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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Automotive Insanity > Camper / RV Megathread - We like our wheels to be our man caves
 
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Kia Soul Enthusias
May 9, 2004

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Powershift posted:

they had cameras, but it was weeks or months by the time an item was noticed to be missing and if you're stealing a camper, might as well do it with a stolen truck.

Its not hard to figure out somebody's code when consumer point and shoot cameras can read a license plate from half a mile away.

Reading license plates from video cameras is still not super easy unless the camera is specifically aimed for that.

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Kia Soul Enthusias
May 9, 2004

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jonathan posted:

LoL so dad ended up getting a early 80's Minnie Winnie on a Dodge for $3000. 80,000km and clean as gently caress.

Gas motor but might do a Cummins or Toyota diesel 3.8L swap in the future.

He's going to trailer it back to GP tomorrow from Calgary.

What's the Toyota motor out of?

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Kia Soul Enthusias
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Maybe silly question: Have propane fridges gotten more efficient in the past 30 years like electric fridges?

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Kia Soul Enthusias
May 9, 2004

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Zero VGS posted:

This article is biased but mostly accurate.

http://www.sunfrost.com/blog/off-grid-refrigeration-solar-electric-vs-propane/

They claim a propane fridge uses 9000 watt hours (of propane energy) a day, by my math closer to 5000-7000, but still. A 12v or 24v RV compressor based fridge would be an order of magnitude more efficient, one or two of those cheap 100w solar panels and a decent MPPT + battery would probably run it forever.

It's for a cabin in the woods, so can't use those, just thought I'd ask here as the little fridge we use is obviously also made for an RV.

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