My FWC Kestrel has an icebox that I'm about to ditch. When I owned my sportsmobile, I used a tiny built in 3 cu ft DC Norcold fridge all the time and found it invaluable. At this point, I've read numerous posts regarding the ARB / ENGEL / etc line of top loading fridges and I almost picked one up -- but I would have to sacrifice the little space between the counter and the back of the camper. With space at a premium, I've begun thinking about replacing the built in icebox with a WAECO front loading fridge / freezer. Although probably not as efficient as the top loaders, I'm thinking Id' like the convenience of the front loader vs pulling the basket in and out - plus I can get a much larger unit like the 110 and remove the drawer that sits above the icebox. If everything works out well, the wiring should already be there behind the icebox.
Conversely, it appears there is a huge trend towards the top loader. I totally understand the portability issue, and while nice -- i'm thinking I could do without moving it around, especially if its full. I could even pick up a small one for inside the truck...but I'm not sold either way.
Has anyone found a front loading fridge they like? What model is the one that is sold by FWC? Any recommendations for or against would help me. I wanna put this thing to bed so to speak. THe fridge needs to hold food for my family of 5... (kids are 6/18mo / 1 in the oven)
If I buy the top loader, I'd probably gut the icebox out and put in a pantry as I missed having that from my SMB.
Thanks
Conversely, it appears there is a huge trend towards the top loader. I totally understand the portability issue, and while nice -- i'm thinking I could do without moving it around, especially if its full. I could even pick up a small one for inside the truck...but I'm not sold either way.
Has anyone found a front loading fridge they like? What model is the one that is sold by FWC? Any recommendations for or against would help me. I wanna put this thing to bed so to speak. THe fridge needs to hold food for my family of 5... (kids are 6/18mo / 1 in the oven)
If I buy the top loader, I'd probably gut the icebox out and put in a pantry as I missed having that from my SMB.
Thanks