Refrigerator Power Priority - AC/12V/LP?

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/11399/thread" timestamp="1432647850" author="@nmken"]The way I'm leaning is that to travel with 12v as long as the refrigerator is maintaining temp and switching to propane only if I need to catch up.  There is much speculation on the web about laws about propane but from what I read, it is legal everywhere unless specifically called out and even then the restrictions (ie for tunnels) are for propane loads much larger than a 2 20 lb bottle set up.  I've seen comments about not having igniters enabled at gas stations but haven't found any actual laws to cover this - can anyone come up with anything beyond opinion on that matter?[/quote]In our area it is expressly prohibited to have more than ONE 20lb propane tank on your property without special permitting. Ain't that a kick in the pants....

[charliem]

[quote source="/post/11400/thread" timestamp="1432648106" author="@whoofit"]In our area it is expressly prohibited to have more than ONE 20lb propane tank on your property without special permitting. Ain't that a kick in the pants....
[/quote][font size="3"]Exhibit one in my avoidance of home owners associations. Does Chairman Mao head up your local People's Republic of Suburbia?
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[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/11400/thread" author="@whoofit" timestamp="1432648106"]In our area it is expressly prohibited to have more than ONE 20lb propane tank on your property without special permitting. Ain't that a kick in the pants....

[font size="3"]Exhibit one in my avoidance of home owners associations. Does Chairman Mao head up your local People's Republic of Suburbia?
[/font][/quote][p]Why yes, Comrade. Actually a bunch of little "Fearless Leaders". Needless to say the Yankee in me forces me to be, how you say it in English, a bit dissenting?[/p][p]
[/p][p]It is the whole town too...
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[mitch]

I believe it was Groucho Marx (not Karl) who said, and I'm paraphrasing, "I'd never want to be a member of a club that would have me as a member". Same goes for HOA's

[charliem]

[quote source="/post/11414/thread" author="@whoofit" timestamp="1432654586"][quote source="/post/11405/thread" author="@charliem" timestamp="1432649720"][font size="3"]Exhibit one in my avoidance of home owners associations. Does Chairman Mao head up your local People's Republic of Suburbia?
[/font][/quote][p]Why yes, Comrade. Actually a bunch of little "Fearless Leaders". Needless to say the Yankee in me forces me to be, how you say it in English, a bit dissenting?[/p][p]
[/p][p]It is the whole town too...
[/p][/quote][font size="3"]Wonder what's the equivalent of "Sieg Heil! in North Korea?
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[maryvanilla]

I just picked up my new 21BHS and cool fridge with food running on propane blew out with 30 mph cross wind on I-90. Found after freezer defrosted and contents warm. Hot day outside and it was about 4 hrs between me checking fridge. Moral of the story, strong crosswinds blowing into your fridge vents can knock your propane cooling out on the road. Cycled on/off at rest stop and got it fired back up. The next day i got stuck in Mitchell, SD with 40-50 mph crosswinds. Decided to camp pointed into the wind...

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/11455/thread" timestamp="1432672977" author="@charliem"]

[p]Why yes, Comrade. Actually a bunch of little "Fearless Leaders". Needless to say the Yankee in me forces me to be, how you say it in English, a bit dissenting?[/p][p]
[/p][p]It is the whole town too...
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[font size="3"]Wonder what's the equivalent of "Sieg Heil! in North Korea?
[/font][/quote][p]I dunno, Charlie. Probably safe to do what the next guy is doing though.[/p][p]
[/p][p]If politics has taught me one thing it is this. Sorry, feeling a tad bit Nitty, Gritty and Dirty today. Remember them?[/p][p]
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[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/11595/thread" author="@boondockler" timestamp="1432779796"]I just picked up my new 21BHS and cool fridge with food running on propane blew out with 30 mph cross wind on I-90. Found after freezer defrosted and contents warm. Hot day outside and it was about 4 hrs between me checking fridge. Moral of the story, strong crosswinds blowing into your fridge vents can knock your propane cooling out on the road. Cycled on/off at rest stop and got it fired back up. The next day i got stuck in Mitchell, SD with 40-50 mph crosswinds. Decided to camp pointed into the wind...[/quote]Well, that did suck. Did your dealer offer any advice?

[shovelhead]

[quote source="/post/11405/thread" timestamp="1432649720" author="@charliem"][quote timestamp="1432648106" author="@whoofit" source="/post/11400/thread"]In our area it is expressly prohibited to have more than ONE 20lb propane tank on your property without special permitting. Ain't that a kick in the pants....
[/quote][font size="3"]Exhibit one in my avoidance of home owners associations. Does Chairman Mao head up your local People's Republic of Suburbia?
[/font][/quote]How "progressive"  TIC

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/11647/thread" timestamp="1432839581" author="@shovelhead"][quote source="/post/11405/thread" timestamp="1432649720" author="@charliem"][font size="3"]Exhibit one in my avoidance of home owners associations. Does Chairman Mao head up your local People's Republic of Suburbia?
[/font][/quote]How "progressive"  TIC
[/quote][p]It is one of the most conservative towns in my state too.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Now, picture me fighting this. I go to the Hall of Shame and ask for a waiver or repeal. They stand upon their conservative principles and say "You can do more with less, whoofit. Try to be more conservative." I argue, "But I need 2 tanks for my RV, massa!" They reply, "We will not allow such liberal amounts of propane to be stored without permit."[/p][p]
[/p][p]How do you fight it? Ignore it.. "Viva la Resistance!" or sumthin' like that. More like hide them in a tank cover...
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[scout]

nmken,

Our mini fridge is likely different than your 16 TBS, but like many others, I pre cool the night before. (I find my beers are cooler with LP rather than 12v). I keep the fridge on during transit, but turn it off when fuelling, and when travelling on the ferry system in British Columbia. Technically it would be considered an open flame
 
...the ferry terminals require you to shut off your propane prior to boarding anyway, and most gas stations up here have the "no open flame/spark policy" stickers on the pumps or close by. As a full time hose jockey I have been to a few gas station incidents involving open flame and gasoline vapours... :-/

I have had the pilot light blow out a few times, but the auto shut off stops the flow until I catch it at the next road side stop...I agree the 12v adds a lot of heat to the underside of the fridge...you can feel the heat radiating through the vent on hot days when passing close by.