there is always a lot of discussion about this topic of traveling with the propane refrigerator on.  I do it all the time-some don't.  check the search box and you will see lots of do's/dont's.  It's your decision, but I think the majority of people feel ok about traveling with the refrigerator running on propane.

Vann

I have always operated the fridge in my TT on propane while in motion.  I upgraded the fridge in my truck camper to a compressor-type fridge and it runs on 12 volts.

I recommend a 12V comprossor fridge replacement if you so desire and have the power.  They are so much better than a propane fridge.

Compressor fridges (12v) tend to be much more efficient, but kindve expensive, and wont run on propane at all.

I will NOT have an open propane valve and an open flame (in the fridge cooling unit) when in motion...because if a minor accident occurs things can get out of hand in a hurry, and pulling into gas stations with a burning flame is dangerous and illegal. I simply will not do it. 

My solution when traveling large distances, all day, multiple days, or in hot weather has been to bring along a nice well insulated, high quality (think Yeti, Orca, Engle) ice chest and on the outbound trip, put the perishable food and plenty of ice in the cooler, and then put non-perishable items like canned drinks and such, in the LP fridge. This icechest can be on the floor of the camper or maybe in the backseat or cargo area of your tow vehicle.

If you pre-cooled the LP fridge and put in cold canned drinks and cold bottles of beer, or whatever, then turn that fridge OFF when in transit, they will very slowly get a bit 'less cool' as you travel, and then that night on the road or at the campsite, they will be re-cooled when you hook up to shore power. 

Meanwhile the perishable items in the icechest are safe and cold. 

And, if you want to keep frozen food, frozen, most rotomolded coolers like the Yetis and similar are rated to handle dry-ice....a couple blocks of dry ice will guarantee your frozen food will stay frozen for a day or two at least, and then on arrival at camp with shorepower, just move these items into the LP freezer.

Originally posted by Pod_Geek We also run with the 195's fridge on propane, but do turn it off and close the propane tank valve when fueling.

That's not necessary at all.

TT

Originally posted by podwerkz I will NOT have an open propane valve and an open flame (in the fridge cooling unit) when in motion...because if a minor accident occurs things can get out of hand in a hurry, and pulling into gas stations with a burning flame is dangerous and illegal. I simply will not do it.

That is not correct.  You may think otherwise but I don't think you can find any official source saying so.  There are plenty of people and websites that say it's illegal and/or a safety issue, but I've never seen a primary governmental source indicating that -- and I've looked pretty hard.  The death and destruction would be rampant if running fridges on propane was a safety issue and more than half of RVers would be in jail if were illegal.  Have you ever seen anyone arrested or fined or inspected or even asked if their fridge was running on propane at a gas station?

Of course you can do what you want though.

TT