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Pete C. wrote:
> Mordechai Housman wrote:
> >
> > I think I'd better explain the details.
> >
> > We have two or three drivers on this trip. No one will be driving for
> > eight hours straight. We plan on taking frequent stops for bathrooms,
> > relaxation, and so forth. We don't like hectic rushing and so forth.
> > That's why we have this particular group along for the ride.
> >
> > We eat only kosher, and there are few places along the way we can stop
> > in. I actually just heard that in Niagara Falls (which we will be
> > stopping at briefly on our way to a wedding in Toronto) someone recently
> > opened a kosher pizza store. But I doubt we will stop there.
> >
> > So we plan on eating breakfast in the car, and possibly lunch as well.
> > We might stop and eat, if the mood strikes us. In any case, our plan is
> > to bring along our own food.
> >
> > The reason I asked for suggestions about food for just me, my wife and
> > my son, is because the other people are friends, from other families.
> > They will be bringing their own food.
> >
> > Mordechai

>
> In that case I'll repeat my "rent and RV" suggestion. I don't know all
> the Kosher rules so I can't suggest anything there, but if you're
> intending to eat full meals on the road with 3 or 4 people, have special
> requirements on the type of food and can't eat at the typical truck stop
> then an RV would be a very big help. An RV gives you room to sit down at
> a table, a refrigerator to keep your food cold, a stove / microwave to
> heat your food and bathroom and sink facilities.


An RV gets 7 miles to the gallon (if lucky), and double, even triples
the tolls.

Sheldon