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Disco Driver
Member Since: 28 Feb 2009
Location: Canberra ACT
Posts: 55
  
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Howdy folks
Just wondering what set-ups D3 owners have gone with portable fridges, Engel or Waeco? Slide mount systems? Size? Fridge/Freezer?
Cheers
DD
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 3rd Oct 2010 12:09 am |
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Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
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Hi DD,
This is very much a personal choice & dependent on requirements.
I have a 39L Engel fridge, which I bought years ago (before combination fridge/freezers). I now use it with a Black Widow slide in my D3.
Best Wishes,
Peter The Bearded Dragon
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| 3rd Oct 2010 3:04 am |
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ianv
Member Since: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Bungendore, New South Wales
Posts: 338
 
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Lots of choices, I have an engel 30, I have removed the 1/3 split seat on the right side ( 5 seater) and used and engel fixed mounting plate bolted to the seat mounts. Easy access. TDV6
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| 3rd Oct 2010 7:16 am |
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Desert Traveller
Member Since: 06 Aug 2006
Location: The Gabba - QLD
Posts: 420
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I run a 39l Engel as the main frig. On a slide for long trips. Also have a 25litre Waeco for the long trips and it is run purely as a freezer. Prefer my engel, would like to trade the Waeco for a small engel.
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| 3rd Oct 2010 2:53 pm |
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WayneD
Member Since: 11 Sep 2007
Location: Sydney Darwin ,Singapore, USA, UK and now country NSW
Posts: 531
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My Waeco keept blowing the fuse on the Disco but since getting the dual battery and with two additional outlets in the rear it works a treat. I use a fridge slide which makes getting things in and out so much easier. Take the road less traveled. Dual battery system.ORS drawers,LR cargo Barrier.ARB Bull bar,side protection bars,Mickey Thompson ATR's 17" rims, Rear wheel carrier, radiator guard TPMS Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch LR RAI Steel Rims , GME UHF, Off Road GPS, Llams (yet to be fitted)
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| 4th Oct 2010 1:55 am |
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evan
Member Since: 17 Jun 2007
Location: Bribie Island, Queensland
Posts: 28
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I have a Waeco 40 litre fridge/freezer. It sits loosely in the back. I have a few options for power. I have 2 power points from the car battery mounted in the back on the LHS - one is the standard cigarette lighter type; the other is an Anderson plug. This was wired so that it only gets power when the car is running, hence no flat battery!
The other option I have is a second battery in a battery box. On the outside of the box are 2 plugs - one for power back to the plug mounted in the car and another plug for running the fridge or boat winch. I then made up different power cables so I can always match the appliance.
Regards
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| 4th Oct 2010 7:25 am |
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RSAChris
Member Since: 16 Apr 2010
Location: Centurion RSA
Posts: 154
 
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evan wrote:I have a Waeco 40 litre fridge/freezer. It sits loosely in the back. I have a few options for power. I have 2 power points from the car battery mounted in the back on the LHS - one is the standard cigarette lighter type; the other is an Anderson plug. This was wired so that it only gets power when the car is running, hence no flat battery!
The other option I have is a second battery in a battery box. On the outside of the box are 2 plugs - one for power back to the plug mounted in the car and another plug for running the fridge or boat winch. I then made up different power cables so I can always match the appliance.
Regards
This is pretty much my setup as well - 2 x 40Litre Engel fridges in the back [one set as freezer]. From the main line off the primary battery in the engine via a Cole Hersey relay and 50 Amp fuse it terminnates in the boot and at the tow bar with Brad Harrison/Anderson plugs.
I have 2 x Delco 102A/h batteries in the boot box with plugs for the fridges. The box is also fused with 50A.
I also tow an Xplorer off-road caravan with it's own 2 x batteries - this was usually plugged in at the tow bar's Brad Harrison plug - Same setup on my 2 previous defenders.
On our last trip the fuse in the box blew after some time when the Caravan was plugged in as well. Since then I just kept the Solar pannels on the caravan roof plugged in - no further issues with fuses in the box.
Cheers
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| 4th Oct 2010 9:00 am |
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Preacher
Member Since: 15 Aug 2009
Location: NE Victoria
Posts: 141
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This is pretty much my setup as well - 2 x 40Litre Engel fridges in the back [one set as freezer]. From the main line off the primary battery in the engine via a Cole Hersey relay and 50 Amp fuse it terminnates in the boot and at the tow bar with Brad Harrison/Anderson plugs.
I have 2 x Delco 102A/h batteries in the boot box with plugs for the fridges. The box is also fused with 50A.
I also tow an Xplorer off-road caravan with it's own 2 x batteries - this was usually plugged in at the tow bar's Brad Harrison plug - Same setup on my 2 previous defenders.
On our last trip the fuse in the box blew after some time when the Caravan was plugged in as well. Since then I just kept the Solar pannels on the caravan roof plugged in - no further issues with fuses in the box.
Disco Driver
I also have 2 batteries in the van and 2 extra yellow top under the bonnet to run a 40 lt Engel for a freezer and a bit bigger "Bushman" with extended tops for my fridge.
For my recommendation - go the "Bushman" bigger size, far less cost, extra height modules included and a great co to deal with. Way up there in the magazine tests.
dj
The engel is fatter than the 'Bushranger' (which is longer)
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| 11th Oct 2010 11:20 am |
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Preacher
Member Since: 15 Aug 2009
Location: NE Victoria
Posts: 141
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woops - pushed the button twice
sorry
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| 11th Oct 2010 11:20 am |
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