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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNeed help finding a special gift that would be ideal for...
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I'm looking for something useful and impressive for a female trucker. Her daughter gave me the idea of healthy canned food options, possibly a comfy mattress and security devices such as pepper spray. What canned food options or healthy ready-to-eat meals are on the market these days?
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Need help finding a special gift that would be ideal for... (Original Post)
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2014
OP
these need no refrigeration, just some simmering. Cooks illustrated said they are just delish.
bettyellen
Dec 2014
#8
How about one of those wined up powerless radios with a flashlight attached.
applegrove
Dec 2014
#11
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)1. If this isn't too expensive...
http://www.amazon.com/RoadPro-12-Volt-Portable-Stove-Black/dp/B00030DLEE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417726189&sr=8-1&keywords=12volt+appliances
Read the first few reviews-it seems this might be ideal...
Read the first few reviews-it seems this might be ideal...
Baitball Blogger
(46,744 posts)2. That first recommendation nailed it!
Thank you. And it's not too expensive at all.
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)3. Glad to be of help....Happy Holidays! N/T
marzipanni
(6,011 posts)4. Not a gift, but a link
Depending on how long she has been trucking, maybe she knows about websites like this... or, you can get ideas for her birthday gift-
http://www.truck-drivers-money-saving-tips.com/index.html
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)5. Food --
Check out the food made for hiking/camping -- it's gotten pretty darn nice.
http://www.nitro-pak.com/camping-food
begin_within
(21,551 posts)6. Solar powered lights?
There are some at Ikea
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)7. For a female trucker? That's easy...
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)8. these need no refrigeration, just some simmering. Cooks illustrated said they are just delish.
Baitball Blogger
(46,744 posts)9. Thanks for the info.
panader0
(25,816 posts)10. "Keep on Truckin'"
applegrove
(118,700 posts)11. How about one of those wined up powerless radios with a flashlight attached.