Keeping refrigarator cold while driving - Event Date: 26 Jul 2014 |
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Oddpod
Newbie Joined: 19 Jun 2014 Location: mid Kentucky Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
Calendar Event: Keeping refrigarator cold while driving Posted: 19 Aug 2014 at 12:11pm |
Hello, I know this is an old thread but does anyone have any updated info/recommendations on these truck fridges? It seems our pod's fridge takes 2 days to cool down before a trip (even then has a difficult time keeping things cool) which has me concerned about our upcoming trip from Kentucky to Florida in Oct. We are a bit nervous about driving while it is still on propane. We haven't checked out what gauge wire was installed with the TV to the TT but don't have any hopes that it is the thicker size recommended. We purchased the pod because out daughter has serious food allergies and we need a kitchen wherever we go. We were tired of having to reserve expensive suites for travel and also having them cancelled on us upon arrival (NYC, Georgia, yes, even Disney jerked us over). I'm also tired of hauling ice in a big cooler everywhere, especially when we are supposed to have a working fridge already in the pod. Any new fridge products out there worth looking into? Thanks, Erin from the Oddpod squad.
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Larry, Erin, Lindsay, Caitlyn and Jules the lab
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Hayduke
Groupie Joined: 03 Apr 2012 Location: Salt Lake, UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 68 |
Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 11:39am |
My Indel B lid is not removable. There are some good photos of the layout of the fridge in this thread on pages 4 and 14: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/81797-Truck-Fridge-sale-Prices-only-visible-in-checkout/page14
The portion of the fridge permanently divided from the rest is over the compressor/electronics, and is much shallower than the main compartment. It stays a bit warmer than the main compartment as well. |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 10:00pm |
I don't think the lid is removable on the Indel.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 8:31pm |
The ARB is the similar with the divider...the basket is one unit in the larger space. The area behind the divider is warmer than the rest of the fridge as it has no cooling plate in it. They say it is for "dairy".
The compressor is below that area so it isn't full depth. Maybe 6-8 inches- I'm guessing. Does the lid pull off on the others like it does the ARB? I find that a very useful feature when the fridge is sitting in the back of an FJ Cruiser or a Suburban. Makes placing a full basket possible without pulling the whole fridge out. Can't do it with the lid on as it will only open 45deg or so before it hits the ceiling in the FJ C. To remove just lift the lid about 1-2" and pull toward you- it pops right out with a spring loaded hinge system. |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 7:56pm |
Here is one of the pics. You can see the gray/brown plastic divider just to the left of the white wire basket frame, just to the right of the orange.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 7:52pm |
Odd, the pics on the web sites (Indel's and truckfridge) show a permanent plastic divider. They mention it as a reason for the faster warmup in the "test". If it can be removed that is a good thing.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Hayduke
Groupie Joined: 03 Apr 2012 Location: Salt Lake, UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 68 |
Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 3:30pm |
My Indel has a basket/liner that comes out of the fridge. The basket has a divider that is removable from the basket. Happy to take photos if you want a visual. Also, I agree about the test being a little weird, and the ease with which they could have made it more uniform. |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 12:17pm |
I agree that invalidated the test results. There's no reason they couldn't have stuck the Indel in a bathroom with a space heater to get it to 91.4 F. I do that with my sweet potatoes to cure them in the fall.
At this point I'm torn on several points. Save hundreds on the Indel and potentially have a higher amperage draw, or spend the money on the ARB (or equivalent). I'd love the National Luna but no way I'm spending $1500 when the Indel is $500 and the ARB is a few hundred more. I don't like how the Indel has a permanent divider in the middle of the interior but I'd live with it.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 5:09am |
That expeditionportal test stirred up some controversy as they tested the Indel B at 70ish degrees and the others at 90ish.
Kind of hard to compare them under different test conditions |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 01 Aug 2014 at 9:42pm |
Link worked, thanks. I'll read it now.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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