Author Topic: where do you keep your fridge??? (Read 9866 times)

Tbombadelaide · « **on:** January 04, 2013, 08:30:09 PM »

Hey all, after a nine day camping trip down the coast, I kept my fridge with my CT and used solar to run it. All my mates and family ribbed me reckond the only way was to leave it in the car the whole time. Where do you keep yours?

(Bush camping with no shore power).

GeoffA · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:30:55 PM »

Simple. 2 fridges, problem solved..........

nbd73 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:34:18 PM »

Depends on what you are doing. Did you go out in the car every day? Was there anything else running off the battery? Do you have kids who need cold drinks etc? But most importantly, what business is it of others where you kept it? Your CT battery did not go flat so who cares. Busy bodies with nothing better to do than criticise how you camp. Ignore them.

Tbombadelaide · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:34:36 PM »

Yep my kingdom for another fridge....

Kris · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:36:00 PM »

In the car- it's a ute! We had it set up before we got our CT, which doesn't have room for a fridge. Problem solved! But if one person goes off in the car, the other is left with no fridge! Nothings perfect! Kris

Mandrake · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:43:50 PM »

Quote from: Kris on January 04, 2013, 08:36:00 PM

But if one person goes off in the car, the other is left with no fridge!

That's what small eskies are made for - Transfer sufficient beer to last until vehicle and fridge return ... Mandrakes Law

TOPNDR · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:44:56 PM »

Evakool 60 litre in Quantum, powered by solar.
Waeco CF60 in the back of the Cruiser, powered by "aux" battery.

StrvnMrvn · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:46:05 PM »

Quote from: Mandrake on January 04, 2013, 08:43:50 PM

That's what small eskies are made for - Transfer sufficient beer to last until vehicle and fridge return ... Mandrakes Law

The world according to Mandrake, Nice!!

I have mine in the back of the ute, then transfer it to inside the CT. when we go places for the day, I put it back in the ute and plug it into the portable battery box. We will be setting up camp then going to do things for the day.

Strvy

StrvnMrvn · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:46:54 PM »

Quote from: StrvnMrvn on January 04, 2013, 08:46:05 PM

The world according to Mandrake, Nice!!

I have mine in the back of the ute, then transfer it to inside the CT. when we go places for the day, I put it back in the ute and plug it into the portable battery box. We will be setting up camp then going to do things for the day.

And yes, we do take an esky for keeping the beer cold!!

Strvy

Beachman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:49:04 PM »

My fridges always stay in the back of the 4WD as it's hard working carrying a full fridge. Also if we go for a drive the battrey's get a charge, we always have cold drinks with us and less chance of being stolen.

SteveandViv · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2013, 09:46:24 PM »

We also have one in the car and one in the camper. Before we had two it was always the car so when we went of day drives it was always there and - other stuff

LeighC · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2013, 09:47:15 PM »

If you only have the one fridge then it really depends on personal circumstances. We've done both; in the car has benefits of having food at hand for lunch and the battery gets a charge when you head off for day trips; in the CT for us is a lot easier access than in the car.

Prior to getting solar panels I've transferred from car to CT part way through the trip as we didn't do many side trips to top up the car battery.

Bottom line if its got enough power and your beers are cold, who cares.

Preference for me is in the CT but that works better with my setup.

Jeepers Creepers · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2013, 05:08:04 AM »

We leave the camping fridge at the campsite (on gas)

If we want to take drinks with us, just chuck some in a cooler bag.

We leave our household fridge at home too and use the cooler bag again if going out someplace.

fishfinder · « **Reply #13 on:** January 05, 2013, 05:36:57 AM »

1 in the camper 1 in the annex and one in the car

brickiematt · « **Reply #14 on:** January 05, 2013, 05:59:20 AM »

We keep ours in the CT, and take a small esky/cooler bags if heading out.

Jason B · « **Reply #15 on:** January 05, 2013, 07:45:08 AM »

Same as others for us, it just depends on the trip and the length of time we are staying. I have a 75lt Auto Fridge in the car and leave it there if we are doing lots of travelling. If we are in a CP or staying in one spot for awhile I take it out of the car and plug it into the CT as I have more battery power to draw from.

For long extended trips that are more isolated I have a 50lt evakool fridge that goes into the CT as well.

Solar will be my next big spend, currently I either drive the car every couple do days or use the Honda Genny every couple of days for a couple of hours.

Regards

Jas

bullfrog · « **Reply #16 on:** January 05, 2013, 08:02:21 AM »

We only have the 1 fridge (40l Engel, also have a Two Zone). Normally it stays in the wagon, powered by the Aux battery. When we camp at Xmas, the fridge is pulled from the car & sits in the camper annexe, powered by the CT battery + solar panel, a 55l ice box is also used for the

. The Xmas set up is on private property, so no worries about getting back to camp to find the fridge is gone.

edz · « **Reply #17 on:** January 05, 2013, 08:37:25 AM »

Have always carried all food and the fridge in the truck, Been stranded by tides and bogged and always had supplies to last us..unlike some others that were with us at the time ..

Rumpig · « **Reply #18 on:** January 05, 2013, 08:50:57 AM »

80ltr Engel lives in the back of the fourby and 75ltr Autofridge in the camper

KingBilly · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2013, 08:51:42 AM »

Fridge in back of tug then on a stand in the annex next to the kitchen. Everything nice and handy. No back and forth to the fridge. If we go anywhere for the day, we use a small esky.

KB

Mace · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2013, 09:54:58 AM »

Fridge gets permanently set up in camp in shade when camped.

Daily supplies of

kept in chiller box between front seats, 10 can limit for the day. Seems to be enough for me, perhaps some (speewa) mite find this insufficient!

Woodsie · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2013, 10:17:43 AM »

We have 80 lt Engel fridge/freezer in the camper running off solar and 40 lt Engel fridge in the back of the cruiser running off aux battery.
With this est up you can well and truly have it over them and you can give them a ribbing

.
Food and some drinks in the camper fridge and drinks in the cruiser fridge.

jk · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2013, 10:33:45 AM »

We have 2 x 40l Engels in the front gullwing box of the camper and a 25l Weaco for day trip that's kept in the cruiser. One of the Engels is for food on the kitchen side of the camper, the other is for drinks on the other side of the front box. Sometimes the 25l is used as a freezer on bigger trips but mostly it's a back up drinks fridge.

Barrabart · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2013, 10:46:47 AM »

I'm 50/50 sometimes it stays in the back of the cruiser, sometimes I set it up at the CT Kitchen.....another good option, if i'm unhooking the cruiser from the CT, i'll leave it in the back of the cruiser and reverse the cruiser back to the annexe, at the opposite end of the kitchen....

02-SR5 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 05, 2013, 10:58:48 AM »

I have a 35l ARB fridge in the back of the Challenger and a 32l Engle in the camper for longer trips.

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