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Date:         Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:28:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Norcold AC/DC refrigerators...
Comments: To: "arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM" <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>

As an alternative to a highfalutin refridgermoration unit, we opted for a 94-quart ice chest in Suzanne's (former) bus. It was about $89.45 from Sports Authority. You could fit a 145-quart in the van, but we weren't prepping for y2k, like my father in law (hoarding stuff).

We build a false floor into the ice chest, about 1" off the true bottom and used a muffin fan and some 3"pvc to duct air from the top to the bottom and back again. We even had a drain hose out the bottom of the van, such that all we had to do is keep a fresh block of ice in the cooler, and it would drain out the bottom. You can see it in the photos on our site... www.bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex/intrir3.html

Worked great, even though the van was very warm for most of the trip.

Just a thought.

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message----- From: Alan Bosch [SMTP:arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 4:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Norcold AC/DC refrigerators...

As I lack a Westie - not complaining, mind you - and the camping season is here is full swing, I've taken to looking for a refrigerator for Phred, my bus. There are, after all, a few beverages that need to be cold for proper consumption at the camp site :o)

Has anyone on the list used the Norcold brand of AC/DC portable refrigerators? There's two that would seem ideal - the MRFT-440 @ 1.38 cu. ft and 3.1 amps @ 12vdc, and the MRFT-415 @ .53 cu. ft and 3.1 amps @ 12vdc. I have heard that these units do not really work all that well on dc voltage. Any experiences?

Alan Bosch & a bus named Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)


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