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06/8/2015 at 12:28am
Location: Redditch
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Hi there.
Firstly, I would agree with comments above. Pennine have never made a trailer tent, and certainly not in 1985. They only ever made folding campers, which means that, if yours is, genuinely, a Pennine, then it will have had a cooker at some point (although I appreciate it may have been removed since).
Do you know what model it is (Pennine is a make, not a model). In 1985, they were only making the Aztec, Clubman and Pullman, all of which were folding campers, and all of which had a cooker (if not a fridge). Back then, none of them had a battery compartment, and 12V systems were very much an option.
It would really help to advise you if we knew what you actually have. Internal pictures would also be ace, so we can see if the cooker has been removed. (although, if that were the case, I would expect the sink to have been removed too, as they were in one, integral, unit).
In terms of a fridge, you are probably best looking at a three way fridge (gas, mains and 12V) so you are covered when there is no electric hookup.
Whilst I would agree with the previous comments about batteries being flattened very quickly, I think we can safely say the battery would be dead in a matter of hours, not days. 12V is only a viable option when connected to a car, with the engine running.
A cool box will run for longer, but, again, not ideal.
Once again, this is all pure speculation, unless I know what it is you have. There's nothing we can't help with on here (and very little I don't know about Pennines) but, without knowing the model, we're going to struggle a little.
If you can help us with that, there's not much we can't help you with. 
Post last edited on 06/08/2015 01:16:10
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09/8/2015 at 10:31pm
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Yup. as you say; early Pullman with cooker / sink removed.
Ok. Looking at the options for cooker / fridge, first question has to be; will you be using it only at sites that have a mains electric hookup, or do you plan to use it places where there is no hookup?
I notice from your original post that you were asking about gas / 12V for the fridge, so I'm assuming you may be considering using it without EHU (electric hookup). Problem there is that, as we've already heard above; you can't run a fridge on 12V, as it will kill the battery in a few hours. The other problem, not mentioned, is that the portable 3 way fridges (which will run off a gas bottle) can't be used inside the camper, as they wont be externally vented, and, hence the gas build up will be an issue.
A cool box could be run for longer, on a battery, but not ideal without some form of charging system, as well.
There are plenty of gas camping cookers, with or without grill, which can be used, safely, in the camper (although only for cooking), or, if you are planning on using EHU, then a small electric oven / grill, with double hob on top is, also, very useful. you do need to watch out, with some of these, though, as using all elements together, can easily blow the electrics on lower rated sites.
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