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    Posted: 21 Sep 2013 at 8:07am
Aren't there alot of camper/rv fridges that do not even have the battery option?  Personally I tow in battery mode but really do not have any fears of towing with gas as I'm sure as mentioned by others there are safety features which would minimize the dangers. 
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Yes, most of the larger fridges are two way with no 12 volt option. They are auto senseing, using 120 volts if available, but switching to gas otherwise. In the old days, before auto-ignition when pilot lights had to be manually lit and could blow out while driving, battery operation became common on the road. However, todays smart fridges, better RV/fridge design, and safer gas bottles, make gas operation on the road safe and convenient. Your 20+ gallon gasoline tank is indeed more of a hazard,
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I agree with all the comments about towing in propane mode is safe.  However, we should all remember to extinguish all flames, be it the water heater or the refrigerator, before you are near gasoline pumps.  I don't want open flames or lit cigarettes near me when I am pumping gas.

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- panel with resets (breaker switches) and fuse boxes is under table on front panel of back bench in my model
 
-yes, make sure everything is off at gas pumps....and you will be stopped going in to some tunnels to show that propane is off before being allowed to procede
 
-basically, I bought a model with 3-way operation and I want that to work (which it now does since dealership repaired frayed wires  (why did wires fray?  poor design?  don't know)
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To answer the question on the last page, all of the 12 volt fuses and 120 volt breakers are on the front of the converter.  I believe on all pods (and most campers) it is in the front-left near the floor.
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The flame issue isn't as big of a problem as you might think.  Gas vapors sink so they won't contact the flame in the fridge 3 feet off the ground.  Gasoline also has a narrow combustibility range (there is a technical term for this) - too much or too little and it won't go boom.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2013 at 3:33pm
And then there was the urban legend that a cell phone ringer could set off gas fumes at the pump, even though it was solid state and no spark possible.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2013 at 4:38pm
Yup, that one, too.
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Posts: 267 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Sep 2013 at 5:07pm
Problem for us in Washington State that most of you don't have to deal with is that WSDOT requires all propane tanks to be shut off on any WA State ferry, and we have a lot of ferry runs here in Puget Sound. I dunno if the requirements are the same in BC, but there's a lot of ferry traffic up there, too.
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It's the same in BC.
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