Refrigerator question

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   I'd vote no this if you have a 12V compressor fridge. You don't want to use solar to charge a battery, then discharge it through an inverter, then to the battery charger to charge another battery, then to discharge it to a fridge which could run directly from the battery and solar instead and avoid all those losses.  And if you have an absorption fridge you shouldnt try to run it in electric mode when off the grid. Better to just get a second house battery, the solar, and a solar charge controller. 

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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Post Options Post Reply Quote offgrid Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Refrigerator question Posted: 06 Mar 2022 at 3:36am
	I'd vote no this if you have a 12V compressor fridge. You don't want to use solar to charge a battery, then discharge it through an inverter, then to the battery charger to charge another battery, then to discharge it to a fridge which could run directly from the battery and solar instead and avoid all those losses. And if you have an absorption fridge you shouldnt try to run it in electric mode when off the grid. Better to just get a second house battery, the solar, and a solar charge controller.
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Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1454	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tars Tarkas Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 11:20pm
	This might be something to consider https://smile.amazon.com/Portable-Multiple-Recharge-Outdoors-Off-Grid/dp/B091Y65ZS5/ref=sr_1_4?crid=353YXR7P4ZQF4&keywords=ecoflow+river+pro&qid=1646543537&sprefix=eco%2Caps%2C251&sr=8-4 There are options that could keep your fridge going for a good while. The advantage over a cooler is that you could use this for other things while boondocking. Of course you could use a good cooler when boondocking too. TT
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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6456	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 7:26pm
	Even a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack would not be sufficient for multiple-day operations like you are picturing. Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, maybe but a multi-day trip like Alaska to Bellingham, WA is likely not possible. As much as possible, limit the perishables to that which will fit in a high-quality cooler with ice. I think that will work better and will sure cost a whole lot less than the battery pack and inverter. You can buy a quality cooler and a lot of ice and save the money for the trip. Check out this link for some cooler reviews: https://huntingwaterfalls.com/best-coolers-ice-retention/ We have a Lifetime cooler that we purchased on our last trip out west when our refrigerator's electronics died and we had no refrigeration. I agree with the review on the site that the Lifetime cooler, while not the best in ice retention, is the best value.
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ArenaBlanca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Sep 2016 Location: Alamogordo, NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ArenaBlanca Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 6:41pm
	We have a 195 which has a nice large refrigerator. But it only runs on shore power or propane. How does one handle a long ferry ride when these are the only two options? Most ferries that I have been on require the propane to be shut off during transit and by long ferry ride, I'm talking about something like the ferry from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland or possibly the boat road back from Alaska. I'm pretty sure the refrigerator would maintain a food safe temperature of 2-4 hours if the door was kept closed. We are in the planning stages for upcoming trips and want to be prepared. Thanks for the input. P.S.: A friend mentioned a lithium ion battery pack and a inverter but the package he showed me was $3,900 US plus tax and shipping. I don't feel that is a viable option.
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