CPT Davenport
El Pescador
Not quite sure where to post this, but will start here. We just returned from the mountains with temps over 100*F. My 85 liter, 2 way fridge was working overtime. 206ah lithium battery was getting down to 43% by morning. In the past when camping in the dessert with high temps, the solar would keep up fine. While camping in the trees of the mountains, not so much. I still have yet to add my DC/DC charger, but in this case it would not of helped. We set up camp and the truck would not move for 5 days at a time as we explored by boat.
- I ran the fan for the fridge. Does this really help, or is it just further draining the battery?
- The items in the door of the fridge felt warm to the touch even when set on the highest setting. I feel the lack of insulation in the door is where I was loosing most of the coolness. One thought I had is to not store items in the door but instead add foam insulation on trips like this and sacrifice the storage space.
I have an extra latch installed to make sure the door is closed as tight as possible. We also kept frequently used items such as "refreshments" on ice in a cooler so the fridge was only opened a few times a day.
Any other suggestions to give the fridge some relief on trips where the camper sits for days and only is getting 3-4 hours of sun a day?
My solar is 175w on roof with aux 135w panel plugged in the back port.
- I ran the fan for the fridge. Does this really help, or is it just further draining the battery?
- The items in the door of the fridge felt warm to the touch even when set on the highest setting. I feel the lack of insulation in the door is where I was loosing most of the coolness. One thought I had is to not store items in the door but instead add foam insulation on trips like this and sacrifice the storage space.
I have an extra latch installed to make sure the door is closed as tight as possible. We also kept frequently used items such as "refreshments" on ice in a cooler so the fridge was only opened a few times a day.
Any other suggestions to give the fridge some relief on trips where the camper sits for days and only is getting 3-4 hours of sun a day?
My solar is 175w on roof with aux 135w panel plugged in the back port.