My trips tend to be a fair amount of driving and I do have an aux battery setup, so I usually run off 12V and only switch over to propane when camped. Why use propane when the battery power is free. (Actually I'm not that cheap, but I'd rather not have to fill that darn thing more than I have to--I get tired arguing with the attendants that the tank is fine).
>From: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> >Reply-To: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: 12V fridge necessary? >Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:27:05 -0800 > >My aux battery plan calls for a Surepower 1315 combiner and 60+ amp >hour battery with an inverter and all house lights and stereo wired >to the aux battery. In 10 years, I've never used the fridge on 12V >and am wondering if I should even bother hooking it back up. I can't >think of any circumstances where I would not be running on propane. >I'm also planning on plumbing a 1LB bottle fitting into my propane >system so I have back up if my Westy tank runs out. Since the fridge >would run the aux battery down in 6 hours or less, why do I want 12V >at all? > >Jeff > >87 Syncro Westy |
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