Battery low after camping

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   This has been a topic forever, I ensured my TV will charge TV battery and supply needed draw to TT.  SO for now, my choice is to run fridge on battery when traveling.  I do still carry a large cooler which has ice and perishables.  I have never had a low battery when arriving at campsite.  BTW I run the fridge before departing to get it cold, put frozen reuseable bags in it and I lower temp setting when traveling.

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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Topic: Battery low after camping Posted: 20 Aug 2018 at 7:31am
	This has been a topic forever, I ensured my TV will charge TV battery and supply needed draw to TT. SO for now, my choice is to run fridge on battery when traveling. I do still carry a large cooler which has ice and perishables. I have never had a low battery when arriving at campsite. BTW I run the fridge before departing to get it cold, put frozen reuseable bags in it and I lower temp setting when traveling.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

FrayAdjacent Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2018 Location: TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 31	Posted: 20 Aug 2018 at 2:01am
	Problem is running the fridge on battery while towing. It draws about 12A to run off of battery. Most vehicles will not provide that much to a trailer via the 7 pin connector. Whatever it does push, the difference is drawn from the battery. Towing with the fridge on LP is risky because you usually have to put gas in your vehicle, and running the fridge on LP means "fire". Fire close to a gas pump is not a good idea. I'm not sure anyone's ever been blown up by doing this, but it isn't something we should risk. Get your fridge cold in advance. Pack it with NON PERISHABLE things like water bottles or such. Put some frozen water bottles in when it's cold. It should stay cold enough for a good amount of time.

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 6:08pm
	When I was a kid, a friend and I were involved in a propane incident and open flame. The other guy died several days later when the blisters in his lungs burst and he drowned in the hospital, since then I have a respect for propane and open flames. Everything is right until it goes wrong.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2630	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 5:50pm
	+1 to Mike. Charging with propane is always safe; until it isn't. Problem is, you may not get a do over if something goes wrong.
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 5:26pm
	I'm not saying anything pro or con, but the FR newsletter this week published pics and stories on RV fires at gas stations, first I had ever seen, won't comment on every cause but they attributed to propane and gas issues. I am sure there are numerous reasons. As long as my TV and charging system can handle a reefer and traveling, I'm sticking with the 12V, I think if your charging system is not up to par, the propane option is best. Sure I'll get dislikes, but end of the day I have no fires whatever the reason.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3226	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 4:30pm
	+2 to SH, have always run fridge on propane while traveling. My dad did the same with a fridge he added to a popup he had in the early 1960's as well as with the built-in on his 1968 Shasta travel trailer. No issues with propane, nor have I ever read of or known of anyone who has ever had a safety issue while running their fridge on propane while traveling.
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 3:02pm
	+1 to SH
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

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: 6288	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 2:38pm
	I have screens in the refrigerator, furnace, and water heater vents to keep wasps out. Screens act as a flame arrestor, so when I am going down the road, I do not have an open flame.
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MWFlyboy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Apr 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 9:15am
	Thanks for the additional advice! Point taken. I’ll investigate the converter.

john in idaho Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Location: Eagle Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 611	Posted: 19 Aug 2018 at 9:13am
	Have you topped off the batteries with distilled water? The batteries are hard to see in the rPod box. I check mine 3 or 4 times a year and am always amazed at how much water each cell takes even tho I can see the surface reflection . Be sure to use a flashlite and a turkey baster or big syringe to add water.