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Date:         Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:40:23 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: fridge replacement?
Comments: To: Ryan Miller <rmiller@azteca.com>
In-Reply-To:  <20070802160171.SM03268@evilzed>
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Well to each their own I guess.

I just like not having do the ice thing and for me, there's enough room inside the Dometic.

In a perfect world, (Dometic working right or "ching" to put into a Norcold w/solar) things would stay cool. In fact the Dometic uses very LP, though that depends on conditions. Camping solo, I don't use much LP.

But hey, I like stuffing my clothes in the overhead storage above bed. It gives them that wrinkled look that chicks really dig!

--- ;^)

Neil.

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 8/2/07, Ryan Miller <rmiller@azteca.com> wrote: > Forget fridges in a vanagon! They don't carry enough, are noisy, heat the > cabin, consume precious resources and barely keep beer cold enough to drink > (unless you're German) for a good camping weekend. Remove it and install > shelves for more storage (finally! a decent accessible place to put folded > clothes). Then, buy a nice cooler and a $1.99 block of ice and you're good > to go for 3+ days in the wild. $325 will buy a lot of ice. > > But, keep the fridge! It adds a bunch to the resale value since the buyer > will think it's a great idea too. Heh heh, suckers. > > My $0.02 > > Ryan > '82 camper van 'Beethoven' > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > neil N > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 3:31 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: fridge replacement? > > Is this a portable Engle? > > If you'rs looking for a unit to slip in place of Dometic, then check this > out: > > http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPAC/fridge/fridge.html > > IIRC, both Engle and Norcold use the same type of, or very similar, > swing arm compressor. > > Food for thought...... > > Neil. > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > On 8/2/07, Stuart Jeff <stuart@stuartjeff.com> wrote: > > Has anyone with a Westfalia camper tried replacing their Dometic with an > Engle? I'm really impressed with the efficiency of these units and I think I > would be much happier with the Engle overall but I'm concerned about how I > would install the thing and keep my Westy looking nice. If anybody out there > has done it could you please share you experiences and maybe even some > pictures? > > > > Thanks, > > Stuart > > >


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