Frig comparision

Andy

Research "Autofridge" and I think you will be impressed.
We Hire out Fridges and now only use these units. They are more expensive but the power draw and reliability are second to none in my opinion.

Kind regards
Paul

Andy

Try here

http://www.fridgeshop.com/Default.asp?cat=1.

Great deals on Waeco Fridges. Many on this forum (including me) have bought from them and yet to hear one bad report.

Cheers,

Jim.

Doing the big trip around the big country eh? Congratulations, you've made a great choice :) One thing you can be sure of is that your fridge is going to be a major part of your life in those warm spots...which is most of Australia at some time of the year or another.
Reading the archives will give you some ideas. The choice is between types and within those types, brands. Then of course there's reliability, performance and price. Apart from tyres, fridge choice must be the most hotly debated item among a lot of 4wders :)
Since I don't stay long in one spot I have a Waeco. (mainly because of price and performance) But a 3 way could be what you need if setting up for more than a few days. Unless you go solar, or use powered sites a lot.
Like most things 4wd, its an individual thing.

Andy, go for the Vitrifrigo. It's a compressor fridge which will have superior performance to a 3 way which can be a pain in the butt if not installed correctly and the weather is hot. You then have the task of keeping the Vitrifrigo supplied with power. That's not a problem if you intend staying in Caravan Parks only as you can run it from 240. If you intend being away from 240 volts for more than an overnight stop then you'll need to look at either solar power or a generator or going for a drive for a coupla hours each day to charge the battery. Good luck with the trip., from an ex Kiwi this is one great country. ok, better check the cricket again :)

Giday Andy,
Forget the three way!! as an x kiwi who bought one of those [they are ideal for nz conditions ,read freezin] even on gas they are pretty ordinary! I took mine on a trip to 'the cape' , 12v most of the time,& it just could'nt keep up.I took it back to the campin shop & they gave me a real good deal on a 'Autofridge' As a post above said, they are a bit dear but worth every cent!!
I hope you have,nt got any time frame for your trip,I,ve bin around the block once & a trip to the Territory & Cape York. Hav,nt even scratched the surface, so enjoy it mate.. Give me a hoi through the member msg. thingo
Phil.

well we have had a 3 way electrolux installed in our coaster, to replace one that wasnt working efficiantly,have spend $$$$ on correct ventilation ie taking out a window, installing a vent above unit baffle and fans to extract heat, tried it on a dummy run on weekend, dont think its working on 12 volt as drove for an hour and temp went from 4 to 12 have had it on 240v all day today and temp from 0.6 at 6 am this morning to 4.5 degrees in the afternoon without opening it at all have an engel digital themometer connected to the inside, fridge is level, its going to be the death of me for sure as we are going on a 6 month trip in june. Dont know if we are expecting to much???? supposed to be more tropical tolerant. i was told not to set thermostat control above 4 or 5 seems to be so many ideas not sure what to think at present but disapointed as the refrigeration issue has been a bug bear of our trips so far, max and carol