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    Posted: 05 Aug 2015 at 7:31pm
Fresh frozen pulled pork in a few food saver bags and a few frozen snicker bars keeps the fridge cold and turns the Pod tour into a dinner party!! Thumbs Up

Fresh watermelon in the fridge helps too.

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I usually roll from the house with a couple steaks, maybe some chops, and some burgers and dogs up there. Works as a heat.. err.. cold sink I am sure.. and it's edible. win win as they say.
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Thanks, but I knew that.  My interest was in using it as an ice bank.  I don't know what we'd do with the extra space anyway.
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Originally posted by Don Halas

Just curious.  Has anyone used a vessel near or about the size of the freezer and created an ice bank.  This could be done at home before leaving and maintained once AC is available again.
 
Even if it didn't replace the need for using propane or DC, wouldn't it supplement it to take some of the demand away.  I mean really, except for holding a couple of popsicles the freezer is really pretty useless anyway.  We actually laughed at the ice cube tray when we first saw it.
 
Personally we plan on continuing to travel with a cooler to transport and use the fridge only when we're on shore power but I was wondering if anyone has tried this approach.

If you're not using the freezer section, you can take it out.  On the bottom side of the freezer there are two latches that hold it in place.  After unlatching them, just open the door on the freezer and slide it out of the track.
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Just curious.  Has anyone used a vessel near or about the size of the freezer and created an ice bank.  This could be done at home before leaving and maintained once AC is available again.
 
Even if it didn't replace the need for using propane or DC, wouldn't it supplement it to take some of the demand away.  I mean really, except for holding a couple of popsicles the freezer is really pretty useless anyway.  We actually laughed at the ice cube tray when we first saw it.
 
Personally we plan on continuing to travel with a cooler to transport and use the fridge only when we're on shore power but I was wondering if anyone has tried this approach.
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I plug in the refrigerator to cool it down.I have found that it did not need to be set on the hightest setting to cool it to 38 degrees. When I tow i switch to 12v and set the cooling up higher. This has worked for three hour trips so far.
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Safest bet is to use propane mode, since most factory TV wiring, and most aftermarket installations use 12 gauge wire.  I ran the numbers here before and bottom line the fridge is such a large load you will discharge the battery as mentioned above.  You need minimum 10 gauge and much better 8 gauge wire.
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We tow with the 12v i Vermont and it works fine, we have towed with it on our trip to the Keys and it did not work well.
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Originally posted by furpod

Ours does fine on 12v. It's the mode we run in when towing, and at full hookups have just left it there on occasion, and no issue. The important thing to know is it WILL drain your battery in 3 hours or so if you leave it on 12v without being hooked up to shore power or a tow vehicle that is charging the pod.


We use the 12v when ever towing and have had no problems, (after the first time we used it). 
It was 95 above and I'm not so sure we cooled it down long enough and we over loaded it. Ouch
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Ours does fine on 12v. It's the mode we run in when towing, and at full hookups have just left it there on occasion, and no issue. The important thing to know is it WILL drain your battery in 3 hours or so if you leave it on 12v without being hooked up to shore power or a tow vehicle that is charging the pod.
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