I'm glad I posted this. We do drive and we go often. The only way we can go often (Dec. is our 3rd trip in 15 mons. and going again in April) is to cut back and only eat one meal out a day. Personally, I'm getting tired of sandwich meat for lunch every day. I know there are micros in the food courts, but after a long day sometimes I don't like tracking back there. Anyway, to each his own. I believe it will work for my family, so I'll bring it. It is only a .6 cu feet (low wattage), so I'm not concerned about the fire hazzard. Thanks for all the responses.