>
>I am planning to take my three little children camping and canoing in about
>two weeks.  I haven't used the appliances yet since buying the Westy
>(except at the time of purchase).  I will be going to an area where there
>is electrical hook-up.  How cold should I expect the refrigerator to be?
>Certainly this thing isn't going to make ice yet it should keep milk cold,
>no?

My fridge will make ice, albeit not very quickly.  These fridges work best
when you "warm them up" on 110 before switching to propane.  The key element
to keeping a cold fridge is air circulation inside the fridge past the evap
unit (assuming everything else is working)

For a ton of info, see the articles posted on www.vanagon.com under the
"Info-->Essays and Articles" section.  There are several articles available

>
>also I assume it is best to bring water and not drink from the sink (only
>dish washing?).
>

Depends on what you fill it with!  :-)  Seriously, at the beginning of each
season, I flush my water tank and lines + faucet with a weak solution of
bleach and water (plain Clorox - no fragrances or anything - 1 TBS bleach to
1 gal of water.)  Then I flush with fresh water from the hose and follow up
with a solution of baking soda and water (about 1/4 cup per gallon of
water).  Rinse and flush again, making sure you get rid of any gritty
residue that might be in the bottom of the holding tank.

If convenient, I will fill the tank with purified water on road trips (from
those coin-operated dispensing machines) or if in the Sierras or Cascades,
just about anywhere.  If so, I will drink from the faucet.  More commonly I
end up putting municipal "tap" water in it from a hose, in which case I will
prefer to drink bottled water (I carry a separate 5 gal square jug) because
I am a water snob.  But in a pinch (like waking up at 3 AM after one too
many glasses of Cabernet and the "good" water is outside) I will drink this
"tap" water right from the faucet.  :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

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