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[flinchlock]

EdoHart, thank you very much for all that info!

However, don't dump the brine on the ground as nothing will grow there for quite a while.

What about yellow brine?

Mike

[flinchlock]

How about these coolers... http://www.i-m-d.com...Fiberglass1.htm

The smallest (47 quart) is $369, but "Keeps cold for up to 9-12 days".

Mike

[EdoHart]

I've been thinking about putting a bench in the front of the camper, under the front sliding window, and I have a cooler that is almost the right size that I have placed there to explore storage options. If I didn't have the 3 way refrigerator I could really see one of the 3 smaller models as the answer.

On a side note, I was smart enough to put a thermometer in the truck the other night, so the next trip I take I will record inside and outside temperatures through out the day and see how well the gas refrigerator works. Unfortunately, I'm on call this weekend so it will be at least another week before I can test.

[Pete D]

Ed, you might find this thread from a fiberglass trailer group interesting:

http://www.fiberglas...og thermometer

[flinchlock]

FYI...

I just bought a Coleman 36 Quart Xtreme® 5-Day Cooler for $20 (end of season) at my local Menards (sort of like a Lowes and Kmart combination).

Mike

[EdoHart]

I took a short trip this weekend and noted the following for my Dometic brand...
- At 4 PM and 92 F outside running on 12 V for about 4-5 hours the refrigerator was 40 F inside.
- At 7 AM and 70 F outside running on gas for 15 hours the refrigerator was 25 F inside.
- All temperatures measured with the same thermometer.
- I didn't have the opportunity the run the refrigerator all day on gas and forgot to check the temperature after the return leg on 12 V, but a few hours after shutting it down, the beer "felt" cold.