My neighbor just bought a 2014 Flagstaff T12TST A-Frame folding trailer.The previous owner said that the Fridge will run on propane, electric and/or Battery. She also said that if you run it on the battery it will drain the battery in 1 hour or less.So my questions are:1. Is that true that the fridge will drain the battery that quickly?2. When traveling can you put the fridge in propane mode in case you stop for more than an a couple of hours you can leave it w/o switching back and forth between battery and propane.

Yes, operating a ref on battery only will use up the battery in a hurry. It's a pretty useless mode in my opinion. It's mostly used by people who are scared to travel with the propane turned on.There's no reason to switch back and forth. Just leave the propane one when traveling. When you get to a site with electricity or get home you can plug in and switch to electric if yours doesn't switch automatically. Most are automatic I think.

We had a 3 way fridge in a pop-up years ago and only used the 12v on long drives. With a good wire from the tow vehicle it was OK. Yes it would eat up a battery quite fast. For some reason they didn't want the fridge on Lp with the pop-up closed, maybe heat, maybe flame.

Ours would always blow out the flames on propane going down the road. We mainly used a cooler since we could not access the fridge with the top down.

Yes and yes. Had similar in my pop-up. Pretty much just ran it on propane.

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pianotuna
Nomad III
May 27, 2017
Hi,

If I know I'll have shore power overnight I will run my fridge either via the inverter or on the 12 volt setting.
garyemunson
Explorer II
May 27, 2017
I kind of miss the old 12 volt mode. The way new fridges switch automatically now (from propane to 110 and back), the 12 volt option would be pretty cool while driving.
garyemunson
Explorer II
May 27, 2017
I kind of miss the old 12 volt mode. The way new fridges switch automatically now (from propane to 110 and back), the 12 volt option would be pretty cool while driving.
rbrand
Explorer
May 27, 2017
In my old "C" I always ran the 3 way on 12v while running and while on a ferry. Never had a problem.
Rustycamperpant
Explorer
May 27, 2017
I never used battery on my PUP or TT. I always use propane when driving and shore power when I get to the CG.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 27, 2017
Propane works for me.
time2roll
Nomad
May 27, 2017
Yes and yes. Had similar in my pop-up. Pretty much just ran it on propane.
wowens79
Explorer III
May 27, 2017
Ours would always blow out the flames on propane going down the road.
We mainly used a cooler since we could not access the fridge with the top down.
K_Charles
Explorer
May 27, 2017
We had a 3 way fridge in a pop-up years ago and only used the 12v on long drives. With a good wire from the tow vehicle it was OK. Yes it would eat up a battery quite fast. For some reason they didn't want the fridge on Lp with the pop-up closed, maybe heat, maybe flame.
KD4UPL
Explorer
May 27, 2017
Yes, operating a ref on battery only will use up the battery in a hurry. It's a pretty useless mode in my opinion. It's mostly used by people who are scared to travel with the propane turned on.
There's no reason to switch back and forth. Just leave the propane one when traveling. When you get to a site with electricity or get home you can plug in and switch to electric if yours doesn't switch automatically. Most are automatic I think.

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