Keeping Things Cold on the Road

Terryallan wrote:

LarryJM wrote:

Atlee wrote:
You should post that picture of the "don't use while traveling" notice. That's what the poster you said took you to task wants. He provided several quotes which did not prohibit using the fridge on gas.

He simply said if anyone could show info to the contrary, he would stand corrected.

I'm the one that you are referring to and let me remind you that what you are saying to do "IS NOT" what I asked for. Below is the exact quote from my post ...

Now if NanciL comes back and provides proof of their claim that their manual does recommend not operating their refer during travel then I will stand corrected, but I want to be able to independently verify this information and not simply "TRUST ONE'S WORD"

The key elements are:

1. It has to come from an actual equipment manual

2. It has to say that you should not operate the refer during travel and that would be normal travel and not very limited and unique situations such as travel on ferries, certain tunnels, etc.

3. It has to be "independently verifiable" and by that I mean one can find the information on the web. I can gin up or photoshop some "document" etc. to say anything I want with any title listed source take a picture of it and post it and this is where the "TRUST ONE'S WORD" comes in that I say is not acceptable proof.

To me arguments about increased chances of fire, explosion, ruptured line, etc. are red herrings and I could just as easily say one should never get in a vehicle and drive since that simple act exposes you to potential injury from and accident over not getting on the road at all.

BTW the Dometic info I posted came direct from the manuals readily available on the Dometic website that anyone here can pull up and independently read. I would bet the info I posted from NORCOLD is also available on the web, but I actually have those manuals downloaded on my computer for ready reference so I don't have to use the internet to refer to them. I also provided the actual manual nr. and information that I pulled the direct quotes from.

I will repeat, the whole reason I as some are calling it as "taking to task the info posted" is that I have a HUGE problem when I see someone posting misleading or false information that readers less experienced than some of us more "seasoned RVers" might read and actually take as being correct and using it believing that it is actually factual when in fact it is far from that.

Larry

Larry. He was on your side.

LOL ... I didn't view it as who's on who's side or even who's on first, etc.:B nor did I mean to appear I was also beating up on Atlee and I apologize if I came across that way to him/her if that was what happened. It was I just didn't want anyone one unintentionally changing what I was actually asking for in my original post and I viewed what Atlee was saying he/she thought I was asking for fell well short of that. I also want to apologize to the OP for getting this thread more off track than might be desired and I have tried to explain why I posted what I have.

To be brutally honest all this concern on operating things like the refer under such mundane conditions as simply traveling is to be completely truthful IMHO borders on being about as "silly" as the two comparisions I made here on even getting into a car for fear of getting into an accident or not using the toilet facilities for #2s for whatever obscure reason I have actually seen posted here on threads discussion this aspect of RVing. I really can't fight the open flame, pressurized gas lines, etc. reasons being cited for not running your refer while traveling as minute and insignificant as I personally believe they are and realize it is futal to try and change one's mind on this issue, but to take it to a level above a simple personal preference and suggest it should be the norm and that there are "REALLY SOUND" reasons for not using the refer as I think it was intended has stepped over the line so to speak.

Larry