Beer fridge

I am about to go out and buy a fridge for the Landy, anyone got any good ideas or recommendations.

I am looking for something to keep a few tinnies and the bacon for that all essential early morning bacon butty, Needs to run off the Landy and big enough for three big lads who like their refreshments !

of all places halfords near me had 30% there travel fridges, full on fridge, 24ltr or 32ltr i think

I'll check it out - thanks Harry

Any travel fridge will kill your battery overnight unless you spend muchos muchos dinarii on an Engel. Waco/Dometic draw 4-8w, which will roger your average battery before the sun rises and your typical Halfords one will do the same.

To counter this, get something that has a mains lead as well as a ciggy socket lead, get some freezer gel packs in there too and get a euro campsite socket to UK mains adaptor and you're laughing. Or at least you will be on campsites that have mains hookups.

NoDo$h wrote:

Any travel fridge will kill your battery overnight unless you spend muchos muchos dinarii on an Engel. Waco/Dometic draw 4-8w, which will roger your average battery before the sun rises and your typical Halfords one will do the same.

To counter this, get something that has a mains lead as well as a ciggy socket lead, get some freezer gel packs in there too and get a euro campsite socket to UK mains adaptor and you're laughing. Or at least you will be on campsites that have mains hookups.

didnt know this, but i always say i spent silly monies on a HD winching Bat and it will be fine.....

mind our plan is just to buy ice and it can double as drinking ice and food ice!

I am taking leccy hook up for that very purpose.

12v in day when engine working
240 or whatever it is while at camp site.
It will also power the leccy blanket and the hair straighteners.

aw sorted me

On that note, I've got one of these on order:

http://www.camperlands.co.uk/store/sunnflair-3-socket-mobile-mains-kit-74678-0.html

Just add a Schuko adaptor (about a fiver from any caravan supplies shop) for some of the EU campsites and you have mains supply in your car or tent, RCD protected.

NoDo$h wrote:

On that note, I've got one of these on order:

http://www.camperlands.co.uk/store/sunnflair-3-socket-mobile-mains-kit-74678-0.html

Just add a Schuko adaptor (about a fiver from any caravan supplies shop) for some of the EU campsites and you have mains supply in your car or tent, RCD protected.

why would you need the adaptor?

I bought a Mobicool T 32. I was going to run it off the second battery. Should be ok.

I have been in touch with Keith and Tim, and now, because of concerns of your driving ability, we have imposed a NO DRINKING at all rule on the event.

So, it was good chatting to you all, but because of that I wont be going

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NoDo$h wrote:

why would you need the adaptor?

Many campsites in mainland europe still use the shucko socket. Note that EU regs are written by them, enacted by us and sneered at by the others.....



http://www.worldofcamping.co.uk/shop/mains_hook-up_adaptor_continental__641

oh, i think im going to stick with the adaptor in the car and burn the battery out lol

On the no drinking rule - how about a two week camp at Portsmouth !!

I know Gaz - our man who knows and does and really does exist - is sorting out our power requirements with linked batteries, that recharge when on route - or some such wizardry. _ as you can tell I'm not very mechanical. I'm only along for the scenery Ha ha ha ha

One Leisure battery (allows deep discharge / charge cycles)
One voltage sensing relay
500a rated battery cable
Couple of 90a fuses and holders
Crimp connectors

= dual battery system. Typical leisure battery will be 80a capacity, so a Dometic/Waeco/halfords cooler working to keep beers at a sensible temperature will drain it in under 10 hours. It will then recharge the next day while you're driving, but using it like that on a regular basis will see even an Optima yellowtop die within the year.

Ive got that system in my car - spent a saturday morning scratching my head and googling to gather all the components together. Only thing I haven't done yet is put a circuit breaker across the Voltage Sensing Relay to give me instant jump starting from the Optima if the cranking battery dies.

Cheers Alan, I can see I'm going to have to get the spanners out - are they still called spanners !

Pretty much everything you need (including decent instructions) here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTELLIGENT-Voltage-Sensing-Split-Charge-Relay-Kit-4-5m-/280508232436?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Terminals_Cabling_ET&hash=item414f97f2f4

Only thing missing is a set of crimps for the terminal connectors and an anderson plug/socket or similar to provide you with an accessory supply independent of the cranking battery.

I've basically built the same system and added an always-on 85a supply to the back of the car for powering a heavy duty compressor and a fridge and a 30a always-on supply for 2 of the 4 rooflights to give me worklights when setting up at campsites.

Cheers Alan - your a star.

Having looked at this forum and seeing what my Jack has been doing to his Lanny it makes me want to get rid of my 2003 and buy an mid eighties model that I can work on myself, with a 200tdi. I wouldn't mind having a chat with you when we have a beer moment to discuss the best way forward. And anyone else who can help me make my mind up, Jack just holds his head in his hands in despair!

I am saying really that I want to revert back to the simpler Lanny's. My first Lanny was in Saudi Arabia in the late 70's and I always loved that truck it was so simple to look after. And such a better looking vehicle. Anyways I am sure there is lots to talk about.

Off camping this weekend to try out a few different combinations of field kit for our trip - you'd think we were all going on a 3 year global expedition through all 5 continents with Wigan thrown in.

Hope you all have a great weekend lads, sun's up !!!

Mine will be a great weekend - 4 weeks to go AND I just told Barclays I'll not be renewing our contract so I have a few weeks of looking for a new client or two to give me a fresh start when I get back from the rally. A weight off my shoulders I can tell you.

Thats always a great feeling telling a client to get stuffed - I am just about to do the same with a solicitor client of mine - just in time to bring a smile to my face for the weekend.