Questions about Deep Freezer

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  1. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    One time when I was washing & drying laundry at a truck stop, another truck driver told me about his set up he has for cooking and storing food. I believe that he said that on his truck, he has a microwave, a deep Freezer, and an airfryer. Maybe he just said that he has a freezer on his truck. But IIRC, he said that he has a "Deep Freezer". He said that he is a solo driver, and he keeps his "deep freezer" on the top bunk.

    Is there is a difference between a deep freezer and a regular freezer?

    Do you need a special type of freezer on a semi-truck, or will any type of freezer work?

    My truck has an inverter built into the truck. I use a CPAP machine at night that uses 90 Watts. If you have a freezer on your semi-truck, how many watts does your freezer use? Could you run your freezer at the same time that you run a 90 watt CPAP machine during a ten hour break without causing any problems?
     
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  3. Movingismylifeilovemoving

    Movingismylifeilovemoving Light Load Member

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    Theres alot of info out there. You can look up "off grid solar" or "boondocking"
    You could read for days.

    Youd be better off looking at dc fridges desinged for campers. Much less draw and you dont lose power converting from dc to ac. Amazon has a huge selection


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  4. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    My inverter only has outlets for AC electricity.
     
  5. Terlingua

    Terlingua Medium Load Member

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    Look at the various 12V coolers on Amazon. You want one that uses an actual compressor and not thermoelectric. I have one by Alpicool and it works great. It will go down I think to 6 degrees. It just plugs into a standard 12v cigarette lighter style outlet in your truck and uses about 45 watts when the compressor is running.
     
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  6. Movingismylifeilovemoving

    Movingismylifeilovemoving Light Load Member

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    You won't be using an inverter at all for this
     
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  7. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    Ummm, your truck is DC power. No inverter needed.

    There is no difference in a freezer and a deep freezer. Deep freezer is a colloquialism.

    Any modern DC (12v) fridge from Amazon or anywhere else can be used as a freezer. They all can be turned down to 0 degrees or lower, they just run more/use a little more power.
     
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  8. 4wayflashers

    4wayflashers Road Train Member

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    Do you really need a freezer? I stop every 4-5 days at a grocery and stock up on meat and fruit and vegetables and the fridge works just fine. I keep a selection of canned and dried food as well for emergencies.

    I haven’t eaten fast food in maybe 4 years. Not even once in those years. No chips in maybe 18 months. No candy in about a year. Soda only when Im visiting with friends and family. Do it. Get through the first few weeks and you’ll never look back.

    Not worrying about how you will eat when it comes time to find parking is enough reason to do it.

    Built in fridge, microwave, coffee maker, air fryer, and newly acquired rice cooker is all I use.

    Id be interested in trying a Insta pot and maybe a slow cooker and put it in a large tote and let it cook while I’m driving but haven’t tried those yet.

    Do it
     
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  9. Short Fuse EOD

    Short Fuse EOD Road Train Member

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    Dometic has small freezers.
     
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