Refer question.. How long will it stay cold?

We are full timers and never turn off the fridge unless we have to because if you put it on auto, it will switch from electric to propane without any intervention from us. After disconnecting from shore power, we check to make sure it has switched but that only requires pushing a button on the fridge control panel. The fridge is not a propane hog.

Well We have had the camper for a little over a month. Have used it 3 times and have not used the propane yet. I havent familiarized myself with the system yet. And my GF will taking the trip with her kids with out me. She has seen me set up the camper, but she has not seen me mess with the gas, so Im not sure shes ready for that just yet. And by "plugging it in" I mean plugging the camper up to the house for power the day before they load up and leave. The gas sounds like the option we would need, but we wont be able to make it happen this go around... Mainly just trying to see how long the Fridge will stay cold after we disconnect power.

I think the majority of us do run the fridge on propane while on the road. But if you plug in early enough and get the fridge thoroughly cold, load all your cold food stuff, then don't open the fridge door until you arrive, all should still be cold enough to not have any thing spoil even if the fridge is off during the trip.

If you have never done the propane thing before, you will probably need light a burner on the stove to get propane to fill the pipes before the fridge will reliably run on propane. Once a burner lights, you can turn it off and then try the fridge on propane. It should light off on propane in the first 2-3 tries.

Whether you turn off the fridge/propane while refueling is a subject long debated. Much like religion and politics, a debate well worth avoiding.

Run on LP while traveling. As for when refueling - one should turn the refer off. If you just close the LP tank the igniter in the refer will continue to spark trying to light it. In reality if you stop at the first pump the trailer is still far enough out on the apron that there is no real danger.

What do you mean by 'plugged it up'?

If you plug it in to shore power, cool it and fill with cold food, it should stay cool during the trip. Just don't open the door often.

I just run the refrigerator on propane during the trip. Maybe you are not equipped with propane?

Turn off propane during refueling? That's a novel idea. I don't know if it has ever been discussed on the forum. :E

Why not turn on the propane and let the refer do its job?
48 hours before we leave I start the refer.
24 hours prior to departure we load food.
Day of departure, turn on propane, purge gas lines, hookup and go.
Done it this way for years. Never had a problem.

Why not run it on gas while you are traveling....?
To be extra safe, just shut if off when you are fueling).

(let the debate begin)