Help with Refrigerator Decision
I've totally HAD IT with my propane refrigerator. Camping at the beach last week where the temperatures at night got down to mid 50s and during the day into the high 80s, the propane refrigerator temp...
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If you boondock alot the 12 volt is the hands down winner
As I said when I was "in the dark" overnight the Residental fridge got the big inverter with the big batteries... The little 12 volt only chest freezer that hits -4ºF making it a "Deep freeze" got a 12 amp hour LiFePO4 and a 300 watt msw to feed it's brick as I could not find the 12 v cord (I think I know what happened to it)
3 amps at 12 volt beats 10 or 20 or 30 (For 120 volt appliances take wattage and divide by 10 to estimate 12 volt amp draw... that covers conversion/inverter loss.. Works well up to around 100 amps/1000 watts.. Tested myself).
I say again go with the 12
As I said when I was "in the dark" overnight the Residental fridge got the big inverter with the big batteries... The little 12 volt only chest freezer that hits -4ºF making it a "Deep freeze" got a 12 amp hour LiFePO4 and a 300 watt msw to feed it's brick as I could not find the 12 v cord (I think I know what happened to it)
3 amps at 12 volt beats 10 or 20 or 30 (For 120 volt appliances take wattage and divide by 10 to estimate 12 volt amp draw... that covers conversion/inverter loss.. Works well up to around 100 amps/1000 watts.. Tested myself).
I say again go with the 12
