rruff
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Seems like a decent idea, but I've never heard of anyone doing it, so maybe not! What I'm thinking is having a small fridge (15-20L) and using it only to freeze icepacks... and only when there is sun or the truck is running. It'll be turned off the rest of the time. Food and frozen icepacks will go in a good cooler.
Advantages:
a) lower battery requirements with the ice providing a buffer
b) not having the fridge noise at night
c) better insulation of the cooler
d) easy to just buy ice in town if you are looking at a week of rainy weather
e) if it's sunny you can make ice for other people
Downsides:
a) fridge will have lower efficiency at a lower temperature... but may be offset by the higher efficiency of the cooler.
b) futzing around exchanging icepacks and monitoring temperatures
c) temperature control is less precise
Anything I missed?
Anyone tried it?
Advantages:
a) lower battery requirements with the ice providing a buffer
b) not having the fridge noise at night
c) better insulation of the cooler
d) easy to just buy ice in town if you are looking at a week of rainy weather
e) if it's sunny you can make ice for other people
Downsides:
a) fridge will have lower efficiency at a lower temperature... but may be offset by the higher efficiency of the cooler.
b) futzing around exchanging icepacks and monitoring temperatures
c) temperature control is less precise
Anything I missed?
Anyone tried it?
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