I don't use my Dometic to keep things cold, as it is too small to
store all the things I need to keep cold, so I always need to carry a
cooler as well, so I just use the fridge for dry storage, the cooler
for a coffee table as well.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-how do you spell Vitrifriggio?

On Sep 12, 2010, at 2:14 PM, Mark Hineline wrote:

> David, this is a useful summary, but what things to you put in the
> fridge? What things don't you put in there? Have you had anything
> spoil?
>
> Mark
> Peregrine fille
> San Diego, CA
>
>
>
> On Sep 12, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
>> ---- Werner Schink <werner.calnr@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> The westy fridge is pretty useless.  There's other options - check
>>> out
>>> gowesty's site for ideas.
>>
>> The Dometic works well for what it is intended for, when used
>> properly.  I prechill mine, as recommended in the camper owner's
>> book, and put in only precooled foods.  It works on all three modes,
>> cools enough to stay at or below 40 F except during the hottest
>> times of the summer.  And I use it in Oklahoma and Texas.  Shade on
>> the camper side or better insulation (or both) would help, but the
>> insulation jobs that people advocate don't really increase the R
>> factor.  They do perhaps help to keep the space drier than with the
>> factory insulation.  Added fans evidently do help, and I'm thinking
>> about that.
>>
>> If your Dometic is worthless, it needs attention, like making sure
>> its factory fan is working properly, that it is venting properly,
>> and so on.
>>
>> David McNeely