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Mr_Mark1
Aug 12, 2015Explorer
Ocean Mist wrote:
Before I forget, Should I get a Residential Frige, and only Batteries, or the NorCold Artic RV type with Propane?
I'm worried about the fires to the RV.
Lastly, Is t advisable to get Propane for Cooktop ONLY and residential frige running on Batteries?
Thank you to everyone for helping me with all my questions. It means a great deal to me...And, yes if i see one of you stopped on the side of the road n distress, I will honk as i drive by...:B haha just kidding...
You are so kind to respond to every post.
Personally, I would not get propane. All electric is fine with us. You will only need to buy one fuel....diesel! Mostly, you will probably be cooking outside on the grill whether it be charcoal/propane container/electric. Inside, you will have a convection microwave so you really don't need a burner inside.
An all electric fridge is the cat's pajama's. They are efficient and are not expensive to repair like an absorption fridge (and larger). And yes, you will need a good set of batteries. Buy AGM's if you can as they are so clean.
Our new Liberty has Lithium Ion batteries/technology. We have three batteries where would probably have 8 or 10 AGM's. So, it's a definite weight saver. Also, they are rumored to last at least 10 years and can be rebuilt vs. replaced at a much cheaper cost. The down side is, they were $7k each to start but in the whole scheme of things, it all works out.
MM.
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