Living fulltime on the road in a recreational vehicle is cherished dream of many people. These people aiming to live a life of perpetual travel are willing to give up the benefits of a large house on land in exchange for the freedom to travel wherever and whenever they like. Thankfully, many of the luxuries of a traditional home are available in RV’s. This article will briefly discuss RV refrigerators.
Fulltime Rving? You’ll Need a Great RV Refrigerator!
Most RVs – nearly all except the smallest of travel trailers or folding campers – come with a space intended to house an RV fridge freezer. Many motorhomes will come with an RV refrigerator pre-installed, whilst others leave it to the buyer to provide a fridge themselves.
When buying a recreational vehicle fridge to install in your motor home – either as a new install or as an upgrade – care must be taken to purchase an appropriate model. In most cases the best choice is to purchase a 3 way refrigerator.
RV 3 way fridges are by far the most versatile of the options available. They are unique in that they offer the capability to power your RV cooling from any of three different power sources.
When spending time in a well-equipped camping ground with free (or cheap) hookups, then the preferred means of running the fridge is to plug the RV into the sites power, and let the refrigerator draw on mains power.
For less sophisticated RV parks, hookups are often not available. In those situations – or for when you simply do not want to pay the extra money for the hookup – 3 way refrigerators can be switched to run on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (usually propane). Most travel trailers, caravans and Recreational vehicles carry a propane tank big enough to provide at least a couple of weeks of RV refrigeration.
Finally, for those times you are driving down the road, your 3 way fridge can be set to draw power from your car battery – though care should be taken only to do this with the engine running so as to avoid running your vehicles 12v DC battery down.
Quality brands such as Dometic and Norcold are highly recommended for use by those living the nomadic RV lifestyle. While a substantial investment they should provide years of quality service. Spend a little extra if needed to ensure you purchase a reliable unit.
An RV refrigerator installed in your motorhome can make a real difference in the enjoyment of travels on your road. I strongly recommend them.
