The fridge does not go out at highway speeds.  It works great.  An
unusual wind current may once a year blow mine out, but that is rare and
not related to the speed of the vehicle.

Felix Martel wrote:

> Hi volks!
>
> The reason its unsafe to drive with the stove running is its got an
> open
> flame. Also,if you were to say, have a pot of water boiling on it and
> had to
> slam on the brakes, the thought of the result makes me shiver (they
> say
> lobsters make sounds when immersed in boiling water - imagine YOU!).
>
> As far as the fridge goes, the vent on the left exterior of the van is
> not
> very well sheilded from the air current created by a moving van. While
> its
> ok to leave the fridge on while tooling around a city or driving
> slowly on
> scenic roads, driving on the highway will more than likely lead to the
>
> fridge flaming out, which would activate the automatic shut-off valve,
> which
> would lead to the fridge no longer cooling, which would lead to
> spoiling the
> food in the fridge (if you carry anything other than beer in it).
> There is
> no more risk of fire and/or explosion than if it is off.
>
> An easy way to tell if the fridge is functioning properly on gas is to
> check
> the green LED on the panel beside the water reservoir LEDS.
>
> Happy trails !