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Originally Posted by Rodre
I have an older dometic 3 way in my '78 Trillium and the DC works fine for me, you just have to remember to turn it off for stops of more than an hour. I always start it on AC at home and stuff it with everything cold and switch it to DC while towing. I found the DC to be less sensitive to needing to be level and the AC the most sensitive, but after reading the "how it works" post above I guess this could just be my imagination. Once I get to where I am going I use propane, assuming that there is no AC. Once I forgot to switch from propane to DC as I broke camp and drove about 1000 KMs with it on. The pilot never blew out and I drove through rain, winds, etc. The way the pilot and burners are setup I am not sure how the fridge would catch on fire. The one thing that I know that is super important is to make sure the back of the fridge is properly sealed to the inside of the camper shell or you might not wake up! I bought a combination CO2 and Propane alarm because I love being alive.
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My concern has never been with the fridge catching on fire. Modern gas appliances are pretty safe that way. My concern is traveling where all sorts of stuff on the road get thrown around by
tires, not necessarily my
tires, cutting the hose between the propane tank and the regulator. Even between the regulator and trailer. Leaking large volumes of propane around hot exhausts is the concern.
Things fly around a lot on the roads we travel. Ever notice how roadside workers all have hard hats on even though there's nothing overhead. Stuff flying around is why.
My experience -- Traveling on the freeway a gravel dump truck 4 lanes away, through a rock out from between the dual
tires and went through my grill. When I saw him and there wasn't much traffic I moved as far as away as possible and still got nailed.
Stuff does fly around.