Us out West wrote:
ontheroad101 wrote:
Think about changing out you RV refrigerator for a residential refrigerator. We went from 12 cubic foot to 21 cubic foot. We do have a inverter and a generator.
Best answer, especially for full-timers...or even if you spend most of the year RVing.
I'm thinking the 21 Cu Ft residential would be trouble. Fill it with food and it becomes very heavy. Even if you could fit it into the hole, it would create a problem over the road. Bouncing that much weight on your frame? No thanks...not me. If you are fulltime PARKED, then you can prop it up better.
Open Range makes a "Residential" model 5th wheel. The big difference is the fridge/freezer. A four door 12 cu ft version. Freezer is 4 cuft, fridge is 8 cuft. Operates on 110 AC and 12V DC. Not on propane. When traveling it runs off the trucks electrical. When parked it operates off C/G electricity. If off grid, you need a gen. Plenty of capacity.
We do some boondocking. So we have the 12 cuft 4 door AC/Propane version. We do have a gen, but we use it for other things. Fridge/freezer has plenty of capacity for us.
