re-entering camping - what would you buy?
My wife and I and two young boys, with dogs, are looking to get back into camping. We had a Coleman Sante Fe pop-up trailer for years, sold it two years ago, and now are keen to get back into it. My...
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If you intend to camp off the grid be mindful of the parasitic loads placed on your battery. A problem I discovered with my Dometic refrigerator is that it has a heater in the door to prevent condensation in humid weather, and this heater cannot be turned off. Obviously any feature with "heater" in its name is going to cost you! This heater more than doubles the electrical load on the battery when operating on propane. So look for a built in switch called "climate" or something like that to turn off the heater and save the battery. If you end up with a refrigerator like mine you can install your own switch fairly easily.
