RememberTheFallen
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I have started converting my regular body E-350 for camping and trying to decide on the fridge.
Right now I plan on having a fixed 80x50 bed from the back drivers corner with a cabinet running the rest of the width down the passenger side.
I currently have an ARB 50qt fridge that I want to run on a slide under the bed the pulled out to the rear. Only issue is that it is so tall my bed would be very high in a fixed roof van.
So right now I am looking at either getting the lower 37qt ARB of a front opening fridge like the Engel and installing it in a cabinet behind the drivers seat like so many other conversions.
What is your opinions on chest the vs open front in these situations?
I know that the open front are less efficient because they allow cool air out when open but are there any other drawbacks?
I plan on just using 12v with a battery bank and maybe solar.
This was kind what I was planning on sliding out the back. My Chuck box on one side, fridge on the other, with two water cans in the middle. If I bought the 37qt fridge it would go there.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954119.880601.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954119.880601.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/248/248108-6e4c5f5c407ee6f8585c83c0ae492b3e.jpg)
Or![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954137.785126.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954137.785126.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/248/248109-46ddda1c47d72ca98b6209b51c06e97f.jpg)
I have started converting my regular body E-350 for camping and trying to decide on the fridge.
Right now I plan on having a fixed 80x50 bed from the back drivers corner with a cabinet running the rest of the width down the passenger side.
I currently have an ARB 50qt fridge that I want to run on a slide under the bed the pulled out to the rear. Only issue is that it is so tall my bed would be very high in a fixed roof van.
So right now I am looking at either getting the lower 37qt ARB of a front opening fridge like the Engel and installing it in a cabinet behind the drivers seat like so many other conversions.
What is your opinions on chest the vs open front in these situations?
I know that the open front are less efficient because they allow cool air out when open but are there any other drawbacks?
I plan on just using 12v with a battery bank and maybe solar.
This was kind what I was planning on sliding out the back. My Chuck box on one side, fridge on the other, with two water cans in the middle. If I bought the 37qt fridge it would go there.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954119.880601.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954119.880601.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/248/248108-6e4c5f5c407ee6f8585c83c0ae492b3e.jpg)
Or
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954137.785126.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451954137.785126.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/248/248109-46ddda1c47d72ca98b6209b51c06e97f.jpg)