Residential Refrig and Dry Camping
I am looking at possibly upgrading to a newer diesel rig. Many of the coaches that I am looking at have residential refrigerators. How do these work while dry camping. I know that you run off the inve...
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Gjac wrote:For boondocking, a propane fridge is excellent. I had one in my old coach for three years and loved it. Never a problem.
After a few years and feeling more comfortable with leaving the propane on and seeing how little propane is used I no longer run of the inverter and gave up on the idea of installing a 12v element.
I think the advantages of residential have more to do with the increased amount of storage in the same footprint and less cost because they are ubiquitous. They are super reliable and easy to get repaired if something goes wrong.
If I already had a propane fridge, I probably wouldn't bother switching unless something went wrong with it. In other words, I wouldn't let the type of fridge deter me from buying a particular coach I liked. He'll be able to boondock just fine with the residential model.
