How do you run the refrigerator under different circumstances?

vito

I know that there is controversy about running the refrigerator on propane while traveling, so I assume most of you run it on battery to stay cold while moving. But once you get to an RV park, do you switch it to propane or to shore power? While at home, lets say the night before departing on a camping trip, what energy source do you use to get the refrigerator cold and to stay cold until you get on the road? Just trying to figure all of this out before our first real camping trip. 

Nomad

I use the TV battery setting while traveling. Shore power if I have it but most campgrounds I'm at don't and propane otherwise.

bgualtieri

For weekend trips <4 hours on the road we've used the fridge like a cooler, loading food and ice frozen in water bottles. When we get to campsite, hook up to shore power and go. It has gotten plenty cold every time, even in AZ  >100° summer. The one time we tried propane, it never got that cold. We haven't boondocked yet.

Rad

On 110 elec at home started the day before and set on the coldest temp.  Reusable frozen "ice" packed inside with the food and then it is used as a cooler on travel days,  it stays plenty cool.  In camp with hookups we run on electricity and with no hookups we run on propane.  

I use to run my fridge on propane when traveling in my class C, I don't do that anymore.  

jdargis

I am curious, I have had no problem keeping the refrigerator cold on propane.  I made the mistake of starting it on propane and not turning the selector switch back to temperature selection and yes it didn't stay cool.  I wonder if others might have made this error?

jkjenn

PXLated said:

I use the TV battery setting while traveling. Shore power if I have it but most campgrounds I'm at don't and propane otherwise.

Ditto

Nomad

jdargis - That's a real possibility - Have almost forgot myself.

Cyclonic

Battery while on the road, 110 while on shore power, including at home, and propane when boondocking.

twocutes

If I remember correctly, the CS - clamshell models don't support the refrigerator running on propane.  I know I don't have any sort of switch.  I've run the refrigerator mostly on commercial power and rarely from the battery.  If I pack it full, it is mostly plenty cold and tends to freeze the items in the back.