Personally, I do not have the problem. My refrigerator only runs on 12 volt. However, I met a couple from Florida (on Campobello Island, New Brunswick) that knew nothing of this forum. I gave them the information but (to my knowledge) they haven't identified themselves. As I gave them a very brief lesson ("don't travel with your shades down!!") they complained about their refrigerator always blowing out. They even fashioned a wind shield attached to the double bike rack on the tongue--but that still didn't help.
For the reasons you mentioned, we sometimes travel with the refrigerator powered by the propane, depending on the status of our battery charge. The first two RVs that we camped with for 30 years did not have another option for traveling, and we were used to the idea of traveling with the propane on. However, many people consider this an unnsafe towing practice. We sometimes turn the refrigerator off for the morning driving hours, and then turn it back on at noon, without much loss in temperature.
Here is a good article on the controversy of driving with propane on:
http://rvbasics.com/techtips/rv-refrigerator-on-while-traveling.html
To answer your specific question: when we towed with a Ford Expedition the propane would frequently go out. Now that we tow with a extra-tall conversion van, the propane stays lit. We always attributed that to the high profile of the van.
Ella
--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "ggreenfieldg" <ggreenfield@...> wrote:
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> Anyone successfully pulled their Tab with the refer propane on? On my T-16 the wind blows down the front vent and puts the flame out. Really want to tow with the propane on since the DC power demand pretty much equals what you put back in to the battery from the car alternator, which means if you start with 70% battery power, after 5 hours of motoring you still pretty much have 70% battery power. Any ideas...maybe a wind protector over the front vent??
> Thanks,
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