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Subject:Re: Refrigerator elimination thoughts
From:pickle vanagon
Date:Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:41:52 -0400

I'm with Jeff.

You should be able to almost completely eliminate the fan noise with a
careful choice of replacement.

On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 11:33 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
wrote:

> Haha it pains me to hear of a good fridge going unloved! For me the
> advantage of the stock fridge is propane. Lasts forever and allows me
> access to nicer and cheaper campsites. Before you take the irreversible
> plunge why not get a new fan first? I think most replacements run quieter.
> Mine runs so infrequently I never notice it.
>
> Jeff
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 24, 2018, at 10:16 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Hi listers,
> >
> >        I’ve been seriously considering taking out my fridg and just
> using a cooler.  I’d like to know what those who have taken out the frig
> have for thoughts.
> >
> > And, if anyone has used the GW elimination kit what their thoughts are.
> >
> > My frig works very well but I always have a cooler anyway and the fan
> noise and heat in the van are detractors.
> >
> > I love listening to outdoor sounds not the start and stops of the
> running fan.
> >
> > Also, I as I hope to run my original 1.9 engine for some time the weight
> reduction probably could not hurt.
> >
> > Of course the space would probably fill pretty quickly but hopefully
> that means less clutter and not more weight.  tips and thoughts appreciated.
> >
> > Eric Caron
> > 85 GL Auto
> > with frig working as good as brand new.
>