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    Posted: 07 Sep 2018 at 11:19am
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and while your driving you can power your fridge without using a bit of propane or over stressing your TV alternator.  Can you imagine the energy you can generate while cruising along at 70 mph and the only loss will be a little more windage and a small drop in your mileage?  Heck, you can even drive up to 110 mph, the claimed survival wind speed for the generator.  And you only need a wind of 7 mph to generate electricity.  
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Agreed!  I don't see it as an argument.  I see it as a discussion with different points of view that illustrate various points.  I would say that there is no one right answer for everyone.  What's right for me might not be right for some others.  Vive la difference!  
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Sep 2018 at 7:40am
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Posts: 240 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 2018 at 10:32pm
Originally posted by crw8sr

I would hate to see a ban on any topic relevant to R-pods.  If I don't like a topic; I don't read it.  

Exactly! And FWIW I don't see this topic discussion as an argument. Or if it is one, it's certainly not a "bad" argument. I'm appreciating the various points of view, and no one is bullying or name-calling (in which case I'd just ignore them anyway but that doesn't happen here). 
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Originally posted by lostagain

I say drive with your refer powered by propane if it's what you want to do and drive with it powered the battery if that makes you feel better.  Odds are, you'll get there all the same.  
The point is don't spend so much time worrying about all the things that could theoretically go wrong.  Go out and have some fun and if you catch fire and die along the way, at least you were doing what you liked to do.  It beats death in a rest home connected to a feeding tube.



I agree completely!! I travel with my fridge running on propane but shut it down when gassing up if the trailer is going to be next to a gas pump. (If the trailer is out in the open away from the pumps I let it run.)

My Tacoma will charge the battery on the trailer while driving but apparently not if the fridge is running on 12 volt.
On our last drive coming home from our recent trip to Oregon I switched the fridge over to 12 volt during our last gas stop. Three hours later when we arrived home I checked the battery and it was at 2/3rds power.

I’m glad I have the option to run the fridge on 12 volt, especially if the propane tank ran out while on the road.

All the talk here about the possibility of RV danger on the road makes me think the best prevention is continued maintenance and diligence in pre-trip inspections.

It seems that most if not all of the RV fires I have seen on the road happened to affect older, poorly maintained shop-
worn rigs. Hence the term, ‘Fire Trap’.

But again, I think that people should do what they feel most comfortable doing. Don’t stress on it but be aware what can happen.
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Originally posted by jirby62

If I want to run refrigerator on 12 volts, Does anyone know the current draw when the refrigerator in on 12volt? The manual say 175 watts on 120 volts. That wattage would make current draw 14.5 amps on 12 volt. I have a F150 with 130 amp alternator. Does the trailer connector provide that much current?

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If I want to run refrigerator on 12 volts, Does anyone know the current draw when the refrigerator in on 12volt? The manual say 175 watts on 120 volts. That wattage would make current draw 14.5 amps on 12 volt. I have a F150 with 130 amp alternator. Does the trailer connector provide that much current?

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Eh...we're OK with debate here....even spirited debate. As the rules say, as long as we all remain respectful of each other and debate the idea/position then it is permitted. When we become insulting of individuals (as opposed to the idea/position), then the line is crossed. Each may believe as they do and state so as desired.

Want to run your fridge on propane? That's fine. Want to run your fridge on 12 volts? That's fine too.

Personally, I am much more concerned about individuals who transport Axe Body Spray in their rigs. Now that stuff looks dangerous!   

https://fox59.com/2018/09/03/truck-carrying-axe-body-spray-catches-fire-and-explodes-in-texas/

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Nothing gets banned, unless you break the rules big time. It's a fair and equal forum, with a some opinionated folks. I wouldn't worry.
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I would hate to see a ban on any topic relevant to R-pods.  If I don't like a topic; I don't read it.  
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