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Zambrah
United States6832 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22815 Posts
On December 05 2019 09:08 Zambrah wrote: I'm living out of my car and want to cook cup ramen, what should I do to enable this Lucky for you, you dont have to limit yourself to just Ramen, there is a whole bunch of different cooking tools you can purchase for your car. http://www.roadtrucker.com/12-volt-cooking/12-volt-cooking.htm If money and time is a issue hit up a coffee shop often they have a hot water tap that people can use on the tea bags they purchase. Or if you want to feel MacGyverish you could use your engine block to heat cold water, in a newer car you will just have to remove the plastic engine cover. It is doable by the non mechanical ly inclined just next time you park leave your engine running and hold your hand over to find the hottest spot. If this is a long term issue the local food bank, soup kitchen or even YMCA will do it. Also if you go in work hours to most municipal buildings and ask politely for hot water most will give it, many will also offer you some other food they might have around and direct you to local services. If possible head to the community services area but if not likely the front desk will help. Strangely enough also car dealerships and tire shops often also complementary hot water for tea and you can also possibly grab a free coffee and donuts or popcorn. Probably cant hit the same one too many times but depending on the size of city you are in and how mobile there might be a lot of options. | ||
Simberto
Germany11032 Posts
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Harris1st
Germany6140 Posts
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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Zambrah
United States6832 Posts
I kind of want to try the engine block thing but I'm confident I'd find a way to set the car on fire and the last thing I need is to burn my temporary housing down in the near freezing temperatures here lol. I do wish I could just set up like, a generator and some camping cooking stuff but tbh I don't want to spend that money | ||
Simberto
Germany11032 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22815 Posts
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Harris1st
Germany6140 Posts
Perfect for canned food and soup, absolutely safe looks like this | ||
AbouSV
Germany1278 Posts
You can open a can of about anything and put it ion it a couple minutes. Obviously also works with boiling water for ramen. | ||
Zambrah
United States6832 Posts
I’ve been subsisting on cold foods in the meantime, but now have access to an electric kettle, so maybe I can sneak that into my gym when I go for showers and then sneak out a bunch of hot water for breakfast and dinner. | ||
Danglars
United States12133 Posts
I should also be afraid of maybe burning my car up if I were to use that because I am a very unwieldy person, especially in tighter spaces, Just to cover all the bases here, these types of stoves should only be used in places with high ventilation. The fire danger and exhaust gases danger makes them unsuited for in-car use. | ||
Acrofales
Spain17187 Posts
On December 07 2019 15:58 Danglars wrote: Any outdoor activities/camping store or section of a store should have a propane stove similar to the one pictured, with tank sold separately. Walmart, Target, Big 5 (western us) have that around me. Just to cover all the bases here, these types of stoves should only be used in places with high ventilation. The fire danger and exhaust gases danger makes them unsuited for in-car use. Agreed. But if you're in a parking lot, you can put it next to your car with the pot on top and sit comfortably inside until it boils. If you have a can and need to stir it, not so much, but usually the same places that sell the stove will have car camping gear like fold-out tables and chairs. They add to the price tho. Speaking from European experience, any general sports equipment shop sells stoves and gas cannisters. The hypermarket style supermarkets generally do too. That said, I hope your situation normalizes soon. Doesn't sound like fun to live out of your car. Especially in winter. | ||
KwarK
United States40776 Posts
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Zambrah
United States6832 Posts
Its also not that bad living out of my car, by the far the worst part is a lack of consistent internet, most places with free wifi would require me to drive into the building itself to actually consistently connect to it. It is getting to be about freezing outside, but so far its nothing a thick layer of blankets havent been able to ably solve. So Im basically spending all my time sleeping, brooding, or exercising, which is a little depressing. | ||
farvacola
United States18768 Posts
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Zambrah
United States6832 Posts
Hopefully all the cold and exercise will shave a few lbs off tbh | ||
thePunGun
598 Posts
I don't mean me or you as individuals, but humans as a whole. There are 8.7 million species on earth ( give or take 1,3 million source from 2011, not ot to mention all the species, that went extinct). So we are 1 out of 10 million species alive today, but none of the other species come close to us. We're not the norm, we're the weirdos. It seems odd to say it out loud, but when you look at the numbers, civilization is not normal. It's an outlyer a 1 in 10 million anomaly. If civilization was lifes goal, why would humanity be the only species to be civilized? | ||
farvacola
United States18768 Posts
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
Also civilisation isn't life's goal. That's just strange. You don't spend every moment of your life striving for civilisation, in fact most people don't give a single contribution to civilisation other than simply be a living organism. Also, what is civilisation? Humans population was small and had a negligible effect on the world around them till about 10,000 years ago which is simply an eyeblink in the history of the world. | ||
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