I have decided to spend some time and money on a project I have been
thinking about for a while. The idea is to replace the entire Westy
kitchen cabinet with another one containing a modern electric only
fridge and a reversed arrangement for the sink/stove top. By reversed I
mean the sink closest to the bed and the stove closest to the driver's
seat. I have already ordered a new stainless sink/stove top that is
pretty near to the overall dimensions of the Westy stainless piece but
with a bigger sink bowl. Starting with a new cabinet below it allows
fridges of varying dimensions to be considered and this is where I need
input. The fridge would likely be moved to behind the driver's seat,
under the new stove to allow for sink plumbing access from the cabinet.

The newer electric only fridges have been fitted by many of us to
replace the existing propane capable fridge. I have one of these already
in my stretch though mine is much larger than the ones that fit into the
Westy cabinet in place of the Dometic. The loss of ability to run the
fridge on propane has some drawbacks but these are offset by the faster
cooling and larger interiors of the electric models. A better 3 way
fridge can also be had but these add such safety concerns to the
retrofit as to rule them out in my mind. I don't know of any new fridges
with the intake/exhaust snorkel that our Dometic have for safe propane
operation.

My questions are for people who already have Vitrifrigo replacement for
their Dometics. Is the interior size enough larger? Would you be willing
to give up a little of the undersink cabinet space for even more inside
fridge space? How long does your battery last,assuming only an aux
battery setup under the driver's seat? Please, no solar panel or 110v
hookup data.

Mark