Has anyone bought an extra freezer for their rig?

Dutch & Di wrote:
When we removed our gas stove & oven 10 years ago to put in a glass cooktop we had to do something to put in the gaping hole where the oven was. Dutch built a sliding shelf and we found a small freezer that works on shore power and battery. He built a door unless you open the door, you don't know a freezer is there. I don't need an oven as I have the microwave convection which I use daily.
We do have an inverter and generator so we don't have to worry about not being hooked up.
If you don't have that, I don't see why things wouldn't stay frozen just as they do in the fridge/freezer that some people {not us} turn off when traveling.
Let us know what you decide. Di

Please tell us how you did that, and what exact units you used! Especially the glass cook top!! I thought that we would have to use a counter top induction element, but I was wishing that we could do something like you are talking about! I did not realize that there was one that would fit exactly into that space!

I wonder why the manufacturers do not offer an electric cook top option?

When we removed our gas stove & oven 10 years ago to put in a glass cooktop we had to do something to put in the gaping hole where the oven was. Dutch built a sliding shelf and we found a small freezer that works on shore power and battery. He built a door unless you open the door, you don't know a freezer is there. I don't need an oven as I have the microwave convection which I use daily.
We do have an inverter and generator so we don't have to worry about not being hooked up.
If you don't have that, I don't see why things wouldn't stay frozen just as they do in the fridge/freezer that some people {not us} turn off when traveling.
Let us know what you decide. Di

Vulcaneer wrote:

Us out West wrote:

ontheroad101 wrote:
Think about changing out you RV refrigerator for a residential refrigerator. We went from 12 cubic foot to 21 cubic foot. We do have a inverter and a generator.

Best answer, especially for full-timers...or even if you spend most of the year RVing.

I'm thinking the 21 Cu Ft residential would be trouble. Fill it with food and it becomes very heavy. Even if you could fit it into the hole, it would create a problem over the road. Bouncing that much weight on your frame? No thanks...not me. If you are fulltime PARKED, then you can prop it up better.

Open Range makes a "Residential" model 5th wheel. The big difference is the fridge/freezer. A four door 12 cu ft version. Freezer is 4 cuft, fridge is 8 cuft. Operates on 110 AC and 12V DC. Not on propane. When traveling it runs off the trucks electrical. When parked it operates off C/G electricity. If off grid, you need a gen. Plenty of capacity.

We do some boondocking. So we have the 12 cuft 4 door AC/Propane version. We do have a gen, but we use it for other things. Fridge/freezer has plenty of capacity for us.

Oh I agree and didn't mean to insinuate it was for everyone but maybe something for the OP to consider.

For us we are perfectly fine with our 4 door and just replenish when we need to.

Us out West wrote:

ontheroad101 wrote:
Think about changing out you RV refrigerator for a residential refrigerator. We went from 12 cubic foot to 21 cubic foot. We do have a inverter and a generator.

Best answer, especially for full-timers...or even if you spend most of the year RVing.

I'm thinking the 21 Cu Ft residential would be trouble. Fill it with food and it becomes very heavy. Even if you could fit it into the hole, it would create a problem over the road. Bouncing that much weight on your frame? No thanks...not me. If you are fulltime PARKED, then you can prop it up better.

Open Range makes a "Residential" model 5th wheel. The big difference is the fridge/freezer. A four door 12 cu ft version. Freezer is 4 cuft, fridge is 8 cuft. Operates on 110 AC and 12V DC. Not on propane. When traveling it runs off the trucks electrical. When parked it operates off C/G electricity. If off grid, you need a gen. Plenty of capacity.

We do some boondocking. So we have the 12 cuft 4 door AC/Propane version. We do have a gen, but we use it for other things. Fridge/freezer has plenty of capacity for us.

so..does it take an inverter to put it in the basement?

Us out West wrote:

ontheroad101 wrote:
Think about changing out you RV refrigerator for a residential refrigerator. We went from 12 cubic foot to 21 cubic foot. We do have a inverter and a generator.

Best answer, especially for full-timers...or even if you spend most of the year RVing.

How do you do that, when the original is fitted into a cabinet? It would take a particular 5er, wouldn't it....with enough space around the fridge, if it needs a larger opening?

Dennis M M wrote:
We put one of these in our front compartment. Works great, no heat issues.

I do have it bolted down and of course it only works when we are plugged in, but we do not boondock anyway and only use it when we are stationary for 3-4 months during the winter.

Nice!

We have a 5cu.in ours and we sure do like it.

ontheroad101 wrote:
Think about changing out you RV refrigerator for a residential refrigerator. We went from 12 cubic foot to 21 cubic foot. We do have a inverter and a generator.

Best answer, especially for full-timers...or even if you spend most of the year RVing.

We have a 3.5 cu ft upright freezer with slide out shelving,love it,sits beside our couch,stays frozen while travelling, although we seldom do more than 8 hrs at a time.