Fridge size

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

I had thought of getting a 45ltr for now then a 20/25ltr to use as a freezer later on. If it was just for wife and i ,i would get a dual zone but the size is just a bit too big for the back of a D1 plus other crap i need to cram in.

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Here is some guidance on packing. :D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/10/964.jpg

Lol, thats what ours usually looks like but now having a camper i dont need to squeeze so much crap in. At least yours is all in bags, my missus loves to throw in tons of loose stuff which annoys me lots.

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

Softness creep.
Next it will be a toilet, then a diesel heater, then aircon in the camper trailer.
Is there no end to this madness? LOL

We just did 3 months around Oz with a 39L Engel. Only 2 of us.

You also have to consider the room in the back of the car when deciding on the fridge. You have to have room for a slab and about 6 wine when tackling the GRR as well as clothes and dry groceries. ( dry area)

We found eggs don't have to be in fridges, ditto potatoes, lettuce and other veg.
I bought along a vacuum sealer , but wonder if it was really necessary , although great when buying meat to seal it in meals.

Regards Philip A

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Ha!

Unlikely to be much more "softness creep" with us. We've spent the last few years doing road trips and camping (3 weeks at the longest) using an esky. You could call anybody using a fridge as going soft. Ah... stops every two days for more ice, draining water from the esky every day, and what is butter if the tub isn't filled up with cold water? Helps for entertainment with the kids, though, as they also get to have an apple-bob competition when it's time for fruit.

Air-con in the camper trailer? We have air-con in the tent - the windows and doors all open!

I'm actually seriously considering removing the air-con in the Defender. We never, ever use it - and it takes up a lot of leg room in the front, as well as extra stuff in the engine bay. Has anybody done this on a TD5?

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

Lol, thats what ours usually looks like but now having a camper i dont need to squeeze so much crap in. At least yours is all in bags, my missus loves to throw in tons of loose stuff which annoys me lots.

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ahhhh yes, my g/f is like that too. Things get carefully balanced on top of other things as though we're not actually driving anywhere. The second I back out the drive way, everything falls. I DON'T UNDERSTAND! lol

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Originally Posted by weeds

you will work around whatever size you have....at the end of the day its gotta be better

I started with a 32, now have a 32 and a 39

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opps meant to say

its gotta be better than ice/esky

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Originally Posted by weeds

you will work around whatever size you have....
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One small thing that I found made an enormous difference to how much could be fitted into a small fridge was to use only rectangular containers.

Round containers, especially round containers with sloping sides waste a lot of the available space. Using rectangular containers with near vertical sides probably allowed almost twice as much food to be fitted in the fridge.

We would often cook enough of a meal like a stew, a curry or a stir-fry for three nights at a time. If the extra was put into empty margarine or butter containers, they took up a lot less space if the containers were square or rectangular.

Having the same meal the next night with rice and the following night with pasta gave offered some variety.

If I could have found a company that put beer in square cans, I probably would have bought their product. :p

I was reminded of that by Judo's photo of the back of his vehicle. Eliminating waste space is part of the secret.

^ I will second the use of square Tupperware.

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Originally Posted by Judo

^ I will second the use of square Tupperware.

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That's why we have square vehicles!

Had a 60 ltr duel zone for a long time and always found it a pain, very battery hungry and we'll big always took away more than I needed . I bought a 32 ltr Engel and never looked back and have since sold the 60 ltr. Planning when packing is the key and big yes to square containers. Also the 32 fits great in my D1, On bigger trips I take an esky for drinks/booze and food only in the fridge

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We use zip lock vac bags ....... Maximizes space

Oh our 32 is in the camper and the 39 is in the tug