Running your propane Refrigerators while traveling?

We run our on propane while traveling as well.

tewitt1949 wrote:
This is probably a dumb question, but as long as we were talking about leaving stuff on while driving, What about the furnace while traveling?

Done it many times in cold weather, set t-stat at 50 to 55 and 5er is already warm once at site.

Count me in as traveling with the fridge on propane for 27 years. Gotta keep my beer cold and brats frozen!

tewitt1949 wrote:
This is probably a dumb question, but as long as we were talking about leaving stuff on while driving, What about the furnace while traveling?

That's been brought up here many times. It's perfeclty safe and lots of folks traveling in the cold do so regularly.

I think you have a better chance of getting hit by lighting than having a problem with you frig on while traveling

I do believe that when going on the Chesapeake bay bridge,part of which is under water, it's required that all propane tanks be shut off, and that there is random inspection.

This is probably a dumb question, but as long as we were talking about leaving stuff on while driving, What about the furnace while traveling?

Been doin it for 40 years.....no problems. That's how they are designed and there is always "Chicken-Littles" who are afraid of their own shadows.

I have the original documentation for my 1998 FoldnRoll trailer. It states to run the fridge on propane while driving.

I do not believe it's dangerous under normal circumstances.


Both my clipper and the FoldnRoll are plugged in at home with the fridge on electric. When I go camping, I just unplug and drive off. When I arrive at the campground, I switch the fridge to propane and light it when I light the water heater.

When I get back home, I switch it back to electric and plug it in.

If I go where there are hookups, I don't have to change the setting at all (neither fridges are auto).

I am not worried about my food getting hot and making me sick. I am not worried about a fire (knock on wood, I don't put a hole in the clipper fuel tank again).

It's just convenient for me.

I think most people are able to read through comments and decide for themselves which way to go. Whether it's the alarmist stating it's the most dangerous thing or the naysayer who believes you'll die of food poisoning if you don't use it - the truth is somewhere in the middle.

The only drawback is sometimes you blow our the flame and get the "no flame" error. This can cause the refrigerator to get a little behind on cooling if you are on a 6 hour trip and only notice the flame blew out at the end of it.