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19/12/2016 at 10:21am
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This, from the Caravan Club:
6. Ferry Crossings
It will be obvious from 3 above that the refrigerator cannot be used on 12V during
ferry crossings. For short crossings of an hour or two, the contents should remain
adequately cool until you are able to re-connect, provided the refrigerator was precooled
sufficiently beforehand. For longer journeys this is not practicable, and it is
best to purchase fresh produce on arrival at your holiday destination. However, when
members were asked if they had any ideas for keeping the refrigerator cool on ferry
crossings, the following tips were received, which members might find helpful:
Pre-freeze suitable items you are taking on your journey, allowing no air spaces in
the refrigerator, and place in the fridge before starting your journey. The member
who passed on this advice explained she put the frozen contents into the
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refrigerator at 4pm and they were still frozen on arrival at 8.30am the following
day (14 hours).
Variations on this theme included freezing a cooked meal in an ice cream carton,
or any square/oblong box that will fit into the freezer section – this should last
about eight hours. Freeze a loaf of bread/block of cheese/milk (in plastic bottles to
allow for expansion),or use freezer blocks.
A member who often travels to Le Havre via Portsmouth, a journey of 5˝ hours,
keeps his fridge cold using a portable 12V supply in the form of a portable
starter/charger, sold under various trade names (inc Halfords), and available from
caravan dealers. Connection requires a 12S socket, a torpedo plug for 12V/car
cigarette lighter sockets and a 3ft length of two-core cable. The plug should be
wired to terminals 3 and 4 of the 12S socket. After leaving the ferry, remember to
reconnect as normal! These engine starters are supplied with a 12V lead, which
can be plugged into the car’s cigarette lighter to recharge for future use. This
should work fine, but it should be appreciated that as most of these engine starters
have an internal battery of about 6-12Ah capacity or so, they may give only an
hour or two’s use; however, one of these devices will extend the time the
refrigerator would remain cold – say two to three hours after the battery becomes
flat.
Fill the fridge to capacity, if possible, and avoid opening the door
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