Is it ok to leave my fridge on ?

[JoanE]

Ellen, I think you meant to type "generator" not "battery" as in run it for 2 hours.

[ellenw]

Nah... I just figured I'd confuse the rest of us in the NC (Newbies Club) by REALLY muddying the waters between generators and batteries. LOL, yes, oops!

I'm a little befuddled. I've been sorting and packing and giving and pitching 6 days straight now (18-20 hrs/day) and I'm almost done. Tonight I'm sleeping in Joy for the first time as a fulltimer - assuming I can find the sheets.

Gin and tonics all around!

[BirdbyBird]

You need sheets? I think you will be tired enough to sleep with or without them....

[SoCalGalcas]

Hey, Tonights the night!!!!! Woopee for retirement....I love it....almost 19 years for me. I'll meet you up in OR at the GTG.
lyn

[ellenw]

You need sheets? I think you will be tired enough to sleep with or without them....

Tina - I was euphemistically referring to finding the bed itself! May not need that either, given enough G&T.

Lyn - So looking forward to it!

[mitch5252]

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Holy Moly, Ellen - it's really happening!!
YAY!! Way to go!!
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[JoanE]

Inch by inch, life's a cinch. You are doing great!

[cpatinjones]

Yeah!

[JudyJB]

On the other hand, I think it depends on the batteries. I left my refrigerator running for five days at the Tampa airport while I flew to Ohio, and it was fine when I got back. My batteries were only 1/4 down from a full charge. I did the same thing while I was visiting relatives in Georgia in the mountains for four days, although I did check on things every couple of days.

When I have been dry camping, I found I really seldom needed to run my generator because the batteries did fine keeping my few lights and refrigerator going for 2-3 days without showing any they were down even 1/4. I do use few lights, however, and turn the water pump off when I am not using water. My main battery usage is recharging my laptop and other electronics. I only needed to run the generator maybe an hour every 2-3 days to keep the batteries fully charged when I spent 9 days at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Course it was cool there.

I agree that you probably should empty your refrigerator while it is in storage for more than a very few days. I had no place to put all my freezer stuff and food while I was in Georgia and while I flew to Ohio that Christmas, so I took a chance and it worked out well.

[Bethers]

Woohooo, how exciting - you're probably sound asleep right now - hopefully in your bed, with sheets

Congrats.