Sally has a lesson for us about eating well on a road trip. You can even cook steak in your beer cooler (but then where does the beer go???). To see how, you’re going to have to follow the links!
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/recipe-roundup/great-food-for-road-trips-121725
Jane's Lessons Learned 
This was a fun one!
http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/04/cook-your-meat-in-a-beer-cooler-the-worlds-best-sous-vide-hack.html?source=thekitchn