wowens79 wrote:
We've got a resi fridge, and my biggest concern was precooling. I've found that it cools really fast. When I go to pick up the camper from storage, I turn on the inverter running on 2 batteries, and then start hooking up the camper. By the time I get hooked up and drive the 15 min to the house, I'll load clothing etc, and then the food last. Within an hour of turning it on, it is below freezing. The truck keeps it charged up while driving so that is not an issue.
We live in the southeast, and there is very little boondocking available, and very few campgrounds without power. I think if you were out west with more boondocking available, it would be an issue.
So if you camp with power, I'd go residential, but if you boondock, I'd go RV.
Good analysis, but with sufficient solar capability and a large enough battery bank, there are boondockers who use residential fridges successfully.
Rusty
