It depends how much of your driving is stop and go, if I am in a
camping area and am driving from one hiking trail to another or
whatever it is nice to not have to re-light the fridge at evry 2 hour
hike stop... more to the point if i DON"T runon propane I WILL forget
and come back to a drained battery.

Chris

On 9/13/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> Hmm, haven't I heard that "fridge on propane while driving" discussion
> before?
>
> Is that not why you can run your fridge on battery while driving?  Because
> why drive with an open flame under your fridge when you don't have to?
>
> Not to mention that on most people's vans it doesn't stay lit anyway!  As
> indeed it probably shouldn't.
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
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> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
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>
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>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of John Meeks
> :::Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:52 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
> :::
> :::Hi folks,
> :::If keeping the fridge running on propane while driving is a problem,
> :::here's
> :::a nice little windshield for the vent.
> :::I'm not sure how much of a problem this is since I drive a weekender (MV)
> :::van, but I drove a van with this mod for 2 weeks in some windy conditions
> :::and never lost the flame.
> :::Some pictures at: *http://www.vanagonauts.com/Fridge-Vent-
> :::windshield197.htm*
> :::
> :::--
> :::John Meeks
> :::
> :::Vanagon Rescue Squad
> :::http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
> :::
> :::'91 Multivan
> :::Top o' Northern Michigan
> :::KC8ZFN
>