Reefer Fridge

Norm thanks for your valid input is there somewhere in the s.e corner of Q.L.D to buy or must i buy from S.A.thanks again & to all others for your input.BoB.

I got mine from Nerang Camping and Disposals on the Gold Coast, but there will be other outlets around.

Ring Refrigeration Research on (08) 8398 3224. Or email them on:
fridge@bigpond.net.au
I've found them very helpful. They will be able to tell you who their retailers are in your area.

I've dealt with Tony Boyd (think he owns or manages the business), and he has been very good. I was having some minor trouble with understanding some diagnostic messages on the controller a couple of weeks go. Rang them at about 6.00pm Adelaide time. Tony was very helpful. Rang me back so that he would be paying for the call, not me. Spent 10 or 15 minutes or so talking me through stuff on the controller so he could run diagnostics.

hi Norm thanks again for your info i am only 15 minutes from Nerang so might wander in one day when i am not working .bob.

the majority of people couldn't give a poop if thier fridge didn't freeze as fast or as low as a ......what was it called again?......as long as all the beer and perishables are cold. If my engle got pinched tomorrow i'd prob just by something else for a change. At the end of the day they all cool ya beer.

Leroy

Leroy, I accept what you say is good information, however because some people spend so much time in the hot far north area's and need to freeze freshly caught fish fillets etc as quick as possible to maintain flavour, the Premier does that without a problem while the fridge section still remains at 3 degrees average.

For those that don't need really quick or extremely low temperature freezing, as you say just about any fridge would do the job of keeping all the beer and perishables cold, it's just a matter of how cold and for how long!!

There is a place and requirement for both ends of the scale.

leroy i couln't give a rats arse about bloody beer or any alcahol all i need is a fridge that works for me & that is all that matters.ok

scooter,

'as long as all the beer and perishables are cold'

It's disappointing you don't give a rats about a beer you can substitute beer for softdrink, ice tea, or even water if you like!

My point being they all fridges basically do the job.

Leroy

Opinions are varied, as can be seen from this (hijacked) thread.

It's obvious from reading this thread that some people don't have a genuine "Fridge/Freezer" and I would suggest they don't use a second fridge as a stand alone 'freezer' when travelling, possibly because it would be a some-what power extreme feat and would also take up valuable space.

Therefore they don't have the ability to have 'frozen' food at hand when required, or more helpfully to actually "freeze" the food purchased or ‘caught’ on the trip.

Any fridge will "basically do the job" - IF the job is to only keep food 'cold' when compared to the ambient temperature, and this is ok for a weekend or even maybe a week, but an extended holiday trip is another situation again.

If you use a freezer at home - why do you ‘not’ need it when on holidays?

After all you still need to buy & store food when travelling, and generally many weeks in advance, because supermarkets are a long distances apart in the bush.
Is it because guys buy the fridge because they consider it’s a bloke thing, and don’t bother to ask for advice from the better half/cook :-)

Scenario;
If you have a single cabinet fridge capable of "basically doing the job" and you were offered a couple of large 7.5 Kg fillets of fresh 'fish' caught in the lower Ord, what would you say, sorry cant accept them because they will go off before I get the opportunity to eat them, or would you take them and dump them when they go all slimy because you could not keep them cold enough, or better still - frozen?

Hi Tony, I see you have a Coota Camper. I think the Reefer comes standard wiht their 'top of the line' models. Is that right?

G'day Norm, the 90 lt DTV fridge is an optional extra.

The space is made for it, but a fridge slide could be used with some other type of fridge. The good thing about the Reefer is that its plugged into both 240v and 12v and selects what ever power is available.

hi tony sorry your's has failed,but glad they are looking after you.thanks for your input & enjoy your Reefer trip or is that a desert trip ,enjoy it anyway.bob.

hi Mainey, totaly agree there.unlike a lot of people in this world i don't drink intoxicating beverages but that is my choice i do not need it (the fridge)to keep that cold i need it to keep my fags cold for when i have done a hard day at the wheel of my f250 4by somewhere out there in ozland to put my feet up,and have a couple of cool fags. lol.thank again Mainey.