RVTORESIDENTIAL FRIDGE ?

Oasisbob wrote:
I believe going to a residential fridge is a bad choice for the following
Lowers resale value
usually requires cabinet mods
How do you keep the door closed while driving?
How do ou power this during boon docking or driving?
Still it does seem a whole lot cheaper in the short run. I notice many folks doing this. I totally admit I may not be understanding. What am I missing here? How haveyou all dealt with my above concerns?

JMHO, but I think you are missing everything.
There is no reason to believe it lowers resale value but it likely does not raise it either. It is either something someone wants or does not want.
The doors are latched, snapped or velcro'd shut depending upon the fridge used. There is no issue here.
The fridge needs an inverter but that's not an issue either unless you make it one. If you are a die hard dry camper then this might not be the best choice but adding solar and some additional batter power could make it every bit as viable as a (soon to go up in flames) propane fridge. While driving the engine alternator charges the batteries and the batteries power the inverter and the inverter powers the fridge. What could be easier?
I am not an off-the-grid guy but I do, from time to time, spends up to 2 weeks dry camping. Yes, I have to run the generator from time to time but since I am not paying for a campground I generally come out ahead when comparing camp site $$ to dry camping plus generator $$.
The REAL litmus test is I would never have been able to get my bride to agree to full time with an RV fridge so having a full size GE profile side-by-side fridge with filtered ice and water through the door was a real plus for us and an RV fridge would have been a non-starter!