The Lair

I am a pacifist Jaime. I put the lady bugs in our house back outside.

 

That was my first off road vehicle. My first vehicle was a 68' Ford Fairlane Station Wagon.

 

You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.

 

You can be the hero I deserve Matt.

 

Dammit, @RobP62! Multi-quote! Now I can't rig my 70,000 post....again.

 

If I multi-quote my post and likes received count stays low. I am going for the Gold Rahl!

#RoadTo30k

 

it's always about you, Rob...

 

Well, not THAT 'nam. But having a stern chat a street vendor could hardly be called pacifistic.

 

You're cra cra Conner! I Like It!

 

You're just as bad, don't act all innocent.

 

I don't spell out of date slang incorrectly. It's "cray cray" not "cra cra".

 

Hey Randy, I tried to look for it through the thread, couldn't find it... Are you running a dual battery system? (<-to power your fridge)
I remember you getting rid of group 31 battery a while back, I just couldn't remember the outcome.

 

Yeah I got rid of the optima 31 because it died a premature death and optima wouldn’t take care of me. Switched to X2power (Rebranded northstar) from batteries plus. Went with a 27f which actually had better specs than the optima.

So no, no dual battery. Just one big ass battery. I find it simpler and cheaper

edit: batteries+ is doing 20% off if you buy online and pick up in store. Plus $30 mail in rebate on the battery. Comes out to about $280 for a $400 battery

 

That's definitely a good deal on a the battery

I'm already sporting a Northstar 27F, have a winch, and now I'm planning on a fridge (something between 63-75 qt). Now, since I'm over-thinking the process, I'm wondering if I should go with dual battery system, or if I can get away without it...

 

You will be just fine! In my opinion at least. The fridges (at least dometic) have a built in low voltage cut off. So they’ll shut themselves off before draining your battery.

with my set up I can have my fridge running for a couple days without starting the truck, which is more than I need since I’m never sitting that long. My rec would be just rock your current set up, and see if it’s lacking. Then upgrade from there. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised though

 

OK, that's pretty awesome!!

Like I said, I'm overthinking the process... But this actually gives me hope of saving $600-700 on dual battery set up. Since I'm not really planing on long Overland trips, just family camping. So, yeah.
And I'll make sure to charge my noco before leaving home.

Thanks for your insight

 

You’re welcome! Sounds like you’ll be using the fridge like I do and if that’s the case you’re gonna love it. It’s so nice not having to deal with ice anymore! It’s the one big purchase my wife really likes. The rest she doesn’t care about.