bklynmom Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 we have a 34ft b.h. rockwood ultra light t.t. hoping to go full time in a few weeks . thinking of taking out the love seat in the b.r. and put a small chest freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 3 hours ago, bklynmom said: we have a 34ft b.h. rockwood ultra light t.t. hoping to go full time in a few weeks . thinking of taking out the love seat in the b.r. and put a small chest freezer. My main concern would be weight. That sofa is on a slide. Chest freezers tend to be heavy even before you load them. Think about each package of ground beef weighing a pound or more. Can you find out the weight of the sofa? Also where you could plug in the freezer? Linda Sand Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklynmom Posted October 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) there is a plug right next to the slide . im thinking a small one not a resendital one .the one i looked at on amazon said it weighs 70 lbs. looking at 3 or 5 cubic ft. Edited October 4, 2018 by bklynmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Ah. Those are popular in van conversions. Especially the ones that run on 12 volt power. Linda Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Would not hesitate do do this. Had a 3.0 freezer and the option to buy and store has saved many $. We cook a lot at home and it allows many options with the lower food bills. Costco is our friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 We had a 4cuft upright that ran off an inverter for 4 years. Never had an issue with it. It was handy for stocking on meat and veggies. Currently, our residential fridge freezer has enough space. Quote Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL-JOE Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 6:05 PM, bklynmom said: there is a plug right next to the slide . im thinking a small one not a resendital one .the one i looked at on amazon said it weighs 70 lbs. looking at 3 or 5 cubic ft. I think you are talking about the chest style that you can use as a freezer or switch and use as a frig. I have a couple buddies that have them in slide out trays in their class A storage compartments. The ones I have looked at all run between 60 and 80 pounds and anywhere from $900 to over $1,400. I don't think there would be an issue with weight on your slide. If the appliance weighed 75 pounds for example and you had 50 pounds of food in it that is still just 125 pounds of extra weight. Take away the weight of that piece of furniture you are taking out and there really isn't much added. We are hauling our vac-seal machine around and like buying our meat more in bulk but have been limited due to freezer space. When we are wintering in Florida we will be weeding out some stuff to see if we can make room for one of these chests in our basement storage area. I think as a full timer it will be beneficial for us. Quote Joe & Cindy Newmar 4369 Ventana Pulling 24' enclosed (Mini Cooper, Harley, 2 Kayaks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill w/bus Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Look at Whytner (sp?) available through Lowe's. Cost for the large one is around$600. Looking at one for buying larger quantities. Found a meat market in Arcadia, Florida that sells whole tenderloin for $7/lb. Bill Quote Bill & Lynn Baxter MCI102A3 Conversion, Detroit Diesel S50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyretired Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 We have a 3 cu ft freezer in a closet in out 5er. It and the residential refrigerator can be powered with the inverter or by electrical hookups. We try not to use the freezer when boondocking if we expect to use the mini split but it doesn't really use a lot of power. Our solar and batteries usually keeps up just fine if we are somewhat careful. It is in a slide. We met a couple in AK that took the couch out of their RV and put in a large freezer in a slide. They fill it with fish from fishing. They said keeping it closed and powering at night keeps everything frozen on their trip home. They had been doing it for years and had campgrounds with hookups planned out for the trip. Quote Randy 2001 Volvo VNL 42 Cummins ISX Autoshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) On 10/29/2018 at 9:58 PM, FL-JOE said: I think you are talking about the chest style that you can use as a freezer or switch and use as a frig. I have a couple buddies that have them in slide out trays in their class A storage compartments. The ones I have looked at all run between 60 and 80 pounds and anywhere from $900 to over $1,400. I don't think there would be an issue with weight on your slide. If the appliance weighed 75 pounds for example and you had 50 pounds of food in it that is still just 125 pounds of extra weight. Take away the weight of that piece of furniture you are taking out and there really isn't much added. We are hauling our vac-seal machine around and like buying our meat more in bulk but have been limited due to freezer space. When we are wintering in Florida we will be weeding out some stuff to see if we can make room for one of these chests in our basement storage area. I think as a full timer it will be beneficial for us. We have a Dometic brand similar to this one, on a sliding tray in a basement compartment. Edited November 2, 2020 by Ray,IN Quote 2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA ." And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy 20 Jan 1961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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