Residential Refrigerators While Boondocking

[AtlantaGuy]

I'm new to the world of having a residential refrigerator in my RV. Does anyone have any tips on how to get the most out of a residential unit when mostly boondocking?

Thanks.

[naturist]

The possibility of going boondocking would be WHY RVs typically come with absorption (ie, gas) refrigerators, not residential ones.

A residential fridge is going to draw a lot of power, particularly when the compressor starts. This will require a rather largish inverter, which will suck down batteries pretty fast. No doubt you've discovered that already.

The number one suggestion I'd have is to avoid opening the fridge up for any reason while boon docking. Open door time is the major warm-up factor in a fridge's day.

[Greentow]

Good battery bank and a generator. I can't imagine more than 24 hours without 120v to the fridge. I'm guessing you have 5-6 k genset onboard, right. So it runs 2-3 hours in the am and 2-3 hours in the pm and you should be good. It's all depending on the restrictions of running the genset where you are and how much fuel your using for the genset.