Dometic compressor fridge?

Kayteg1 wrote:


Sooner or later somebody will have the same problems with compressor refrigerators.
Each job can be always done in several different ways, but the only thing I have to remember about absorption fridge is to turn it night before loading.
Other than that I have rock hard ice cream.
Is compressor fridge coming with circulating fan?
That is only other issue we face when we pack the fridge.
That reminds me situation with automotive market.
People have been jumping on new cars as having Bluetooths, GPS, high-tech stereo, active CC and blind spot assistance - only to find that very complex technology can leave them stranded and with empty wallet down the road.
Now the old cars are gaining value ;)

I don't think sooner or later I'll have a problem with my compressor refrigerator flame going out, don't think I'll ever have a restriction on 30 degree (from ambient) temp differential, don't think I'll ever have to worry about being off-level, never have to worry about bugs getting into the flame orfice, never have to clean the flame flue of soot again, don't have to worry about ammonia leaks, ----- and I can go on and on and on and on. Look at any RV site on any forum ANYWHERE and look at all of the problems with absorption refers, the pages there are many. Don't ignore the fact that it's been an issue for decades. A weak link in many RV's.

I gotta laugh at how we tend to poo-poo newer technology straight out of the gate as bad just because it's new. Everything (mechanical/electronic) is going to break eventually. Personally I find my 2015 RAM with all of the bells and whistles is vastly superior in all aspects to my 2006 or my 1994 RAM(s). I wouldn't trade back for anything. I feel the same way about my 12V compressor refrigerator. Far superior to any absorption refrigerator I've ever owned and likely I'll never go back.

If you really want to shun technology you could always install the refer I had in my 1980 Six Pac camper -- an ice box. Load a block of ice in it, close the door and viola. It even had a drain tube to the outside of the camper when the ice melted - automatic drain! While we're at it how about a Coleman white gas stove and lantern (although I'm sure those are still widely used).

Just sayin' Don't knock it if you havn't tried it.