Scoutman
Explorer
Hi Scoutman,
Followed you thread throughout nice job. You mention the frigde blowing out I have always been under the impression that you shut down the propane when traveling. As a fire prevention.
Bill
There's much debate on that topic and I'm sure everyone has their own opinions on it. For most truck campers out there I would say folks don't have a beefy enough charging system from the truck to TC to supply the TC fridge enough juice to run on 12v all the time. Even if you did, you would want to disconnect the two when the truck is not running for fear of draining the truck battery. Running the fridge on propane uses very little gas as the flame is about the size of a pilot light on a stove or fireplace. Since my truck runs on diesel, I don't have many concerns of gasoline vapors creeping into my fridge compartment and blowing the place up while I'm fueling up. Changing the system over from 12v to gas and making sure the flame is lit every time I switch over just isn't worth it to me. The risk is low and it's one I choose to take. To each their own.
IMO the best setup would be a low draw compressor fridge with a proper battery bank and solar to keep topped off. I'm just not willing to dump that into this camper at this time.