New Fridge

Lightingguy

I just installed a BougeRV 26 qt fridge in my '22 Tag Boondock. As I suck at carpentry, I opted to purchase a pre-made fridge slider. The model that Bouge sells is unfortunately too wide to fit into the fridge bin, at 22" wide (they do not show this on their website). I then sourced and ordered an IceCo slider, whose dimensions I could verify and which fit perfectly. I installed the slider on 1x3, with a center block to support where the bin floor is angled.

NuCamp tech support verified the floor material is 1" thick of Fiber and Polycarbonate and can be screwed into, which I did using wood screws. Then I installed the slider. The 1x3 is needed to raise the slider so as to not hit the U shaped latch piece mounted on the kitchen edge. For wiring I noticed the space behind the kitchen USB and cigarette lighter outlets, I pulled that, drilled up into that space from the ceiling of the fridge bin, cut off the cigarette lighter male connector as supplied by Bouge, then hard wired to the feed supplying the kitchen cigarette outlet

As the wiring back to the fuse panel is #14, this should be adequate for the load, which as far as I can tell is about 4 amps on the fridge when running at max. The 26qt is an inch shorter/lower (14.5" high) than a 30 qt (15.5" high), the model I had wanted, but I had a feeling the larger 30 qt might not fit. It's a close thing as when you add height, on top of slider that is raised to clear the hatch latch, you lose depth of the fridge due to the curved shape of the kitchen hatch. My 26qt seems to be just right.

And I have no clue why the images re 90 deg., and no idea how to fix, sorry.

Sharon_is_SAM

@Lightingguy - take phone photos in “landscape” mode and they will automatically reduce in size and not flip when posted.
I edited and reposted your photos.

Nice job on the slide. We had our TaB built back in 2017 with a slide sourced from Southern California Teardrops.

Lightingguy

Thx for fixing the photo's and the tip

GulfCoast

Irfanview is a great basic photo editing software for PCs. Free download for PCs.

Huggingtheshore

@Lightingguy, can you verify that this is the CRPRO25 model (https://www.bougerv.com/products/crpro25-12v-camping-fridge). Also, did you consider getting the add-in power pack that Bouge sells (https://www.bougerv.com/products/crpro25-26-quart-portable-car-fridge-with-220wh-power-station)? Just curious. And thanks for posting this!

Huggingtheshore

Also, @Lightingguy, can you verify that this is the IcoCo slide you used: https://icecofreezer.com/products/iceco-slide-mount-for-jp-serie-portable-refrigerator-freezer-slide? Thanks!

The_Rigger

https://teardrop-trailers.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/13000#Comment_13000

I've got that Iceco JP-series slider; the one in the photos sure looks like the same one.

akgrown

This slide looks great. How many inches between the top of the refrigerator and the countertop? If this works with my frig, I'll install as you have. I also have a '22 T@G. Thanks!

Johnxl

When you mounted the refrig to the slider,...did you bolt the frig to the slider or just stap it in place?  Thanks for a responce

Speckman

Thanks to the person that told me about the Igloo ICF32 cooler.  It fit our 2016 Tag drawer without needing construction.  Walmart $315.00!
We will be traveling to NuCamp in March and will post about how it works.  We bought a 2nd one to use in the car, too.  I hope it is energy efficient on batteries.

JamesDow

 
I own a 2018 standard 5-wide T@G with a Norcold NRF-30 powered with a 100Ah lithium battery. My Norcold still works great.
I recently purchased a BougeRV portable refrigerator (30 Quart [28L] - CR28). Purchased direct from BougRV for $202.50. It arrived very quickly and in good shape.
I purchased with the assumptions that it could be a drop in fit in my T@G when the need arises.
Size is 22 3/8 Wide x 12.5 Deep x 15 3/8 High.
Since my NorCold NRF-30 is still working fine, I did not attempt to place the BougeRV on my slider.
I believe I would need to make a 1/2-inch modification for the new unit to fit properly.
I did some extensive testing (3 days) with the CR28 and found that the stated specifications were accurate. I tested with a Renogy Battery Monitor, Poniie Electricity Monitor (PN2000) and Sovarcate Infrared Thermometer. I started the test using the AC adapter and after around 1-hour, switched over to 12-volt for the remainder of the testing. In non-Eco mode using 120-volt AC, the power draw was around 48-watts while running.
After four days I ended my testing. My LiTime 100Ah lithium battery went from 100% down to 54%. In Eco mode the BougeRV CR28 pulled around 36-watts when running and around 1-watt in standby. I would say it ran less than 33% of the time during testing (15-20 minutes sporadically each hour). 
Temperature thermal readings were as expected (fluctuating +/- six degrees. Exterior reading of BougeRV outside walls averaged around 70 degrees. No hot spots were noted. The CR28 was set to 35 degrees for the test. 
While not in desert heat, my testing indicated I could expect up to 4-5 days of use without any solar recharge. Maybe 15-20% more efficient than the Norcold NRF-30. 
I anticipate taking both coolers and my self-built 100Ah power station with me on my next trip. 

While not a two-zone refrigerator/freezer, I think one could reach a happy medium with frozen at the bottom and non-frozen at the top.

I would recommend the BourgeRV CR28 it is a good option to replace a Norcold NRF-30.