Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:33:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <steve@WILLIAMSITCONSULTING.COM>
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From:         Steve Williams <steve@WILLIAMSITCONSULTING.COM>
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Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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Hi Alistar,

I too have a soft spot for the propane fridge.  It is so maintenance
free except for the occasional disassembly.

I live in Canada (Revelstoke, BC) and am curious where you purchased the
Dometic from.  Did you find a Canadian supplier?

I haven't looked at the Dometic one, but have been seriously considering
switching to an electric fridge, specially after the heat of last summer!

I already have 120 AH (100 AH real) of Lithium that I did a DIY install
last year (under driver's seat) to power a Propex heater & my mobile
office (laptop, monitors, etc).

I am using a DC-DC charger, but would probably do a solar install as
well to permit cold beer after a multi-day backpacking trip :D

Cheers,
Steve Williams


On 09/09/2021 7:35 p.m., Alistair Bell wrote:
> I’ve put my time in. I’ve done all I can. I’ve made it work as well as it can. But the recent combustion chamber clog , repeated ( no doubt contaminated propane ) clogging. And I don’t want to pull the fridge while camping again . I’ve done that twice now, just recently and years ago in central bc.
>
> I’ve just received my new Dometic crx50. With ac power option . Got it on test stand in workshop and it’s quite nice. Quieter than expected . I’ll blog later with power consumption data etc.
>
> Of course I feel sad. I have a soft spot for the propane fridge. But I have the solar and battery capacity to make this work.
>
> Alistair