In a similar scenario... fridge shopping... what is the biggest we can go.
Hi, has anyone here got a cfx75dzw waeco in a discovery 3?
We measured up and it looks like it would fit, so if anyone has tried, is it a goer?
Cheers James
In a similar scenario... fridge shopping... what is the biggest we can go.
I suggest you move the thinking to “what’s the most efficient” because those 75l and above Waeco chew battery power.
Not length ways with a cargo barrier it won't. You would have to put that fridge across the back, taking up the entire boot space. Whereas with the 65dz you still have half the boot free.
Depends what you have planned and your family size. I know I can fill the 65l and have enough cryovaced meat, veg and milk to live off for 10 days for 2 people with ease. Did this last year.
Also if I had that 75 I'd have to pack lighter, there's no way we could have fitted our 3rd passenger we picked up in Kununurra.
Food for thought, choose wisely! Remember if you go too big you're stuck with it.
Above photos you can see the CFX 65dz sits lengthways with 65mm spare, other side is up against the cage, if you have no cargo barrier you might fit it though! Again depends what you have planned, no camper trailer or caravan means a cargo barrier is a must IMO. As you will be struggling to pack the car safely without it. Look at the recent rollover video, the owner is happy the barrier was there that's for sure.
I'd say it will fit lengthways without a cargo barrier. Just did a measurement and you will have about 30mm up your sleeve.
We cryovac and can get sufficient food and milk for 2 weeks into a 55l
The difference is our Fridge Freezer will run 3 days where the Waeco (had one sold it) would run 1 1/4 for the same power consumption.
I have the CFX-65DZ on a removable slide base and cage - full thread here: Removable fridge slide setup
With careful packing we can feed our family of 5 for 10 nights plus from this and as Russrobe says, it fits nicely.
Depends on what type of cargo barrier you have too - some sit further back into the loadspace.
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Hmm, that's strange. I've never got less than a full 48 hours out of the CFX 65. I know the old CF models were much worse by comparison.
On average I get 3 days out of mine, in hot conditions over 40 degrees I get 2. Although we're hardly ever in the same spot for longer than 2 nights so it's never bothered me, by the time it's switched off i'm minutes away from starting the motor and leaving anyway.
Of course having some sort of solar power connected would make a significant difference and still work out much cheaper than some other models.
One thing i liked when i moved to the D3 was that now my 50ltr has plenty of room around it unlike the D1 where it would only fit once i cut a bar out of the barrier and removed the handles.
Russ, your CB seems to chew a lot of space. Once i have made a storage system i will be able to fit 2 x 10ltr water bottles between fridge and CB.
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Yep, although I find it more useful to have that 200mm space in the front as i can stuff jumpers and towels up there for easy access. I also squeeze 5L of engine oil and 20l of water behind the fridge behind the fridge. I'm in the market for a water pump of some sort to run from the 20l can to a tap though...
I usually tie the maxtrax to the upper section of the CB and a table sits nicely against the lower section.
If it's just the wife and I though, the CFX 65 fits perfectly across 2 removed rear seats on top of a false floor (or even length ways with one seat folded flat). I only keep the fridge here if I've got the dog so he can stretch out. Another good thing about the 50l and 65l fridges, they fit everywhere!
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