[tabtrailers] Re: Pulling Tab with propane on.

6:26 AM |

I tried in the beginning to run my 3-way on propane when towing, but the flame would always go out and it would be clicking away trying to restart when I stopped for gas. Not a good place for it to be doing that! And obviously not keep things cool enough in the refrig.

Now that I have a good battery in my TAB and a good, clean connection between the car and TAB, I have no problems running the 3 way in the battery mode. Car and TAB battery both fully charged when I start out, and still at full power when I arrive at my destination - no matter how long the trip. And the TAB battery has enough power to run the 3 way overnight if I'm boondocking.

Sandra Rutan

--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Ella" <taberellatogo@...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Here is a good article on the controversy of driving with propane on:
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> http://rvbasics.com/techtips/rv-refrigerator-on-while-traveling.html
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> 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.
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> Ella
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> --- 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??
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