MidStateVending Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 This year, my truck is parked at a storage facility with no electrical hookups. It pains me to have to unload cases of drinks everyday at my house. This is a long shot, but is there anyway to keep product warm for one night in 10F degree weather? Propane would cost about $5-$10 per day.... so I am hoping someone here found a more practical solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Snacks are generally fine but your beverages will freeze. Regular soda doesn't usually freeze until it gets to about 8° but that's based on the daily high. I wouldn't chance it. I'd unload as much as I could. A propane heater is definitely dangerous but losing half of your soda or more is costly. How much soda do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidStateVending Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Usually about 32 cases of cans and bottles. It's just annoying, back breaking work, and will take time every morning to load back on to the truck, but I suppose I have no choice unless I get big enough to afford a warehouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Usually about 32 cases of cans and bottles. It's just annoying, back breaking work, and will take time every morning to load back on to the truck, but I suppose I have no choice unless I get big enough to afford a warehouse. In the winter, I try hard to bring just enough to get through my day and I leave the rest in my house. I don't mind running into a grocery store for a few more cases near the end of the route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimsweeper Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I was thinking about a few electric blankets to cover the pile of cases in my garage but haven't tested it. Could be viable in a truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 A space heater would be way better than an electric blanket. One tip is to stack cases. The coldest spots are the surfaces/walls where the wind chill takes effect. I would stack my cases about 5 cases high and usually only had to worry about the top and bottom cases. If you can, put something insulating under the bottom case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I like the electric blanket idea - not a bad idea. Wrap the blanket down between the soda stacks and the wall of your truck so you don't have an unprotected side of the stacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I was thinking about a few electric blankets to cover the pile of cases in my garage but haven't tested it. Could be viable in a truck. Problem is he said he has no access to electrical outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I don't know any way to do it without electricity. You said it was at a storage facility. Is it enclosed? If so you could run a propane heater beside the truck and heat the entire room. If it is outside is there an electrical outlet that you could back up to? I deal with the same issue every winter but I have access to an electrical outlet for a heater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris1953 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Diets freeze first so stack them in the center of load. Mt dew has more sugar and freezes after everything else so stack it on the outside. Pepsi products have more sugar than Coke products. Lowes has 4X8 sheets of styrofoam that you could put around them and then find some good comforters at a garage sale or goodwill to cover it all. As the nights get colder check product with a thermometer in the mornings to see where your limit might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 If so you could run a propane heater beside the truck and heat the entire room. This could cause the heater to run out of oxygen and then fill the room with propane that could explode. If it did work it will generate poisonous carbon monoxide that could fill the entire facility with deadly gas - if it didn't run out of oxygen and then make the room a bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I'd explore building a plywood insulated cabinet with a port for a propane heater and then filling the cabinet with warm air while you're there - there's no way I'd let a propane heater run by itself unmonitored. The cabinet would not require that you keep the entire space heated so it should not require much propane. A simple heat gun with a small gas driven generator might also work for filling the cabinet with hot air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacanteen Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Get a 12VAC power inverter and run a few incandescent lights. Or, as someone else suggested an electric blanket, which only uses 200 watts of power. https://www.google.com/search?q=power+inverter+for+truck&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Get a 12VAC power inverter and run a few incandescent lights. Or, as someone else suggested an electric blanket, which only uses 200 watts of power. https://www.google.com/search?q=power+inverter+for+truck&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 If he tries this I would have a jumper box or jumper cables with me just in case it runs the battery down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimsweeper Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Pick up a couple pounds of fish scraps from your local fishmarket and place them on and around the cases. The body heat from the family of raccoons it attracts will keep the pop warm. Sorry I'm out of ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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