Fridge Fiasco

We thought we may have a few teething problems with the rig. And it seems the fridge is one of them. We love the fridge. It's big. It's stylish. But, it loves gas. It's a greedy, gas guzzler. One weekend away, the fridge struggled to cool the contents down. By Sunday, the bread we had put into the freezer still hadn't frozen. If we were living on the road full time, and the fridge was stocked up, it would be more efficient and able to freeze things, as it would be on the whole time. But, turning it on just for a weekend doesn't seem to work.

So we've researched other options. And, Solar 'Dave" suggested getting a normal household fridge (24 volt), with a high star rating (good efficiency rating). The other option was a solar fridge (12 volt). The household fridge was $900 compared to $3,000 for the solar. We went with the cheaper option.

Nick helped Bernie take the fridge out of the rig. It was a bit of a juggle, not much room to manoeuvre. It sold in two days on Trade-me and we bought another fridge from Harvey Norman. A smaller one, with single doors. It's the same size as the one we have here at home, and although it's smaller than the one originally in the rig, it is in fact a good size.

There's now lots of room around this new fridge. So we'll get a kitchen joiner to put in some cupboards to match the rest of the kitchen. Yay ... more kitchen storage.