Fridge running on gas

It's a long time since I have run a gas fridge so this could be a bit out.

We used a Chescold 3-way on our Cape York trip. It ran flat out overnight, everynight but not at all during the day while it was in the car.

In an 8 week trip I can only remember filling the 9kg cylinder once.

Sorry I can't be of more help. Hope that is of some use.

Duncs

I haven't used a 3 way fridge for a long time either. I seem to remember that I'd get about eight days out of a 4.5kg cylinder, while the fridge was sitting under a gum tree and running all the time. This was during winter in the Gulf Country, and it was a Chescold "fridge", not a "fridge/freezer".

George_M

G'day Fergy,
the Chescold f400 explorer 40lt and RC1180 50lt use approx 375g per 24hr's, the older Chescold f60 60lt uses 475 per 24hr's, the Dometic caravan upright 3 ways RM2350 90lt use 312g per 24hr's, the RM2453 120lt and RM2553 150lt use 432g per 24hr's, and the RM4601 184lt use 480g per 24hr's.
Cheers, Dave.

Thanks for your responses, all very helful have a better idea now, will probably purchase a 4.5kg backup.

thanks
fergy

Hi Fergy

we live in our van and have now been on the road 8mths (woohoo!!!) we are a family of 4 (two kids who open the fridge lots!!!) we too free camp as its too expensive to stay in parks - we usually get approx 2 weeks out of a bottle this also including heating water for showers and washing up, also cooking.

We have 2 bottles as sometimes we are fairly remote and they charge a kings ransome to refill the bottles

Cheers