Question regarding residential refrigerators
We are tossing around the idea of ditching our toy hauler and going the traditional 5th wheel route. Some of the 5th wheels we are interested in only seem to be offered with residential refrigerators...
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As mentioned, we will buy a 5er that can have a built-in 5500 Onan (our current rig has this and we do not want to give up any amenities we currently have). We don't plan on having a solar set up since we will have the generator.
When we boondock, it's usually for 4-7 days. As an example of a use case, one trip is 5 days, at a music festival where it can get close to 100 degrees or above during the day, so we run the generator pretty much all day, and turn it off when we go to the shows around 5pm. We might run the generator a little after we get back around midnight so we can run the AC if the camper feels warm, but we turn it off before we go to bed.
My main concern is if a built-in 5500 generator is enough to power a residential fridge, and both ACs, all at the same time. We aren't worried about running the TV or anything else with a heavy draw at the same time, and basically, the only time the generator is off is when we aren't in the camper or are asleep (so the battery would only need to power the fridge during these times).
When we boondock, it's usually for 4-7 days. As an example of a use case, one trip is 5 days, at a music festival where it can get close to 100 degrees or above during the day, so we run the generator pretty much all day, and turn it off when we go to the shows around 5pm. We might run the generator a little after we get back around midnight so we can run the AC if the camper feels warm, but we turn it off before we go to bed.
My main concern is if a built-in 5500 generator is enough to power a residential fridge, and both ACs, all at the same time. We aren't worried about running the TV or anything else with a heavy draw at the same time, and basically, the only time the generator is off is when we aren't in the camper or are asleep (so the battery would only need to power the fridge during these times).
