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landyacht318
Jul 20, 2013Explorer
In my opinion the residential fridges for those without access to grid power is a false economy.
One saves money on the fridge, but then most need to upgrade the inverter, the battery bank and the charging system to deal with the inefficient fridge that one also needs to fabricate a door lock for, and one whose vibration resistance in a moving vehicle is unknown.
The 12 volt compressor fridges are not so expensive in the long run.
I just couldn't imagine having to run an inverter 24/7 to power the fridge. I'd rather go back to ice and a cooler.
One saves money on the fridge, but then most need to upgrade the inverter, the battery bank and the charging system to deal with the inefficient fridge that one also needs to fabricate a door lock for, and one whose vibration resistance in a moving vehicle is unknown.
The 12 volt compressor fridges are not so expensive in the long run.
I just couldn't imagine having to run an inverter 24/7 to power the fridge. I'd rather go back to ice and a cooler.
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