats what the ignition switch is for!!!

haha well ya, i just dont want to have to run my truck all the time. rather beable to leave it on and forget about it (mainly for the beer pong table.)

[Gone2Havasu]

haha well ya, i just dont want to have to run my truck all the time. rather beable to leave it on and forget about it (mainly for the beer pong table.)

What kind of beer pong table requires electricity?? Just wondering?

[t24mog]

oh....fried chicken...totally forgot....cold fried chicken is the best too...haha

[JNPatton]

I was thinking the same thing, thought about just buying a battery and inverter just for the event. Seems like an expensive solution though!

[KUZN EDY]

If you dont like running your truck your gunna have to either go to solar panels or extra bateries which is even more expensive. The cobra brand inverters are nice because they have a voltmeter that tells you when your battery is getting low (i have two of them and love them). You could turn your car on when it gets low and run it for 10-15min every couple hours at night while your table lights are on. And run it while your running the microwave. I would suggest getting some dryer vent tubing and routing the car exhaust up or out so your neighbors dont get too pissed (or die from CO poisoning)

[t24mog]

If you dont like running your truck your gunna have to either go to solar panels or extra bateries which is even more expensive. The cobra brand inverters are nice because they have a voltmeter that tells you when your battery is getting low (i have two of them and love them). You could turn your car on when it gets low and run it for 10-15min every couple hours at night while your table lights are on. And run it while your running the microwave. I would suggest getting some dryer vent tubing and routing the car exhaust up or out so your neighbors dont get too pissed (or die from CO poisoning)

Oh well if they have the voltmeter on them...thats a way better system....thats what I was wondering about...if they have the voltmeter on them, then that will be easy to keep tabs on.

[t24mog]

http://www.duracellpower.com/portabl...rpack-300.aspx

they have those for about 100 on amazon...thinking about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-DPP-3...2797203&sr=8-5

[KUZN EDY]

http://www.duracellpower.com/portabl...rpack-300.aspx

they have those for about 100 on amazon...thinking about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-DPP-3...2797203&sr=8-5

And how do you plan to charge this back up? Your only way to create electricity is through a mechanical inverter or solar power.

[t24mog]

And how do you plan to charge this back up? Your only way to create electricity is through a mechanical inverter or solar power.

Ya i know...Thinkin I could charge it off the truck for just a littel bit to get it charged up. but not how long that would take.

[KUZN EDY]

Ya i know...Thinkin I could charge it off the truck for just a littel bit to get it charged up. but not how long that would take.

Read the specs on that thing... DC charging time is 3.5 hours! Run time for a table lamp 1.5hrs (and rope lights are much more amps than a table lamp) Fock that! These things are only good to charge at home and take with your for emergency use.

Your better off getting a cheap Deep Cycle battery and cheap low watt inverter if you only plan to power your lights. I would guess you could run those rope lights for 6-8hrs on a fully charged deep cycle battery. You could hook up jumper cables to the deep cycle battery and charge it back up in less than an hour. You might even be able to return the battery after stagecoach and say "it didnt fit" or something. Dont waste your time or money on that Duracel thing.

(dont you love how the title of this thread is food and were talking about powering your beer pong table!)

[t24mog]

Read the specs on that thing... DC charging time is 3.5 hours! Run time for a table lamp 1.5hrs (and rope lights are much more amps than a table lamp) Fock that! These things are only good to charge at home and take with your for emergency use.

Your better off getting a cheap Deep Cycle battery and cheap low watt inverter if you only plan to power your lights. I would guess you could run those rope lights for 6-8hrs on a fully charged deep cycle battery. You could hook up jumper cables to the deep cycle battery and charge it back up in less than an hour. You might even be able to return the battery after stagecoach and say "it didnt fit" or something. Dont waste your time or money on that Duracel thing.

(dont you love how the title of this thread is food and were talking about powering your beer pong table!)

thought about that. just buying a battery haha. THe lights are LED...only draw like 20 watts per string...and have 2 on the table...so....40 watts total.

beer is food right? i mean, thats going to be my main source of nourishment at stagecoach...haha

[Gone2Havasu]

(only cost me $850 for power)

LMAO!!! Aint that the truth!! I know the feeling!

[t24mog]

lol thanks.

Ive had ideas on how to light it up just trying to figure it out now since stagecoach is getting close.

my car battery is is decent size...750 cold cranking amps...but trying to figure out the amps per hour is not listed on the web ugh. lol

[KUZN EDY]

Lets move this conversation to your thread with the picturs of the table... In case other people have better ideas.

http://stagecoachfestival.com/forum/...9283#post89283

[Amber Nicole]

or the best thing to go with beer is buy some pizzas before then eat cold pizza all weekend.!!