New North Trail 33BKSS Out Door Fridge Question

Greetings!

Im waiting to pick up my 2016 NT 33BKSS and I'm super excited.
I recently watched a you tube video which I thought stated that the out door fridge only operates using electricity...not gas. Is this true

If so I'm slightly bummed cause that was one of the main reasons why I went with this unit. We do a lot of hanging out by the beach where there's no hookups and I was stoked to have the outside fridge fully stocked with cold drinks.

I still think the NT is one of the best trailers I saw during our search. I wish I had it now for this Easter Weekend.

Hoping the you tube video I saw was inaccurate.

Thanks!

Our outdoor fridge is electric only. No gas option. Sorry.

I have ordered a 2016 32BUDS with Outdoor kitchen. Although, I do not have it yet, The refrigerator is electric only. One solution, install a solar panel or two and add a dedicated pure sine wave inverter for the refrigerator only. The solar would charge your batteries and you could still use the Outside refrigerator.

Silverado23 said:

I have ordered a 2016 32BUDS with Outdoor kitchen. Although, I do not have it yet, The refrigerator is electric only. One solution, install a solar panel or two and add a dedicated pure sine wave inverter for the refrigerator only. The solar would charge your batteries and you could still use the Outside refrigerator.

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Okie dokie. So it won't even operate off of the battery as is like the inside fridge without an inverter? Or is the purpose of the inverter to somehow work with the solar panels to recharge the batteries so I don't drain quickly?

Sorry for for all the questions. I'm not too electrical savy.

The inverter converts 12v DC to 120v AC. The solar panels keep the batteries charged. Without the charge, the batteries will die pretty quickly powering the inverter.


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The inverter converts 12v DC to 120v AC. The solar panels keep the batteries charged. Without the charge, the batteries will die pretty quickly powering the inverter.


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Thank you. At least there's a way to make it happen

I'll have to price all that and see if it's worth it. I might just get it cold using the inside fridge then bring it out and stock the outside fridge so I can feel cool with my outdoor kitchen

We boondock a lot with ours. We have found that 15 pounds of dry ice in the bottom tray keeps the fridge cold for 3 days. On longer trips I take the fridge out and replace it with a cooler.

As far as solar goes, There is lots of information on this site.
https://heartlandowners.org/showthr...g-flexible-solar-panels/page3?highlight=solar
Jim.Allison has done a nice job detailing his system and the flexible inexpensive solar panels available.

I am working on a plan to add several solar panels and controller, etc. I will probably add an inverter eventually to power the outdoor kitchen fridge.