Ok I am at a campground. There is power, 30 amp,
50 amp, and 120. Do I plug right into the 30 amp and if so then what do I set my fridge to run on since it only has switches for 12 volt, 120, and propane?
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 19:00
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Power help
Okay, what type of plug do you have on your camper?
Is it a large plug that looks like one you may have seen on a clothes dryer?
If yes, that is a 30 amp plug (at 120 volts) and you plug it into the 30 amp outlet ( Make sure the breaker is turned off).
If you have a plug that looks like a normal household plug, then you plug it into the 120 volt "household" style outlet.
Your fridge is your personal choice. Some people use the 120 volt when they are plugged in at the campground, and some people keep the refrigerator running on propane.
Personally, I only use Propane for my refrigerator. It keeps it simple, I go to the storage lot the day before our trip and I start the fridge on propane, and I don't bother with it until the end of the trip. But, That's just the way I do it.
As Always,
Happy Scamping !!!
Great thanks! Yes we have a plug that is for 30 amp and then the adaptor for the 120 so I can do either. What I wasn't sure about is the fridge itself has three options, the 120, propane, or 12V. If I plug into the 30 amp plug then what do I set that fridge switch on....120 I'm guessing?
Whenever hooked up to a campsite I use the 120 VAC setting. You are paying for the electricity, you just as well use it. Yes, the 12 VDC will use their power also but you be using the converter to 'make' the 12 volts, and that would be less efficient. Mine will be a 2-way Gas/120 and Scamp says not to use the gas when on the road. I have other plans to keep food cold on long trips, and many of mine are hours long.
I concur and we utilize the 120 at the RV parks. When traveling we shut off the gas at the tanks for safety.
Additionally, we have one of the larger refrigerators offered by Scamp (120v / gas) and no 12 volt option. We travel with a standard picnic cooler and use small bags of ice to keep everything cold. When we arrive at our campsite we start the refrigerator first thing on 120v and only transfer the food to the refrigerator once the thermometer gets into the safety range. (A nice large digital thermometer is very helpful and some use wireless models as you can experience temperature swings as the day warms up.) Now, our frig also has a freezer compartment yet we realistically don't expect to use it so we pop the ice packs into that area and they do re-freeze. This has allowed us to utilize those again as we transfer cold food and the freezer packs back into the picnic cooler as we travel to our next campsite. It sounds like a lot of work but is really one of the routine tasks on our setup or teardown at each campsite.
We do need to purchase those inexpensive blue freezer packs but have not gotten around to it yet. We have purchased some ice as we travel and have found it not a real chore.
Safety in towing and safety in food handling is our must have routine