Date:         Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:39:30 -0800
Reply-To:     dj <djct2@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         dj <djct2@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Westy fridge in warm climate noisy and hot?
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I recently bought  the Vanagon camper 1984 with plans to bring it to Maui.
I'm just about ready to take it to the ship but have been am concerned about
the fridge. I recently went on an overnight camping trip to see how the
fridge ran on propane.  There were periods when it was warm that the fridge
seemed very noisy.  Not sure what was running might have been a fan.  But it
sure was noisy and I finally had to turn it off in order to sleep.  Later I
noticed that the fridge seemed to produce heat in that van from the propane.
My concern is when I get to Hawaii which is even warmer than it is here in
San Diego County that the fridge will be noisy and over heat the van.  I
have a recently been reading about the truckfridge and how quietly it runs.
Then the problem is how to run when away from power source because it
doesn't run on  propane.  I was thinking of putting to large batteries under
the back seat and running the fridge off that when I'm away from power
source.  Then I wondered about installing a solar panel to keep them
charged.  From what I've learned so far it doesn't seem like a good idea to
try to charge them off the alternator.  Anyway I would appreciate any input
or experience that others have had in this area.



Can  the Westy the fridge overheat the van?



Is it noisy in a warmer climate?



Is it noisy  when it runs off propane?



Is it warmer when it runs off propane?



Does anyone know if the truckfridge is quiet as they claim.



Any tips on how to power the truckfridge.



Any suggestions about solar panels to power the truckfridge.



Thanks for any suggestions, DJ

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