10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do in Your Car
Note: the products in this article really exist. The suggestions are meant to be humourous, and to give you ideas, not to actually be put into practice. However, these appliances may make your next camping trip a bit easier!
Do you feel sometimes like you're living in your car? With those long commutes, society is evolving, and people's lives are changing. Often we spend so much time in our cars that we can feel like we don't have time for many things that are important to us. But here are some handy devices that have been invented to make your life just a little easier!
Everyone knows by now that you can charge your cell phone in your car. And some of us may know about other things, like running your mp3 player. However, there are many advances in 12-volt technology that you may not be aware of--I found these things when I was searching for a vacuum that ran off the car cigarette lighter. But here are ten things I am sure you have never thought about doing in your car . . . but you can, simply by plugging in an appliance to your car cigarette lighter!
10. Make popcorn. That's right, there's an appliance that plugs into your car cigarette lighter that makes popcorn while you're driving. Imagine how great the drive-in movie would be with one of these babies! Don't worry, there's also an air purifier and a vacuum cleaner that you can run afterwards to get rid of the popcorn smell.
9. Cook stew, soup, chili or beans. Simply plug your slow cooker into your cigarette lighter and you're all set. Now you can cook for that pot luck dinner while you're on the way--just imagine all the time you will save in the kitchen! (Oh, and there's a wet-dry vacuum that plugs into your cigarette lighter to clean up those spills, too!)
8. Make coffee. No, not heat it, or keep it warm. Make it. In a pot. Now you can always have fresh coffee while you're driving, and there are coffee makers in any size from a single cup up to twelve cups. You'll be the hit of your carpool!
7. Make breakfast. Need to be even more popular with your carpool? How about a frying pan so that you can make eggs and bacon while sitting at the stop light?
6. Make margaritas. If you thought you were a hit at breakfast with your carpool, just wait until you pull out your blender and plug it into your cigarette lighter. Don't forget the refrigerator/freezer/heater so that you can make ice for those folks who like frozen margaritas, or who prefer martinis with ice-cold vodka.
5. Make appetizers. Either pull out and plug in the sandwich grill and treat everyone to paninis, or reach inside that freezer and heat up those little frozen quiches in your cigarette-lighter-powered oven. You can start the party long before you ever get there! Need to feed more people? How about making a pizza?
4. Entertain yourself. Your car didn't come with a built-in DVD player? No problem . . . plug in your portable TV and your portable VHS videocassette player, pull over to the side of the road, lounge in the backseat, and watch your favourite movies. Now, where did I put that popcorn maker?
3. Set the mood. Mood lighting now comes in every colour of the rainbow. A little Barry White in the CD player, and you're all set.
2. Make yourself look good. No time to primp before leaving? Or need to rescue yourself from a bad hair day? Try the portable hair dryer and curling iron!
1. Make yourself feel good. Plug in the heated massage cushion, recline your seat, and relax until your car battery goes dead.
There are many more 12-volt appliances that run off your car cigarette lighter. The list of all the things you can plug into your car cigarette lighter is amazing, and some of the appliances will give you a good laugh! Have an appliance that isn't mentioned? Leave a comment and let us all know about it!
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I definitely have to get a popcorn maker!!
I'm all for the margaritas! :) I did notice a car over Christmas that had Christmas tree lights all around the car. I guess this is how they powered up!
Oh man, I used to worry about the make-up artists who applied mascara at stop lights. Now I guess people will multi-task even more during their commute. Blow dryers, curling irons, frying bacon, what's next, ironing boards? ha! Funny article.
Oh they should totally make irons! How did the 12-volt people miss that one?
Very entertaining!
LOL - I enjoyed this! Thank you.
Good calls. I forget that I have a regular outlet in there.
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