The 85-87 Vanagon Camper model (non-GL) came standard with a 110-VAC/12-VDC portable refrigerator and an auxiliary battery to run it under the drivers seat. It is a Dometic RE160E and draws 8-amps at 12-Volts. My Optima battery will run it for 6 hours maximum, since I try not to let the charge level fall below 25%. For more info go to the Wolfsburg_Campers Yahoo!Group, see the link in my signature. A copy of the fridge manual resides in the photo section of the group as well as a copy of the camper supplement manual. Good luck, Tim --- Dan Scott <vancampers@ATT.NET> wrote: > I read of a 2 way fridge (battery/electric hookup) > in a Sportsmobile ad. Has > anyone any experience with this type? Without using > propane, their premise > is that having an "house" battery and running the > rig every couple of days > would be enough to keep the fridge running off the > battery, and supposedly > it runs more efficiently than the 3 way. Perhaps > more importantly, is there > such an item available for a Westy? > Dan
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