Avanti fridge-anyone have?

[tinstartrvlr]

Evening everyone,

Anyone familiar with the Avanti brand fridges?

They make one that is 7.4 cubic feet and is almost exactly the size of the typical gas/absorption fridge (and has more interior space) so it fits perfectly in the cutout. Under 400 dollars.

Read a ton of reviews about it on Amazon; very many good and many spoke of putting one in their RV, but there were also a ton of reviews mentioning dings/dents/and some pretty serious damage. Seems the seller or mfg has a problem packaging them, or they are scratch n dent models (although it's not stated anywhere)

Anyone here ever had one of these?

Thanks

Exact model if anyone needs it RA7316PST

[Lwiddis]

“It seems to hold temp OK but it is not heavily used.“

Then what would it be good when RVing? Nada. More than packaging problems.

[coolmom42]

I have the smallest model in a lab, for storing samples. They are just an inexpensive small basic fridge. It seems to hold temp OK but it is not heavily used.

I'm pretty sure they are not particularly energy efficient, since there doesn't seem to be a lot of insulation and an inexpensive compressor system. Possibly not the best choice for running off a battery bank, if you ever camp without hookups.