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Originally Posted by grampscamper
I've been doing some research on 12 volt fridges. They seem to use relatively little power to operate. I'm thinking that when it's time to upgrade I would get a RV with a 12 volt fridge. I currently run 2 - group 27 batteries and a couple of portable solar panels. I usually also run a small generator for 1 or 2 hours a day. I'm very conservative with the power I use. I can go days without hookups.
The 12 volt fridge with an Overlander roof solar panel looks like a good option for dry camping.
Does anyone have experience with this setup?
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In 2010 I converted a utility trailer to a “camping support” trailer. I put in a 12 volt DC compressor refrigerator/freezer, 2 - 255 Ah batteries and 473 watts of solar panels. I haven’t used it in a while but my recollection is that in the morning the battery bank would be down to the 80-85% range, so maybe 75 to 100 Ah used overnight.
If your 2 group 27 batteries are around 100 Ah each then you would be around 50% overnight which is as low as you should go to preserve the batteries. The 473 watts of solar would recharge my battery bank by around noon on a sunny day so around 200 to 250 watts of solar would probably be good.
Just some quick thoughts off the top of my head.