Running fridge while wild camping

[Lizi]

Probably a silly question that i should know the answer to but anyway - if camping without hook up do we run the fridge off gas or 12v? We are off to Scotland on Wednesday for our first trip longer than 2 nights and just trying to think of everything we should ask before we go. Any other tips welcome!

 

[Minxy]

Mine does if you take it off automatic as it will run off solar, which is not recommended, coz if you forget to to switch it back.......!

Very, very few MH fridges will run on 12v when the engine's not running ... we used to have a Rimor with a AES fridge and we had to be careful to ensure we turned it off completely when we got home otherwise it would suck the life out of the leisure batteries!

 

[Reallyretired]

You can make your cassette last longer between emptying ( and conserve batteries and fresh water a bit) if, instead of flushing every time you use it you have a bottle of water with a trigger top handy , with a bit of something smelly in it ( aromatherapy oil, Dettol, whatever) and give the bowl a good squirt after using it.

A really useful hint;
We have been doing this for a year or so (wee only) and it makes a big difference to how soon it needs emptying. We use diluted Thetford pink in the spray bottle (recycled bottle from shower cleaner spray)

 

[funflair]

Very, very few MH fridges will run on 12v when the engine's not running ... we used to have a Rimor with a AES fridge and we had to be careful to ensure we turned it off completely when we got home otherwise it would suck the life out of the leisure batteries!

Ours does if you switch it manually to 12 volts, it runs off the leisure batteries and will switch itself to run off solar via the leisure batteries if you leave it in AES and have no 240volts but it will go back to gas when the 12 volts drops.

Martin