I don't have any experience of this fridge but I suggest you ensure you have the facilities to support its power consumption.

https://www.bushman.com.au/fridges/dc-compressor/dc190l-w

It has a 45lt freezer and it's not clear whether that has a separate temperature control but in any event running that at -12C or colder will take a lot of power and, of course, there is still 145lt of fridge.

Bushman quote 48Ah per day at 25C with the fridge at +4C but they don't say what temperature the freezer was at? And, no way, would I run a fridge at +4C, with natural cycling around set-point the fridge temperature will rise too high, +2C is better.

On a 33C day my 60lt chest fridge/freezer set to +2C and -12C consumes around 50Ah I suspect the Bushman will consume more and as it's not a chest you'll loose more cold air each time the door is opened.

Bushman are a capable and quality product but the laws of physics apply and you're going to need a fair bit of power.

I have a Nova Cool, 215ltr, bottom freezer and have been using it for 3 years now in the Pilbara, Kimberlies and Central Australia in quite high temps and works a treat.

They are expensive but good value. Are also designed to be mounted over the wheel arch, as mine is.

Regards.

Hetho

Hetho Thank you for your help

KMMA wrote:

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another 12v upright frig/ freeze we were interested in too is the 210lt Ever Cool, I think they are made in Qld.

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At least they provide a more realistic power consumption specification:

https://www.mygenerator.com.au/evakool-platinum-upright-210-litre-fridge.html

They spec 62Ah per day but with the fridge at +2C and a few door openings and warm items being placed in it that'll probably end up being, say, 75Ah per day which is a lot of energy to find - you will struggle, with solar, to do that in Victoria and Tasmania.

I reckon you'll need about 300W of panels and sunshine levels of Qld or the Top End.

Otherwise, my friends who own one tell me Evakool is a good brand and I have no reason to doubt it.

How are you planning to power it and which part of the country will you be in?

KMMA wrote:

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Thanks Tony
I will ask that question. The caravan I am looking at has a three way std in it.
If you had the option, Which way would you go and why? Knowing we live in Queensland. :)

-- Edited by KMMA on Saturday 23rd of June 2018 09:03:51 AM

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 Hi KMMA

If the 3 way fridge was working when I purchased the caravan, then I would use it as is was

Note that some owners swear by their three way fridge, while I could only swear at mine
Therefore until you actually use it, you will not know if it is good or bad

If/when it stops working on gas, have a reputable fridge repaired/gas fitter check it out
If they find nothing wrong with it, or if the repairs are going to be expensive, then I would buy a 12 volt compressor fridge

I was restricted to the size of fridge, which would fit where the original three way fridge, was removed from

There may or may not be, better brands than what I have, I can only speak from my own experience, of the three way fridge I had, and my current 12 volt compressor fridge

Below is a link to my three way fridge problems, and note that the reputable caravan repair workshop, which utilise gas fitters, (in my home town),  gave me an invoice saying that the fridge was working  OK

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t63966187/gas-fridge-dometic-rm-7401-problems/

Hope that this info is useful to you

Thank you for that info, actually when searching I have just spotted a 208lt Evakool frig 12v upright from their Elite range with the freezer on the bottom on drawer set up. These look pretty good