Traveling with a refrigerator

We travel with the fridge on 12V. If we are stopping more than 3 or 4 hours without a hookup, I will switch it to propane. Our TV cuts off 12V charge to the TT after about 20 or 30 seconds, so we don't have to worry about that.

I'm one of those who is uncomfortable pulling into a gas station with an open flame, and I don't want to worry about it.

I Travel with frig on battery, my vehicle outputs either 13.8 0r 14.1 d.c. volts (i forget which) when i put a meter on it. I've gone 3 - 4 hours on battery, and arrived with a cold frig, and a full battery. I only use battery because its illegal to go to some areas with propane on. Like a gas station to get gas. I almost pulled into a gas station with my propane on once, and quickly changed course to go down the street to shut off propane (frig) before going back. You also cant go thru tunnels with frig on propane. I figure I try to do everything I can to make my trips as enjoyable, and stress free as possible. This makes it one less thing for me to worry about. 

If your TV sends a good 12v charge to the Pod, roll on 12v.

If it doesn't, then roll on propane.

Cue "you are going to die if you tow with propane on" activists in 3.. 2.. 1..

Fact is there are 8 million RVs on the road. Almost NONE of them have a 12v option. 3 way fridges are fairly new, and only the smallest ones.

Now, you can believe all those RVs are going down the road with warm beer and spoiling bacon.. OR, you can accept the fact that the roadside is not littered with the burned out hulks of RVs that burned down just so little bobby could have ice cream by the lake..

RVIA reports the number one cause of RV fires are malfunctions of the 12v system. Not Propane. In fact, the number one reason reported for TT fires while on the road is failed bearings.

In a dozen years of TTing, we have never traveled with the fridge off. 12v on the pod, gas on the 'stream and Lance. My father has had gas/120v only fridges in the 4 class C campers he has worn out. Never traveled without them on.

Side note.. the 5 gallon propane tank will run your fridge non-stop for about 6 weeks..