To keep refrigerator running
Here is my history, I just sold my TC and bought a TT. To keep my fridge working, I installed a second battery with a smart isolator in my 2011 Silverado 1500. To this battery I installed a 2000 watt...
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WNYBob wrote:
Isn't it also scary to have gas lines charged while traveling. (lots of connections that could be damaged during a crash)
And it's not "scary" to have a sheared 120 vac cable flinging about? :h
According to the RVIA there are currently ~ 8.9 million recreational vehicle households in the US alone, the vast majority of those being travel trailers and fifth wheels which would normally be equipped with a 2-way gas absorption fridge. While there's always an exception to everything the reality is the vast majority of these owners tow with the fridge running in the gas mode. With only a few exceptions for traveling through tunnels, over bridges, etc, there are no laws in any state or Canadian province or territory that forbids towing in this manner. Think about it - if both government and the recreational vehicle industry saw your solution as THE solution as well we'd all be doing it by now. How you tow is up to you but the vast majority of us run our 2-way fridges on gas whenever 120 vac shore power isn't readily available.
