R-pod Owners Forum : using fridge while traveling http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : using fridge while traveling Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 22:53:44 +0000 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:35:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15863 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ using fridge while traveling : Damn auto correct http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152925#152925 Author: Winterpod
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Posted: 13 Oct 2023 at 5:35pm

Damn auto correct]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:35:25 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152925#152925 using fridge while traveling : Not why is to travel with a full... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152924#152924 Author: Winterpod
Subject: 15863
Posted: 13 Oct 2023 at 5:34pm

Not why is to travel with a full fridge and a slide out out push the in button]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:34:40 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152924#152924 using fridge while traveling : +2 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152923#152923 Author: Leo B
Subject: 15863
Posted: 13 Oct 2023 at 5:28pm

+2]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:28:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152923#152923 using fridge while traveling : Originally posted by jatoI... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152922#152922 Author: gpokluda
Subject: 15863
Posted: 13 Oct 2023 at 1:34pm

Originally posted by jato

I fail to see how a full fridge would be an issue in the slide since the slide is (hopefully) all the way retracted during travel.

+1. Makes no sense.
]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:34:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152922#152922 using fridge while traveling : Originally posted by winkeye67I... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152921#152921 Author: jato
Subject: 15863
Posted: 12 Oct 2023 at 7:08pm

Originally posted by winkeye67

I recently read that if fridge is located on slide out, it's not good to load it while driving as the added weight could cause issues with the slide out.  


That is one I never heard of before.  Like JR we always begin our travels with a full/loaded to the gills fridge.  We have been doing it this way since taking ownership of a 177 back in March 2011 and now have traveled over 45,000 miles with it, over all sorts of road conditions.

I fail to see how a full fridge would be an issue in the slide since the slide is (hopefully) all the way retracted during travel.
]]> Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:08:09 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152921#152921 using fridge while traveling : We have a 2019 179 and have put... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152918#152918 Author: JR
Subject: 15863
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 at 3:57pm

We have a 2019 179 and have put 30,000+ miles on it. We have the fridge in the slideout and have always traveled with a full fridge and so far not experienced any problems with the slideout. I had better knock on some wood. Hope this helps you.]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:57:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152918#152918 using fridge while traveling : I recently read that if fridge... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152916#152916 Author: winkeye67
Subject: 15863
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 at 2:42pm

I recently read that if fridge is located on slide out, it's not good to load it while driving as the added weight could cause issues with the slide out.  ]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:42:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152916#152916 using fridge while traveling : That's a true caution. Friends/neighbors... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152902#152902 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 15863
Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 11:34am

That's a true caution. Friends/neighbors of ours had an outdoor propane grill that was fed with a pipe from their main propane tank. It passed under their deck where there was a low area. They had a propane leak that they weren't aware of, so the propane pooled in that area. There was a spark or something, but the bottom line was the propane ignited and they lost their home.]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:34:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152902#152902 using fridge while traveling : I don't know. We have been... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152895#152895 Author: StephenH
Subject: 15863
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 at 10:37am

I don't know. We have been through many mountain tunnels, but we had to bypass the Baltimore tunnels because they had a flat out sign that stated that propane was forbidden. Any tunnel that is high in the center would be okay, but not those that dip under rivers, bays, etc. That is because propane sinks and could accumulate in the bottom of a tunnel that goes down to the center. In that case, I agree with the safety precaution of turning off any propane appliance and turning the valves on the tanks off. ]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:37:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152895#152895 using fridge while traveling : Originally posted by StephenHIf... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152894#152894 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 15863
Posted: 05 Oct 2023 at 9:56am

Originally posted by StephenH

If you have put screens to protect from bugs in the openings for the refrigerator, it is no longer an open flame. Metal screens are a flame arrestor.
I had not thought of that.

I wonder if that affects your ability to go through some tunnels (where pilot lights are forbidden)?
]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:56:52 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152894#152894 using fridge while traveling : +1 We always travel with propane... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152891#152891 Author: jato
Subject: 15863
Posted: 04 Oct 2023 at 6:13pm

+1  We always travel with propane on, it is legal in all 50 states and if it were a liability issue we would certainly hear about it in the news.
]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:13:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152891#152891 using fridge while traveling : If you have put screens to protect... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152887#152887 Author: StephenH
Subject: 15863
Posted: 04 Oct 2023 at 11:47am

If you have put screens to protect from bugs in the openings for the refrigerator, it is no longer an open flame. Metal screens are a flame arrestor.]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:47:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152887#152887 using fridge while traveling : i run our fridge while traveling.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152884#152884 Author: zzimmer3
Subject: 15863
Posted: 04 Oct 2023 at 10:30am

i  run our fridge while traveling. i always have.  my old camper i put it on gas, this one its off the battery. i highly recommend it. ]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:30:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152884#152884 using fridge while traveling : What type of fridge do you have?... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152883#152883 Author: gpokluda
Subject: 15863
Posted: 03 Oct 2023 at 8:39pm

What type of fridge do you have? Is it a 3-way which can run on AC, DC or Gas. Or is it a two way which runs on AC or DC? 

If it is a 3-Way, you can either run it on DC (battery) or Gas. Depending on your tow vehicle and battery setup, your alternator may not be able to keep up with the draw on the batteries if you run on DC and you may have low battery capacity when you get to your destination.

You'll get all kinds of opinions running the fridge on gas while traveling. We run ours on gas but take a precaution at gas stations. We turn off the gas before we pull up to the pumps. Even though the flame for the absorption fridge is shielded, it is still an open flame.
]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:39:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152883#152883 using fridge while traveling : My camper is RPod 182 and we're... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152881#152881 Author: jk
Subject: 15863
Posted: 03 Oct 2023 at 5:44pm

My camper is RPod 182 and we're still novices. I'm trying to figure out how I can run the fridge while traveling down the road so when we arrive, our stuff in fridege is cold...I feel like it's something simple that I'm not doing correctly. ]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:44:49 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15863&PID=152881#152881