Successful summer mods

[anutami]

In anticipation of our week long lake Powell trip, I finally got around to installing some fans for better fridge circulation for summer camping as my fridge was lucky to get below 50 in 100+ temps


I Was able to fit the controller in the cabover wardrobe , which has some nice settings (speed and timer control)


I Also went way overboard and installed some fans in the side vent :0 pulling air in



Switch



I can finally cook outside using my on board tanks



And yes great 1 week stay at a secluded spot at Lake Powell where temps were very HOT!!! But we had the place to ourselves and my food didn’t spoil




















Also installed a filter for the furnace in anticipation for winter camping, I had a bunch of dust in the furnace compartment so hopefully this helps

[Kayteg1]

I am using Lacrosse WI-FI thermometers and weather station for years.
First use in camper was interior temperature monitoring for dogs.
When WI-FI alarms to your android are nice feature, the cheaper thermometers occasionally would take long time to refresh. Still the probe can go anywhere and when not traveling, the thermometer with its remote probe goes to my swimming pool.
Weather stations for some reason work much better.

La crosse

[deltabravo]

I also added this Accurite Fridge and Freezer Temp Monitor

I can take the monitor in the cab of the truck and if the see how the temp does when driving.

You can find them on Amazon. Use Lithium batteries for best battery life in the freezer.

[Kayteg1]

anutami wrote:

HMS Beagle wrote:
Want to know if the fridge fans made a difference? Big or little difference?

Great question, I would say it makes all the difference in the world!,, and scratching my head why a 4 season rated camper would not come with them from the factory. As we all know coolers are very difficult to cary with a TC and my fridge would be in the low 50’s in hot temps, now they are in the low 40’s and overnight gets down the the high 30’s, we just got back from beach camping where temps were in the 80’s and it was down in the low 30’s. I had to bring the setting down on the fridge for the first time ever. Of course with the kids getting in and out of the fridge really kills the temps. I found I can freeze bottles of water as well and put them in the fridge to help out.

If you need a fan, you might have something wrong with your fridge.
I had 2 campers with Dometic refrigerators and I operate them in 110F most of the summer, when had extreme of 125F.
I actually run test on 1 of them and in 105F it froze gallon of water after running most of the day.
On 2nd fridge I did have some problem, but turned the camper roof installer left big chunk of aluminium roofing covering fridge vent. Once I clear the vent and adjusted thermistor, fridge works just fine with no fan and again with 110F temperatures, quite often we see 135F on parking lots.

[Geo_Boy]

Years ago I installed an ARPrv.com fridge controller with their 2 fans and I run my fridge on #6 and the ice cream is hard and the beer is cold.

[deltabravo]

anutami wrote:
I Also went way overboard and installed some fans in the side vent :0 pulling air in

This has been a popular mod recently in the Arctic Fox / Wolf Creek truck camper Facebook group.

I've done it and it made a noticeable improvement on fridge operation on my week long trip to Colorado a few weeks ago.

[deltabravo]

anutami wrote:
Also installed a filter for the furnace in anticipation for winter camping, I had a bunch of dust in the furnace compartment so hopefully this helps

Let us know how that works ok.

The concern I've had about doing that mod is causing a reduction in airflow that results in the furnace shutting down due to an overtemp condition.

[anutami]

HMS Beagle wrote:
Want to know if the fridge fans made a difference? Big or little difference?

Great question, I would say it makes all the difference in the world!,, and scratching my head why a 4 season rated camper would not come with them from the factory. As we all know coolers are very difficult to cary with a TC and my fridge would be in the low 50’s in hot temps, now they are in the low 40’s and overnight gets down the the high 30’s, we just got back from beach camping where temps were in the 80’s and it was down in the low 30’s. I had to bring the setting down on the fridge for the first time ever. Of course with the kids getting in and out of the fridge really kills the temps. I found I can freeze bottles of water as well and put them in the fridge to help out.

[HMS_Beagle]

Want to know if the fridge fans made a difference? Big or little difference?

[Bert_the_Welder]

Wow. That looks amazing! I guess maybe the fans might due double duty shredding wasps trying to build nests in there.

[Kayteg1]

I love Lake Powell.
After June trip there with TC, now I am thinking about driving there with boat only and camp on my patio boat for few days.
The 110F in June could not be survived without AC, although my fridge kept cool with no modifications.

[cewillis]

Nice trip too. Looks slightly familiar.

[Seminoe_Joe]

Very cool mods and great photos. I hear Powell has some good bass fishing.

[gbopp]

Nice mod. Thanks for sharing. :C

[joeshmoe]

awesome pics. we were at powell last week. Lone Rock. not exactly the most pleasant and quiet stay.