while picking up some odds and ends for our upcoming trip, we poked around in some new trailers for some gigglesfire places and tiny walled off bedrooms? obviously rv designers don't go camping! and loose furniture(dining chairs and mini lazy boy recliners? all with little tie down straps LOLbut we also noticed that fridges are changing. a few trailers had ordinary household fridges, I should have checked to see how they are fastened in! I suspect they weren'tsome other trailer had rv type built in fridges but they were 12 volt only, quote: "new 12 v compressor technology" end quotelets not fool ourselves, those things are done because they are far cheaper. a $100 household fridge in a $35000 travel trailer? no it was not a park model

stevemorris wrote:while picking up some odds and ends for our upcoming trip, we poked around in some new trailers for some gigglesfire places and tiny walled off bedrooms? obviously rv designers don't go camping! and loose furniture(dining chairs and mini lazy boy recliners? all with little tie down straps LOLbut we also noticed that fridges are changing. a few trailers had ordinary household fridges, I should have checked to see how they are fastened in! I suspect they weren'tsome other trailer had rv type built in fridges but they were 12 volt only, quote: "new 12 v compressor technology" end quotelets not fool ourselves, those things are done because they are far cheaper. a $100 household fridge in a $35000 travel trailer? no it was not a park modelYou are NOT looking at the Trailer full offerings by the various Manufacturers. YES, the residentials INSIDE the trailer AND Motorhomes are secured. You just do not see the mount brackets and screws. The household refers are NOT $100. Where do you get that figure? Most residentials in 5th wheels and Motorhomes are the $800 to $1500 models. As for design changes, THOSE are indeed Customer driven. The OEM's DO listen to customers and if enough state they want certain floorplan/features, the OEM's will incorporate those ideas. Sometimes, those ideas do not translate into more sales of that floorplan and they then drop that floorplan. Doug

stevemorris wrote:while picking up some odds and ends for our upcoming trip, we poked around in some new trailers for some giggles...some other trailer had rv type built in fridges but they were 12 volt only, quote: "new 12 v compressor technology" end quotelets not fool ourselves, those things are done because they are far cheaper. a $100 household fridge in a $35000 travel trailer? no it was not a park model"$100 household fridge in a $35000 travel trailer" is the only way to go because they are very energy efficient, really cold, very reliable, and very safe (not fire starters like the industry has been installing). Remember all the recalls, class action suits and settlements because of these fires.Solar panel, controller, and battery technology has come along ways and now makes residential fridges a very practical choice. If I were to replace my fridge, it will only be a residential one.LeRoy

stevemorris wrote: a $100 household fridgeEvidently you have not shopped for a fridge in a while.

A new trend in RV fridges? | Good Sam Community

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2oldman
Explorer II
Jul 26, 2019
Residentials keep people out of my favorite dry camping areas, so I'm all for them.
2manytoyz
Explorer II
Jul 26, 2019
Not my pic, but ours has the same fridge:

Our rig also came with an 1800W Xantrex PSW inverter, and 4 house batteries.

I can run the fridge from shore power, the onboard 5500W generator, the inverter via the battery bank - which can be recharged while driving.

Our previous Class A had an absorption style fridge. The only advantage it offered was being able to run from the onboard propane tank if boondocking for an extended period without power. But that's where the advantage ends. I had to manually defrost it monthly while living in the RV fulltime for a year. PITA!

This fridge is HUGE by comparison, and works far better.

And as others have said, a long way from a $100 fridge!
sgfrye
Explorer
Jul 26, 2019
troubledwaters wrote:
Good Morning Rip Van Winkle

post of the day award!

current TT has rv fridge, previous had nice big residential fridge. i miss the residential.
troubledwaters
Nomad
Jul 26, 2019
Good Morning Rip Van Winkle
Campfire_Time
Explorer
Jul 26, 2019
Duplicate. Sorry...
Campfire_Time
Explorer
Jul 26, 2019
stevemorris wrote:
a $100 household fridge

Evidently you have not shopped for a fridge in a while.
Homeless_by_Cho
Explorer
Jul 26, 2019
stevemorris wrote:
while picking up some odds and ends for our upcoming trip, we poked around in some new trailers for some giggles

...

some other trailer had rv type built in fridges but they were 12 volt only, quote: "new 12 v compressor technology" end quote

lets not fool ourselves, those things are done because they are far cheaper. a $100 household fridge in a $35000 travel trailer? no it was not a park model

"$100 household fridge in a $35000 travel trailer" is the only way to go because they are very energy efficient, really cold, very reliable, and very safe (not fire starters like the industry has been installing). Remember all the recalls, class action suits and settlements because of these fires.

Solar panel, controller, and battery technology has come along ways and now makes residential fridges a very practical choice. If I were to replace my fridge, it will only be a residential one.

LeRoy
dougrainer
Nomad
Jul 26, 2019
stevemorris wrote:
while picking up some odds and ends for our upcoming trip, we poked around in some new trailers for some giggles

fire places and tiny walled off bedrooms? obviously rv designers don't go camping! and loose furniture(dining chairs and mini lazy boy recliners? all with little tie down straps LOL

but we also noticed that fridges are changing. a few trailers had ordinary household fridges, I should have checked to see how they are fastened in! I suspect they weren't

some other trailer had rv type built in fridges but they were 12 volt only, quote: "new 12 v compressor technology" end quote

lets not fool ourselves, those things are done because they are far cheaper. a $100 household fridge in a $35000 travel trailer? no it was not a park model

You are NOT looking at the Trailer full offerings by the various Manufacturers. YES, the residentials INSIDE the trailer AND Motorhomes are secured. You just do not see the mount brackets and screws. The household refers are NOT $100. Where do you get that figure? Most residentials in 5th wheels and Motorhomes are the $800 to $1500 models. As for design changes, THOSE are indeed Customer driven. The OEM's DO listen to customers and if enough state they want certain floorplan/features, the OEM's will incorporate those ideas. Sometimes, those ideas do not translate into more sales of that floorplan and they then drop that floorplan. Doug

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