RVTORESIDENTIAL FRIDGE ?
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 duri...
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edatlanta wrote:
One thing no one is talking about is battery cost over time. We all know purchase price of batteries is all over the map depending on brand, 12v or 6v, etc. But when you run batteries down to whatever degree you are comfortable with their life decreases. Yes 6 volt golf cart batteries are designed to be deep discharged, but the deeper the discharge the shorter their life also.
While a residential refrigerator costs much less initially and other features as described above, for boondocking I don't think it makes any sense due to replacement battery costs.
My Norcold does me fine and I'm using the same 6 volt T-105's I have had for the past 5 years full time.
While not used simply to power my fridge, I have 4 8D Lifeline which cost $1200 at the time and they lasted 10 years. That's an additional cost of $120/year. Nothing I would be concerned about. Today the same Lifeline setup is likely closer to $2500 but still only $250/year. I replaced my Lifelines with a lesser brand for $1200 so as long as I get 5 years life (they are 4 years old now) I will be happy. No fires, no defrost, 0 degree freezer and on and on.
