How to run fridge/freezer off extra battery
Aloha! I don’t have an RV but I do have a 1972 VW bus converted to be a coffee bus and have a question. My first thought was an RV forum because it is similar to how RVs operate! I would like to be...
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Mauisanna,
Where I in your position, I would try leaving the reefer and freezer unpowered for that 20+ minute drive. When our original RV reefer died, we could not afford to repair or replace it. So, I stuffed a "dorm" reefer in the hole. I was initially worried, but when the ice cubes didn't melt in a 4 hour drive on a hot (for Michigan) day. I stopped worrying.
So, try that before you spend money.
Matt
Where I in your position, I would try leaving the reefer and freezer unpowered for that 20+ minute drive. When our original RV reefer died, we could not afford to repair or replace it. So, I stuffed a "dorm" reefer in the hole. I was initially worried, but when the ice cubes didn't melt in a 4 hour drive on a hot (for Michigan) day. I stopped worrying.
So, try that before you spend money.
Matt
