portable refrigerator/freezer?

[Gwenne & Len]

We are new owners, and have taken our first 'trial' 2 week trip......LOVED the TM!! I am thinking of getting a supplemental portable refrigerator (not a thermoelectric, but a real portable fridge)......does anyone have suggestions or experience with this? It could set on the dresser, next to the norcold, and would give us real freezer capacity.

Also - I'm new to this site - is there a better way to post a question? I only see a way to post a reply......?

[Gwenne & Len]

Has anyone added a portable refrg/freezer to their TM? I'm thinking of setting one on our dresser so improve food storage options. We are new owners of a 2005 2720, have done our first 2 week trial trip, and love the TM.....just wanting to refine it now. Also, I just ordered a toaster/convection oven.....do those get beat up too much? any suggestions?

[Jim Moses]

Engel Frig's have the best ratings that I have seen, I do not have one but they draw very little current, most are only 1.75 amp's at 12 vdc
not cheap though!
here's one of there many models

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001SIRDD0...=II7CE9L0GZ6MJ

[RottieMom]

Here's the one I bought--

https://www.amazon.com/Dometic-CF-01...erator+freezer

It's pretty small, but the day before a trip, I can get it chilled, then pack food. And the morning that I'm leaving, just plug it into the TV. Then, I've got an extra cooler I can plug in the TM.

[TrailManorMan]

I use a larger Dometic ac/DC and love it!
Freezer or frig capable

[Skyjim73]

The current generation of compressor fridge/freezers are great! I have a little Dometic CDF-11

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005X97OHA...ing=UTF8&psc=1

We use that one in the truck cab, but it was really bought as an experiment to see how loud the Danfoss compressor was and if we could sleep with it on in our old trailer. No problem there, which led to me having a compressor fridge installed in our TM by the factory.

Looking at purchasing a bigger one in the 50 quart range, probably an ARB, for installation under our truck shell for long trips when we want more cold storage.

[Kidkraz]

Gwenne, do you dry camp or do you stay at places where you'll always have shore power? If the later a dorm sized fridge or smaller would work for you, if you dry/boondock camp and work off of batteries and solar power than any of the DC choices mentioned are good options.

As to storing items when traveling, I put those items I want protected some on the floor and cover them with my sleeping bags or blankets. You could also store the oven in a larger plastic bin and add some padding to keep it from bouncing around.

[Padgett]

I'd be concerned about a dorm fridge in a trailer or even a TV, they are not designed for vibration or tilting.

[Kidkraz]

Many, many years ago, I went camping in my popup and in the site next to me there sat a Coleman popup. When the sun was setting, two truck loads of people and kids showed up. They opened the pup, set up a couple of tents and then set up their outdoor kitchen. The first thing they set up was a 5 ft tall refrigerator. After seeing that set up...I figured anything is possible. I totally agree with keeping the fridge upright during transport. If you set a fridge on it's side you have to give it time for the oils to settle before operating it. Vibration shouldn't be that big an issue, unless of course you go off road camping and go over pretty rough roads and trails. That would/could cause damage to the fridge, camper or vehicle if you kept it in the vehicle till ya get to your site.

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Originally Posted by Padgett

I'd be concerned about a dorm fridge in a trailer or even a TV, they are not designed for vibration or tilting.

I paid $20 for the one I took on our last trip and it rode in the very back of the bed of my truck without a single incident with it. Was always cold and the extra space came in handy. It's just your average office size fridge about the size of the Norcold.
Tom