Avanti fridge-anyone have?
Evening everyone, Anyone familiar with the Avanti brand fridges? They make one that is 7.4 cubic feet and is almost exactly the size of the typical gas/absorption fridge (and has more interior ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
... understand that a home fridge CAN be easily used for boondocking?
Yes, if someone's boondocking doesn't extend beyond 1.1 day. Your calculations show 11Ah left in the bank after 24 hours, this won't last another 24 hours.
Gdetrailer wrote:
But in reality, many so called boondockers USE A GENERATOR
And many don't. OTH, with 120V fridge you're guaranteed to use a generator - unless you are on hookups or have a big solar. Like 700-800W big.
In winter in Mexico I found 490W solar and 300Ah bank to be adequate for boondocking without generator indefinitely. But 120V fridge would necessitate a generator, even with that much solar. I'm not thrilled with my propane fridge, and would switch to 120V unit immediately, if I had grid power.
