What is a good RV Freezer for use in a basement compartment? - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Old Snipe · RV-Dreams Family Member

What is a good RV Freezer for use in a basement compartment?

Judy · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have an Avanti freezer it sits on a shelf where the washer/dryer belongs. I love it. We paid about 200 for it. Look the brand up and see what it looks like. It 120 volt and keeps well when we are traveln on the road. Order it through a local appliance store when we went full timing.
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bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

I you want a freezer that will fit in the basement you get to pay for it. We have a Norcold one and it cost us $700 on sale. Not cheap. We looked for small residential ones but all of them were too big to fit in the basement so we paid what we had to pay before our Alaska trip. Ours is dual power, it switches to 12volt when we are not on shore power or generator. It is cold enough, -5 to +5 F, to keep ice cream very solid. The same freezer comes in a couple other brands since their are multiple companies importing them, but the price is about the same from everyone.
I hadn't thought of using the washer/dryer location, probably since we have a washer/dryer. Many people put a 5 cubic foot freezer under the dining table and use TV trays to eat on. It is good to have an inverter to run the freezer while travelling, as long as you have enough battery power or your alternator is charging your batteries while travelling. People going to Alaska want to bring lots of frozen salmon and halibut back, so they commonly use a residential freezer.

-- Edited by bjoyce at 12:36, 2007-05-09

Ken Cindy Ditka and Sox · RV-Dreams Family Member

Wow Paul, seems like you are asking all the same questions we have just a little while in front of us! We are still 56 months away from fulltiming so its great to follow you guys around on this forum to gather all this info.

Thanks Judy for the Avanti reference and the idea of using the washer/dryer compartment. We just use that for extra storage now and don't see it having a washer/dryer even when we fulltime.

I don't like to go to the grocery store a lot and the freezer space seems to be the deciding factor for that. We also aren't big on doing laundry in small spurts. We'd rather hit the laundromat and use several machines at once to get in and get out. Your solution fits us perfectly!

One followup question: how long do you trust to go with it closed but no electricity while you are on the road? I suppose we'd just need to kick on the generator periodically if we are on day-long hauls although right now we haven't had need to do that.

Judy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hi Ken & Cindy,
Yesterday we traveled 6 hrs and our little freezer was just fine...I had a big bag of ice and it was hard as a rock....we dont open it when we are not plugged in and my husband says it could do 8 to 10 hrs or even more if door is not opened. It has a good seal and the door is for right or left use. Hope this helps.They do have a website I believe.
southwestjudy & Bob & 2blackdogs