Just read where keeping things cold in the TT frig. when its hot becomes an issue. What I found that works, before we leave I will fill up plastic zip lock storage bags with ice from the home refrig ice maker. They can be layed flat on the TT refig racks and are not as bulky as frozen bottles. I put them in the upper & lower section with the cold items. Keeps everything cold. and when you get to your destination put them in the upper freezer section for the return trip plus you have ice cubes if you need any during your stay. Although they may melt a little its no big deal, the water is in the bag. great for the cooler, and can be used over.

My fridge is a 3-way in my OFF-ROAD POPUP. I usually do the 5-day ICE CHEST filled up with ICE before the trip and have our items we don't want to get water logged sitting on top of the ice is a plastic snap lid box. Have found large chunks of ice lasts longer than the bagged ice. I'd like to freeze up a few gallon jugs of ice fro the trip but our house freezer is usually too full to do this sometimes.I will turn on the inside fridge a couple of hours before arriving at our camp site running on 12VDC.Since it is small it starts cooling down abit before we arrive.If we are going to stay awhile at the camp site I sometimes bring along a second dorm height fridge and it sits on the front deck. Always park in the shade which helps big time...Ice seems to be the big attraction for us - Always running out and making trips into town to re-stock. This is a big problem when we are way back in the woods somewhere..Roy Ken

Our solution to keeping things cold in the frig is to turn the frig on and keep it running...

downtheroad wrote:Our solution to keeping things cold in the frig is to turn the frig on and keep it running...I agree. I run mine on gas while on the road. As soon as I install my inverter, I'll run it on 120v. while on the road and save my propane.

Great topic. My fridge stays cold while on. I have a thermometer and it stays around 38. Short trips I cool it down load it with cold stuff than keep all that closed up and running for about 24 hours before we leave. Then shut it down when we leave. Most trips are 1-3 hrs so I keep the gas off. It's a constant battle with myself to run with the fridge on. I'm afraid my tt will explode or if we wreck the tt will have broken open gas line etc. I really like your idea. We recently drove 8 hours in 100 temps and I simply used two ice chests in the back of the truck.

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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jun 22, 2014
Works for you......

For us, what works is fridge being ON. It hasn't been turned off for 7 yrs except to defrost.

Temp control goes from 1-5. Usually on 2...bumped up to 3 during high temps.
MitchF150
Explorer III
Jun 22, 2014
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Aluminum_Siding
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
Great topic. My fridge stays cold while on. I have a thermometer and it stays around 38. Short trips I cool it down load it with cold stuff than keep all that closed up and running for about 24 hours before we leave. Then shut it down when we leave. Most trips are 1-3 hrs so I keep the gas off. It's a constant battle with myself to run with the fridge on. I'm afraid my tt will explode or if we wreck the tt will have broken open gas line etc.

I really like your idea. We recently drove 8 hours in 100 temps and I simply used two ice chests in the back of the truck.
DavisK
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
downtheroad wrote:
Our solution to keeping things cold in the frig is to turn the frig on and keep it running...

I agree. I run mine on gas while on the road. As soon as I install my inverter, I'll run it on 120v. while on the road and save my propane.
downtheroad
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
Our solution to keeping things cold in the frig is to turn the frig on and keep it running...
RoyB
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2014
My fridge is a 3-way in my OFF-ROAD POPUP. I usually do the 5-day ICE CHEST filled up with ICE before the trip and have our items we don't want to get water logged sitting on top of the ice is a plastic snap lid box. Have found large chunks of ice lasts longer than the bagged ice. I'd like to freeze up a few gallon jugs of ice fro the trip but our house freezer is usually too full to do this sometimes.

I will turn on the inside fridge a couple of hours before arriving at our camp site running on 12VDC.

Since it is small it starts cooling down abit before we arrive.

If we are going to stay awhile at the camp site I sometimes bring along a second dorm height fridge and it sits on the front deck. Always park in the shade which helps big time...

Ice seems to be the big attraction for us - Always running out and making trips into town to re-stock. This is a big problem when we are way back in the woods somewhere..

Roy Ken

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