Fridge Size

Plug in cooler at first till you see what kind of truck you will get.

 

Take a tape measure with you. Then don't do anything else until you are assigned a truck. If you buy a fridge, you're going to need an inverter to generate some AC for it... that may be in your truck, but then again, it may not.

I'm running in a FL Century, and got a great fridge from Lowe's - it fits perfectly between the drivers seat and the bunk. I walked into the store knowing exactly what I could fit into the space I had. If you buy something before you know what kind of space you're working with it's quite possible to end up with something you can't use. For example... there is a vertical frame member behind the driver's seat in my FL that limits the maximum width of the fridge. Didn't realize that until I had pulled the cabinet that it replaces.

Also, I'd suggest something with a freezer compartment that is separate from the refrigerator. The cheaper combined units are hard to keep defrosted.

 

Mine's a Fridgidare - they've been around awhile, good rep. As far as where to get one, I just shopped the internet sites of the major stores. Lowe's had a sale on. I've usually found the best appliance prices - outside of sales and WallyWorld - at BestBuy. My personal preference is to stay out of WalMart for anything in the way of appliances or electronics. They're buying policies require the manufacturers to cut their quality to provide the prices that WalMart demands. Cheapest isn't always the best.

 

I started with the plug in coolers. Summer temps are very hard on them. They are all rated to only drop x degrees below animate air temperature. The humidity and even AC can cause them to freeze. They also pull a lot of power for a plug in, I had several meltdowns and blown fuses.

I found a web sit Compact Appliances. They have a number of units to choose from and usually with free shipping. Do measure the area and leave room to pull it out and space to breath. I got a 2 door 3.4 with a true 0 degree freezer in stainless steel for approximately $200.00. It fit easily into three trucks I have had. A Volvo 670, Freightliner Columbia, and an International 9000. It worked great; I got to have Ice Cream on board, Swanson’s Hungry Man TV Dinners and more.

 

I'm curious where you would put this in a Volvo 670?

 

Only A/C ones I've seen that would fit in the cabinets are the norcold brand. Too pricey though at around $600. Don't know why all these other brands can't make a skinny tall one. There's lots of room in the market for more brands to compete.