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Last night we went on a hike on a local trail called the top of the world. There was about 3 inches of snow and it was about 12 degrees f. Glorious night. The best part though was when we were done we had piping hot wild rice soup that was staying warm in the frunk in a crock pot. I love this truck.
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I was thinking the other day on a longer trip that I should have brought a microwave to heat up my leftovers while waiting to charge.
 

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I was thinking the other day on a longer trip that I should have brought a microwave to heat up my leftovers while waiting to charge.
Can we draw power while charging?
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Can we draw power while charging?
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Yes. I used my air fryer in the rear outlets while charging at 140kwh at a fast charger. It gives a pop up warning saying youā€™ll be charging slower while using propower. But no issues at all.
 

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Electrical outlets in the frunk are limited to 400 watts when the hood is closed. If you try and draw more power, the outlets shut down and you get an error message.
 

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I've used a crock pot and electric griddle while tailgating. I don't recommend making smash burgers near anything you don't want covered in grease but otherwise it works great.
 

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Can we draw power while charging?
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Drawing power while charging has worked fine for us. Examples: Microwaving dinner while at an EA, and vacuuming while on an EVSE at home.

Wonder if anyone has charged two vehicles at once from one fast charger - Lightning connected to the charger, ProPower in the bed charging a car with Level 2? Haven't tried that.
 

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I was thinking the other day on a longer trip that I should have brought a microwave to heat up my leftovers while waiting to charge.
We keep a microwave in our frunk through all of our son's travel baseball season, so that we can heat up decent meals while out at the ball park form 6-10 hours every weekend. It is awesome!
Ford F-150 Lightning Cooking in my flash while hiking! FB_IMG_1734899036098
 

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So newbie here, and we are going to Winter Lights on Monday and it will be cold and snowy. How nice it would be to have some hot chocolate in the frunk when we get back to our cars. Soooo, newbie here, do I just plug in the crock pot while she's sitting in the parking lot?? Is there some kind of switch?
 

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As far as I know, youā€™ll need to turn the truck on to power the outlets and go into the settings and disable the 30 minute automatic power down. (turns itself back on after ever use)
 
 





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