Having had an icemaker in our "Motorhome from He$$".....I understand your opting not to get one this time---- they do take up a lot of room...Like you, I buy a bag or bring one from home.
I would like to hear more about your boondocking, and see photos of the areas you stay. We have never done a lot of that. Do you boondock for long periods?
I am thinking that learning to use a convection microwave is just practice, practice, practice. I don't have a convection microwave in our house or trailer.... I used to use our microwave strictly for warming over leftovers. However, with the before mentioned practice...I've learned to cook with it fairly well. I steam all my veggies in it. Most days my sausage and two egg breakfast is cooked in one..and takes me 1 1/2 minutes. I love boneless, skinless chicken breast and catfish filets cooked in the microwave. Beef doesn't do as well. Or perhaps it is me...and I've not practiced enough!!! Grin.
Milt had been eating scrambled sandwiches for a few days for breakfast....and from across the room he saw me taking something out of the microwave and put it on his plate and asked what was? I told him was his scrambled eggs and he said "What if I don't like it?".... told him "Well, You've been eating them for a week".... enough said.
Happy RVing Day!
Joella