Yeah, we've been strangely scattershot and off schedule; must be that the
warm weather came so late to NA- we usually get this thread much earlier in
the year, and it seems we skipped the annual hydrocarbon refrigerant
smackdown altogether.

Cya,
Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Tom Buese
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Custom Westy interior

Ahhh, the annual Fridge debate begins again!  Then we move on to
tires, batteries, coolant, NVC, etc.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-can you say Fitrifrigo?

On Jul 6, 2009, at 2:56 PM, Danny wrote:

> I find that when its 95 outside my westys fridge stays about 40-45
> and I have the 2 ice cube trays that always have Ice in them. I love
> it. When I go on a good camping trip we also take a colmen cooler
> for the extra seat and extra food (beer and soft drinks). I have
> thought about taking the fridge out for the extra storage. But we
> get by.....
>
>
> Danny
> '84 Westy (Vanny)
>
>
> --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Custom Westy interior
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 12:15 PM
>
>
> The fridge would be about the last thing about the camper I'd want to
> give up. It's very seldom below 90 here for most of the hot part of
> the summer, but you just have to help it out all you can. Parking in
> the shade and having the fridge in top-notch shape helps. I find a 40
> degree difference between ambient and fridge temp, but even that it is
> a welcome difference and if you plan around it it's a big help.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Karl Wolz<wolzphoto@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Tobin,
>>
>> The fridge is only good for an appx 30 degree drop in temp, if
>> working
>> properly.  If you live in 100 degree heat, like SoCal, like Leon, or
>> AZ, like me, that's 70 degrees.  Not very good for storing turkey
>> sandwiches.  I got rid of my fridge last year and am really enjoying
>> the extra storage space!
>>
>> Karl Wolz
>>
>
>
>
>