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Originally Posted by wrightwy
Hi Folks , Iam going to be looking for a fridge when I get out of school , Our trucks have generators and I think they will let me put a inverter in it . So what kind of fridge am I looking for ? where am I looking for it at and how much should I expect to pay . Thanks inadvance Andy
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if the truck has a generator (as in apu) then you will have ac power to use if not will thay let you have an inverter...? if so you will need a 1000-1500 watt invertor, why so big will the fridge will need around 400 watts to run BUT it will need around 900 at startup plus tv, laptop, dvd player, micro.
you can get a roadpro 1500 watt invertor at pilot for $119 or so, it will do just fine ours ran everything for two years before the cooling fans died (my 1100 watt micro may have had something to do with that) it did still run the fridge until i could get a better invertor.
this is the fridge we have had for three years and it works just fine
http://tinyurl.com/yfcyat
now with that said if you are going to driver a frieghtliner unless you are going to take apart the inside of the truck all you can use is a 12v cooler (we have used them and thay do a good job of keeping things COOL)
if you are going to be driving a volvo it will depend on what volvo you get 880,780,670 will all work for a fridge w/o mods all the rest will also need to have thing taken apart...! the one i posted a link to is 1/2" smaller than the dorm fridge's that most store sell and it will fit inside a volvo cabinet all you need to do is pop off the doors.
now after all that WAIT until you have been on the road for a few months with a 12v cooler and see IF 1st you like the job and 2nd if you NEED a fridge. after all you will be spending $350- $450 to have a fridge in the truck.
side note if you want to see a funny look on someone's face try sitting on I-10 in AZ sometime in July stuck waiting for three hours for them to clean up a rollover and when the family in the minvan next to you looks over and thay see you eating ICE CREAM.