Question regarding residential refrigerators
We are tossing around the idea of ditching our toy hauler and going the traditional 5th wheel route. Some of the 5th wheels we are interested in only seem to be offered with residential refrigerators...
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Thanks all, glad to hear we would be OK with the generator running a residential refrigerator in addition to both of the ACs. We are not new to RVing, but new to the world of anything but toyhaulers. Our current and previous rigs have both been toyhaulers. So Michelle S's tip about the propane generator is very helpful.
As for solar, I am not opposed to it, but initially, it seems like another added expense for something we don't need that often. If we were full-timers, it might make more sense. (Neither of us are even 40 years old yet so we have a ways to go :)) We have a contact at Cummins so we do not pay full price or anywhere near it for the generator if it is not already included with the rig we buy. Our preferred dealer always has them already included with their 5ers and we do not plan on ordering one from the factory. If noise was a concern, we would not be camping "NASCAR" style at a music festival every year :) We leave the quiet trips for the fall when we don't need AC anyway, so the generator is only used for an hour or two every couple days to recharge the batteries so we can have lights at night. The built-in one we currently have is pretty quiet anyway.
As for solar, I am not opposed to it, but initially, it seems like another added expense for something we don't need that often. If we were full-timers, it might make more sense. (Neither of us are even 40 years old yet so we have a ways to go :)) We have a contact at Cummins so we do not pay full price or anywhere near it for the generator if it is not already included with the rig we buy. Our preferred dealer always has them already included with their 5ers and we do not plan on ordering one from the factory. If noise was a concern, we would not be camping "NASCAR" style at a music festival every year :) We leave the quiet trips for the fall when we don't need AC anyway, so the generator is only used for an hour or two every couple days to recharge the batteries so we can have lights at night. The built-in one we currently have is pretty quiet anyway.
