Additional freezer?
Is anyone hauling around a deep freeze or top load fridge in the truck bed, to augment the capacity of the small fridge commonly found in a small trailer (single door, door fridge size)? I'm thinki...
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PamfromVA wrote:
We bought this one about five years ago and love it. Stays in the camper and we turn it on and load it up for our long trips.
https://www.compactappliance.com/fp430-compact-edgestar-portable-refrigerator-freezer/FP430.html
We've been using the NORCOLD MRFT-40 (63qt capacity) since 2007 and while pricey it has been well worth the cost of admission. I would have gotten a larger one, but couldn't fit it in the back bedroom where it lives. I basically doubles our freezer capacity and keeps IC rock hard. Maintains temp of around -8 deg F. Ours works off both AC and 12V DC and switches automatically similar to the way our frigs work in trailers switching between AC and Gas. The NORCOLD, EDGESTARS, and ENGLES are all basically the same and IIRC use the DANFOSS based ultra high efficient low power compressor.
In fact I just bought an identical used one off e-bay for $200 so I don't have to move the one for the trailer from the house to the trailer when loading up for a trip. We kept the single one in the house to load up the freezer at our convenience and then fill up the trailer frig freezer in stages and then finally taking the portable freezer with us in the trailer which give us around 3 cu ft of total freezer space. Makes packing for our extended roadtrips much more convenient which generally takes a couple of weeks to do before leaving.
Larry
