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Ohdee

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The family is going on holiday next week. We face an eight plus hour drive with our five year old. I have a 2012 Sierra Denali with the DVD entertainment. I picked up a 300w mobile power inverter. It will plug into the back 12v outlet and power the Wii. I tested it out and it works slick. I'm sure it'll help the boy pass the time.

 

I'm just not sure if there's anything I'm missing and thought I'd throw it out there. Is it ok for him to play for extended periods of time?

 

Thanks...

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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It should be, a wii shouldn't draw too much.

 

Be glad it's not an Xbox, mine ruins discs sitting on a completely still table.

ruggedlife Enthusiast

ruggedlife

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...give him some nyquil right before you leave... problem solved and you dont have to deal with some one waving a controller around behind your head

hockeypro1411 Senior Enthusiast

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Do what my mom did when we were kids.. Give the kid a roll of quarters ($10) before you leave the driveway and every time the kid asks "are we there yet?", "how much longerrrrrr?", or anything else annoying, charge him a quarter. What's left when you get there is his to keep or spend!

 

Edit: I was usually broke by the time we got there.

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Kstruckcountry how many watts is your power invertor powering thay Xbox? Did yiu know you could load games onto your xbox hd? You just insert disc to start game then remove so you dont have to drive with disc inside.PS3 is even better you dont even need disc at all.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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I don't have an Xbox HD, I don't play it enough for it to be worth the $. :lol: I haven't used it mobile for that reason. When we use the wii it's with the built in converter in my buddy's official road trip vehicle (Regency conversion). I'd have to check the specs on the converter.

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