Now it's time to add an outside refrigerator. This will be primarily for beverages. I'm interested in recommendations, details, and pictures of what you have done. How did you anchor it? Where did you choose to locate it? Please share model and hardware selections. Thanking you in advance.
Carl
I installed a fridge in the basement of mine for adult beveragesizes. I installed 2 eyebolts into the wall on the basement and use a bunny cord to hold it in place while travelling. When setup I had to be able to pull it out from the wall so it gets better air circulation. I also installed a 2000 with invertor so it runs while travelling
I did the same as Shane , but I put mine on a 2 inch high wood platform so I can open the door without a problem . I believe mine is a 1.5 from Home Depot . It is about 24 inches tall give or take , , and I can fit in about 16 water bottles a six pack and then the door hold another 10
Well Joe mine holds 28 beer bottles 1 bottle of Clamato juice and 2 waters. I am not allowed to put my beverages in the big fridge. That is only for food and mommas wine :sick:
Yup Shane, mine are all outside also! BUT i cant fit 28 bottles, that's impressive! I will have to fill that and then help empty that some day!
Sounds like a plan. You need to drag that thing over here to the right coast where it's not so humid
You Cali folks dont know your right from your left!!! Your not on the right coast... 🙂
Depends if u looking south or north
Thanks for the info and the bottle counts. Looking forward to this project!!
Carl
When I 1st installed it I unscrewed the basement wall and plugged it in to the plug behind it that the vacuum cannister plugs into. The only problem there is no power to the outlet while travelling
I too removed one section of the wall , then I ran a heavy duty extension cord to the outlet in there. I then notched out the bottom of the wall panel to allow the cord to go under and still allow the panel to sit flat.
Joe
I haven't bought one yet but I was thinking about something like this one:
It has a compressor and freezes as well as cools. It would work for us in California where our main grocery shopping is an hour away, it would keep the frozen stuff cold. It plugs into 12V or 110V
Here is what I have -
On our 36RL, there was just enough room to do a Dometic CF-50 using a Mor-Ryde freezer tray, and still have 2/3 of the cabinet width to access the rest of the basement. I bought the stuff over the winter, but never installed it before we traded.
The CF-50 ran on 12V or 110V and automatically changed over to 110V when available, or back to 12V when not available. It's a compressor type unit, so far more effective than the thermoelectric stuff that hit the markets hard a few years back. The CF-50 can serve as a freezer for extra freezer space, or refrigerator for beverages depending on where you set the temp. Empty, it gets to 0 degrees F in about 1 hour, longer with unfrozen food in it of course. The cooler is 52 quartz - 1.7 cubic feet - 48 liters - or 68 cans, however you want to measure. Its just light enough that you can pull it and take it in the truck for some pleasure cruising, or to haul perishables back and forth from the store to the Redwood. Our pickup had the metal floor shelves that would drop down in the back and it sat there and ran on 12V or 110V on the newer Ford.
The slide out tray by Mor-Ryde had a 200% extension, or over 40" so it would slide out more than enough to clear the cabinet door and still have room to raise the lid all the way open.
I had the CF-80 put in our MH because there was a bigger space. I sold the CF-50 but still have the sliding tray that I may sell or use for a BBQ grille or something.
They are pricey - but versatile. It really would have helped as overflow for the 12cf fridge in the Redwood.
Brad those are very handy as they are portable and you can take them in the truck as well, unlike the beer fridge I have. I have a cheaper version of the dometic, made by coleman which we also use. It works off both voltages as well. not as well built as that one but works when extra storage is needed
