How I Cook Real Meals in a Gray Camper Van (And Why Gas Station Food Is Optional)

People assume I live on gas station sandwiches and fast food. I don't.
I cook real meals out of my gray camper van, and I eat better some nights on the road than I do at home. It took some figuring out, but I've got a system now, and it works.
My main piece of equipment is a hot pot — a simple electric cooker that runs off my Bluetti power station. That little setup handles more than you'd think. Mornings I cook eggs and bacon, make toast, brew my coffee. Thumper gets his breakfast too. We're not in a hurry. The parking lot outside might be a Walmart or a casino, but inside the van it's just a quiet morning.
For bigger meals I use the same hot pot. Homemade soup when I want something warm and slow. Salmon when I'm feeling like I deserve something decent. Tacos, burgers, whatever I'm in the mood for. The hot pot handles it all. I've cooked things in that thing people wouldn't believe.
Then there are the cold nights. Or cold mornings. That's when I build a fire if I can. There's something about cooking over an open flame that feels like the whole point of being out here. Coffee tastes different over a fire. Everything does.
I'm 76 years old, traveling solo with my terrier, sleeping in parking lots and pulling off on back roads, and I eat well. Nobody told me that was possible when I started this. I figured it out as I went.
If you want to know exactly what I use and how I do it, I put it all in a short guide. It's on Gumroad: [link]