2008 Keystone Raptor. We plan to live in RV. Wife wants second - extra fridge. She wants full size house fridge. I would prefer something smaller. It will go in garage of our toy hauler. Most important point, I think, is finding a fridge most compatible with an RV. RV will be on 50 amp hookup most if not all the time. On the rare occasions it is not hooked up to electricity, fridge will be empty or running on generator until we reach destination.Any suggestions on particular fridge model? Why that one? Or what should I consider when selecting appropriate fridge?Thanks.

If we were living in our RV full time, I'd definitely want a residential refrigerator. We live in ours 4 - 5 months each summer. My biggest complaint is the size of the refrigerator and the tiny freezer. We have to adjust our food shopping habits because we can't always store everything we want to buy. As for what to buy, whatever your wife wants :)-Michael

What specifically is your objection to a second full-size fridge? Weight, space, anything specific?If the main thing she wants is just more space, go with a basic freezer on top model. It doesn't have to be HUGE to work. If she wants a side by side or French door or freezer on bottom, she probably has a reason. Unless you have some compelling reason NOT to get what she wants, then get what she wants!I would avoid an icemaker. They are responsible for 50% of all repairs to new refrigerators. And unless you have sediment filters on your water system, you may pick up some grit that can cause it to malfunction. Worst case scenario is a flooded RV.

we just purchase a small dorm size fridge from lowes with a small freezer at the top and we use it for beer/soda/water, and extra freezer space which frees up the main RV fridge for just food. We paid about $140 for it and it sits outside.

OP, is it a 08 or 05 Raptor? Is the current refer a 10+ year old NOCold 1200? I would replace a Norcold with a home refer especially if it will fit from the back to the front of your TH. It's not if, it's when the NoCold fails. I replaced mine with a 21 cuft Whirlpool... should have done it years ago saving thousand of dollars. Here is my DIY install. With the gun safe, do you need that much weight in the back?

We full time and have added a freezer about the size of a dorm fridge in our toy hauler . When underway we run it off an inverter and have not had any problems . Circumstances this week caused us to dry camp for three days with no way to charge batteries , After 68 hours the inverter shut its self off as it is supposed to do when voltage gets real low .Freezer was still at 18 degrees when we got electric back . The silly thing is , I have a Honda 3,000 and a Honda 2,000 sitting in the barn 200 miles away ! Maybe I learned a lesson ?

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coolmom42
Explorer II
Oct 31, 2016
What specifically is your objection to a second full-size fridge? Weight, space, anything specific?

If the main thing she wants is just more space, go with a basic freezer on top model. It doesn't have to be HUGE to work. If she wants a side by side or French door or freezer on bottom, she probably has a reason. Unless you have some compelling reason NOT to get what she wants, then get what she wants!

I would avoid an icemaker. They are responsible for 50% of all repairs to new refrigerators. And unless you have sediment filters on your water system, you may pick up some grit that can cause it to malfunction. Worst case scenario is a flooded RV.
mgirardo
Explorer
Oct 31, 2016
If we were living in our RV full time, I'd definitely want a residential refrigerator. We live in ours 4 - 5 months each summer. My biggest complaint is the size of the refrigerator and the tiny freezer. We have to adjust our food shopping habits because we can't always store everything we want to buy.

As for what to buy, whatever your wife wants :)

-Michael

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