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Subject:Re: '86 Vanagon West Camper
From:Steven Johnson
Date:Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:41:46 -0800

Art,

I hope you do alot of camping at plug-in places because trying to run a
fridge
for extended times will run your battery down pretty quickly.    I, for
one, really
like having the propane fridge for longer no plug-in stops.

Some folks opt for ice chests and tough it out with replenishing the ice.

Too each his own...

Steven

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Art <awa0330@gmail.com> wrote:

> Oops.  Thanks for the memory jog.  I am actually taking out the fridge and
> converting it into storage, and adding a stand alone electric low energy
> fridge in it's place. Consequently. the propane will only be used for the
> stove.  It sound like I can go quite a while on a tank.  Thanks! Very
> helpful.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Beierl
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 4:53 PM
>
>
> At 04:21 PM 12/21/2011, Art wrote:
>
>> issue?  With daily but not excessive use, do you have a sense how long a
>> tank of gas lasts?
>>
>
>  The tank holds about 48 hours run time for one burner, based on rated
> 5200 BTU/hr.  The fridge will run about three weeks in moderate
> weather, based on experience and with no stove use.
>
> Yours,
> David
>