The 3 fridges I have used a lot all still cooled fine after 25 years or
more. They may show various quirks in other ways but keeping food cool
on propane and 12 volts is one thing they all did fine at for our needs.
That is the standard I accept no matter how old the fridge. A half
gallon of milk still good after a week camping in 90s temps.

Perhaps the user plays a bigger role than is being discussed.

Mark

Roger Sisler wrote:
> Yes, that is what I am saying. When new, the Dometic 182 just must have
> worked better than what we accept as standard, today.  I believe that some
> have leaked their hydrogen and some have not leaked their hydrogen, and
> those that have leaked are doomed. People are putting too much work into
> them and accepting poor results from that work. Those that have good working
> Domestics are fortunate.It should not take that much work to find out which
> one you own. You can keep beating a dead horse(like me) but there is a point
> with even thorobred Domestics where you can tell that no more is necessary.
>