DesertDave
Senior Member
The back side of my fridge appears sealed completely from the inside, when viewed from the outside. Once I removed the upper vent cover (the lower is hinged and thus easy to see inside) I saw no opening of any kind into the interior.
There is a place below the lower edge of the lower vent, say two or three inches deep and the width of the fridge, that is not in the air path from the lower vent to the upper vent. I store small things there, primarily straps for kayaks and stuff I use to hold the wiring in place when I place my portable solar on the windshield. Air and dust goes there, but not into the camper itself. I've not seen water intrusion either, but I try not to spray upwards with the hose in that area when I am washing the truck, either.
The fixed upper vent part is available in-stock in two colors at my local Orchard Supply hardware store. The painted one I think would match the standard exterior of FWC, while the bare aluminum one would better match those who buy the silver exterior model. It is one of the several covers they sell for crawl space and roof eave venting purposes. They also have models with a finer mesh screen inside, if bug intrusion concerns exist.
There is a place below the lower edge of the lower vent, say two or three inches deep and the width of the fridge, that is not in the air path from the lower vent to the upper vent. I store small things there, primarily straps for kayaks and stuff I use to hold the wiring in place when I place my portable solar on the windshield. Air and dust goes there, but not into the camper itself. I've not seen water intrusion either, but I try not to spray upwards with the hose in that area when I am washing the truck, either.
The fixed upper vent part is available in-stock in two colors at my local Orchard Supply hardware store. The painted one I think would match the standard exterior of FWC, while the bare aluminum one would better match those who buy the silver exterior model. It is one of the several covers they sell for crawl space and roof eave venting purposes. They also have models with a finer mesh screen inside, if bug intrusion concerns exist.