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[Pete'sMH]

Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

Over the years, many Rv's have burned to a pile of ashes along the interstates as a result of fires starting behind the fridge while powering it on gas underway...way before the internet. It's your camper and your choice. The days of 3-Way power were nice...run it on 12V underway, gas on boondock and 120V on shore power. If I had a gas fridge I would install an inverter (if you don't have one) just to run the fridge on 120V while underway and keep generator and gas turned off.

You know, I’ve never even considered that. I’ve just run on propane for nearly 3 decades now. Just figured that’s what it’s there for. Not sure why a fire would be more likely while underway than when parked but there is a concern about fire from an open propane line in the event of an accident. I believe I’ll look into an inverter for just that purpose. Do you have one to recommend? Thanks for a good idea.