Refrig

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:14 am

Just picked up a refirg. 6cuft.120\12v.&gas. The question is, will it be worth the space & extra to hual 600mi?

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:20 pm

Jim Mason built a 1728 cu ft freezer onsite in 1997... used a refer unit off a freexer trailer.

Das Bus · Post by **Das Bus** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:50 pm

It's really up to you Unjon. During the past four years I have toyed with the idea of bringing ours, but then I always figure it's more trouble than it's worth; so I just use coolers.

I guess it really depends on what type of meals you plan on serving. But I do find that using a cooler as a 'fridge' with a block of ice works well for milk, butter, leftovers, etc...

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:36 pm

Das Bus wrote:It's really up to you Unjon. During the past four years I have toyed with the idea of bringing ours, but then I always figure it's more trouble than it's worth; so I just use coolers.

I guess it really depends on what type of meals you plan on serving. But I do find that using a cooler as a 'fridge' with a block of ice works well for milk, butter, leftovers, etc...

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Ya,your right. It's been coolers for me. Ido some rv repair now & then. That's how i come by the frig. Got a ice maker the same time.

dragonfly Jafe · Post by **dragonfly Jafe** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:44 pm

unjonharley wrote: Got a ice maker the same time.

I have often thought it would be interesting to have an ice maker at BM (like they have in the hotels) with a huge solar array powering it. Every so often a few ice cubes trickle out...

Or an "instant ice block maker". People walk up, dump in their gallon of water, and moments later a block of ice...(of course this would require just a 'tad larger array....)

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:41 am

My brother's pop-up has a propane powered fridge. I've always wondered about borrowing it as an experiment.

safetythird · Post by **safetythird** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:16 am

The fridge in our rv worked great the whole week. I didn't think it would so I had dry ice and coolers for a back up. Running it on propane is very efficient. I filled up my propane tank before setting out and the gauge still reads full today. Ok, so it's a 50 gallon tank but it barely put a dent in it.

One issue I ran into was dust screwing with the igniter system. I'd hear click click click like it was trying to light but it was already going. I just went out and blew on source of the clicking and it would stop, for awhile. Next year I'm bringing canned air. Dust blowback sucks.

S3

Bob A · Post by **Bob A** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:39 pm

I had an odd problem with my gas / 120 ac fridge last year. Its about 20 years old and works great. It came with my really old trailer. Here’s the problem it uses a pilot light, which always run. Not a big drain on gas 1 20-lbs. gas can runs it for a few weeks. The problem was these things run on evaporation and the dry windy hot conditions at BRC were to perfect for it. Just running on the pilot it froze everything in the fridge eggs cheese bacon etc. kept turning it off but was afraid to leave it to long because it was not the best insulated thing. Tried running on AC but that just drained my batteries (had a solar system no genny) whenever it turned on.

So the moral make sure you have a newer one that uses electronic ignition and not a pilot light, that little flame was just a little too much.

Who would have thought I'd have problems with things freezing in a desert?

Bob A