Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:10:31 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM>
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From: Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject: Re: Funny travel experience
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Best I could get, with a lot of dubious mods, and I think agrees with other published , is…
A 22-23 C diff between inside and outside of the fridge.
That’s the wall. If it was better insulated and the fins not on the back , I d guess it coudl be better .
But it’s Dometic crx50 in last year and it’s better
Ab
> On Jun 16, 2023, at 8:22 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mine got so that even with ambient temperature 70 F, it would only cool to
> 55 F. That was in addition to being a real pain to get lit, and then
> sometimes it would go out for who knows what reason. When I first got the
> van, the refrigerator would frost the freezer compartment, though I never
> tried making ice cubes. It would run at 40 F in hot weather. Then it just
> went to pot. I pulled it, cleaned the burner, cleaned the flu. No
> improvement. Now it is in my shop, taking up space. I put shelves in the
> space where it was, and used the original refrigerator door as a closure.
> I'm perfectly happy, and no, I don't need a compressor refrigerator. I use
> a Yeti, block ice, and everything is cold for six days in hot weather,
> longer in spring and fall. I freeze the ice myself in gallon jugs. mcneely
>
>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 8:03 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I am getting my van ready for Fathers Day camping weekend on Lake
>> Winnipeg. Tried the gas fridge, lights up on the first try. I’m not a
>> golfer but i imagine a hole in one feels similar.
>>
>> Jeff in Winnipeg
>> 85 Westfalia
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 16, 2023, at 8:16 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So they "camp" but don't use the stove? The refrigerator I can
>>> understand. No matter how good a shape the vehicle is in, the
>> refrigerator
>>> may not work, or work sufficiently well to trust it. I ditched mine, and
>>> now just use a Yeti box with block ice. It is more reliable. The
>>> additional storage space after having removed the refrigerator is handy,
>>> too.
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 4:02 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> I need to do a trip report but before that I wanted to send this post.
>>>>
>>>> At the middle of a long trip we stopped in the Thousand Island area. We
>>>> passed what turned out to be a beautiful 87 Westfalia already camped.
>>>>
>>>> We wint over and met a lovely retired couple on the young retired
>>>> side. What was so interesting is that they loved the van and kept it
>> super
>>>> clean, but had no interest in the mechanics. They had purchased it
>> about 7
>>>> or more years ago. It was in amazing condition. And they just drive
>> it.
>>>> It seems like they have had few mechanical issues. It amazed me that
>> they
>>>> were likely at the end of a decade with this van and really barely knew
>> how
>>>> to use the features. And, it really was beautiful.
>>>> The van was loved by the previous owner who died in a motor cycle
>>>> accident. The widow sold it but only after making them promise to
>> garage
>>>> it and to only use the best gas. The van had a 2.5 GW motor and a
>> Haynes
>>>> hitch on the back. GW 16 wheels and an awning that looked like a 10
>> foot
>>>> Fiaama but was some brand I never heard of. It was from PA.
>>>> They have never opened the awning. Not used the refrigerator.
>>>> Likely not the stove much either as they don’t know how to get the
>> propane
>>>> filled. I sure wish I could help them out but really they were not that
>>>> interested. They just used it for summer adventures and then put it
>> away.
>>>>
>>>> Amazing that it could be so trouble free for them. And with the GW 2.5
>>>> they move.
>>>>
>>>> I’m sending him the subscription info for this list. I’m sure he
>>>> will need us eventually!
>>>>
>>>> Eric Caron
>>>>
>>
