Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:33:41 -0700
Reply-To: Ellen in Oregon <elleninoregon@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Ellen in Oregon <elleninoregon@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Refrigerator woes - what about us electric-only folks?
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Sure have been lots of posts lately on the Dometic, which I understand is a
3-way refrigerator. Alas, my Lola only has a Norcold 2-way (electric only)
which is great if I'm going to a plug-in site. While I'm on the road, it
operates off DC (the camping battery), and the battery is being charged
while I drive. When I stop and plug into AC power, it switches over
automatically to AC.
Now, in the process of planning a 10-day trip to Eastern Oregon next month,
I see some of the campgrounds I wish to stay at do not provide AC power.
I'm kicking around a couple of ideas to deal with this. One I believe has
already been mentioned on the list, using a cooler and then the refrigerator
becomes cabinet space. I might mention here that I also have a small icebox
in Lola, that is built into the cabinet directly to the left of the
seat/fold down bed. It has a drain. I could use that as my icebox and use
the fridge for storage of dry goods (on a 10-day trip this would be very
useful).
My other thought was to use the refrigerator as much as possible (while
driving/plugging into electric at night) and on those days I stay at
non-electric sites, figure out a way to place ice into the top of the fridge
somewhere to maintain the cold until I can get back on the road/plug into
electric. I assume it would have to be contained in some sort of pan for
the water runoff and emptied as it melted.
I'd really appreciate any thoughts, advice, pratical experience you might
have.
TIA,
Ellen
Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow
into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own
freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away
from you like the leaves of autumn.
--John Muir
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