Well… While the Dometic doesn’t keep ice cream from melting on a warm day, it works well enough for me. And… my 1981 Dometic 182 is still working just fine. It’ll cool for about a month on a tank of propane.

Jim

> On Sep 10, 2021, at 7:47 AM, Alex MeVay <alex@MEVAY.ORG> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the Dometic vs
> Truckfridge (noise/vibration, lifetime, fitment, and power
> consumption)?
> 
> My van came with a truckfridge, which after what I'd estimate as about
> 2 years of continuous use over 7 years total, needs replacement.  It
> can't hold 40F anymore when the ambient is 90F or above.  I called
> Truckfridge, and they said 4-7 year lifetime is normal, that for
> compressor wearout, it's not worth repairing, and when new, it should
> be able to hold 40F up to 110F ambient.  I really don't like the idea
> of adding "replace fridge" to the list of 50,000 mile service items.
> 
> Is the dometic any better?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alex
> 
> (Still dreaming of a marine cold-plate style system, so I could run it
> while driving or out of the van, and never have to listen to a
> compressor...)