Keeping Things Cold on the Road
Interested to know how long things in refrigerator stay cold while traveling and if anything in the freezer thaws out if we're on, say, an 8 hour road day. Just bought a TT and haven't used it yet.
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jaycocreek wrote:Trying to keep a fridge cool with a few ice packs will not work very well.
It works just dandy.Is this another guess or have you done it and it didn't work out for you?
I can keep my refer below 40 degree's with ice packs for an easy 8 hours if the frig is cooled down prior to and all the items put into it are already cooled down.
Keeping a refrigerator at a proper temp without electricity or gas isn't rocket science.Outfitters at hunting camps and rafters do it all the time and at the end of the day miles away from civilization they pull out the steak and eggs on a remote beach or hillside and eat away.
What do the poor tent campers do without a RV frig to run 24/7?
Die of food poisoning if you listen to a few here.:S
Before we had the current 110v/propane fridges the RV industry gave us the plain old "ice box". We would drop by the local ice house for a block of ice or freeze water in plastic containers and placed then in the top of the box. Food didn't last but a day or so out here where it gets hot (100-115 degrees) and can spoil fast.
Most folks don't die of food poisoning but get very sick which I have from tainted milk product from one of those old "ice boxes".
Outfitters/hunters camps and rafters up there in cool country aren't running at 65 mph in 100 degree temps all day long which heat soaks the trailer and fridge so sure they may get by with just a ice chest with ice in it for a couple of days.
Our first RV had ice boxes in them which creates food storage issues. Our first propane fridge in a late '70s TC made travelling without spoiled foods a blessing.
We've always traveled with the propane on as thats what they were advertised to do.
