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As far as camping gear goes, a quality camping fridge freezer like the Adventure Kings range of fridge\/freezers<\/strong><\/a> is one of the best investments you\u2019ll ever make in your camping experience! A quality portable camping fridge means you can say goodbye to melted ice and soggy food forever, because you can simply set your camping fridge to the temperature you want, and it\u2019ll stay there \u2013 as long as you\u2019ve got the battery power to keep it running.<\/p>\n Many campers only use their camping fridge\/freezer<\/strong><\/a> when they\u2019re away on a trip, but the truth is you can set up your vehicle\u2019s electrical system to allow you to run your portable camping fridge\/freezer permanently, meaning you\u2019ll never have to turn it off again! Here\u2019s how you do it.<\/p>\n The first thing you\u2019ll need to do to create an electrical system that will allow you to run a portable camping fridge permanently, is sort out your batteries! A single auxiliary deep-cycle battery<\/strong><\/a> will typically let you power a camping fridge overnight no problems, but we\u2019re big fans of joining two deep-cycle batteries in parallel. That means connecting the red positive terminals together and the black negative terminals together, and then connecting your camping fridge to the pair of deep-cycle batteries. Depending on the size of your auxiliary deep cycle batteries, this will give you more than 200Ah of power \u2013 enough to run your portable fridge\/freezer for multiple days at a time without needing recharging! This is the key to the ultimate 12v system<\/strong><\/a>, but battery capacity is only one half of the equation \u2013 you\u2019ll still need to charge your batteries to keep your portable camping fridge running happily.<\/p>\n The first way to charge your deep-cycle batteries to keep your camping fridge running, is with a DC\/DC Charger<\/strong><\/a>. This is a clever battery charger than is powered off your vehicle\u2019s alternator, directly charge into your deep-cycle batteries so you\u2019ve got heaps of power to run your camping fridge\/freezer. Modern DC\/DC Chargers are excellent because they deliver a high rate of charge \u2013 whether you\u2019re driving to the shops, to work or a couple of hours up the highway you\u2019ll be pumping your battery full of charge, to ensure there\u2019s plenty of battery capacity to keep your portable camping fridge\/freezer running for ages. But what about when you get to camp and want to continue using your camping fridge?<\/p>\n When you\u2019re at camp, you\u2019ll typically be accessing your camping fridge\/freezer every 20-30 minutes! And every time you open your camping fridge, it loses a bit of internal temperature, causing the portable camping fridge compressor to kick back in to bring the internal temperature back down. That\u2019s when your camping fridge uses the most power, and unless you have a way to recharge your battery, that\u2019s when your deep-cycle battery will go flat! There are two options here \u2013 either go for a drive to let your DC\/DC charger recharge your batteries, or the much simpler option is to simply plug your Adventure Kings camping solar panel<\/strong><\/a> or portable solar blanket into your deep-cycle batteries. That way, your batteries are getting constant charge from the sun, and there\u2019ll be plenty of battery power to happily keep your portable camping fridge\/freezer running \u2013 almost indefinitely, as long as there\u2019s enough sun every day! To give you a rough idea, most portable fridge\/freezers draw somewhere around 2 amps per hour that they\u2019re running, meaning your batteries need to supply your portable fridge\/freezer with somewhere around 24 amps of power every 24 hours. If you\u2019ve got a portable solar panel<\/strong><\/a> capable of delivering 8 amps of power to your batteries every hour of sunlight, that means in about 4 hours of full sunlight the next day, you\u2019ll be able to easily recharge the power that your camping fridge\/freezer used to run over the previous 24 hour period. When you think of it like that, it\u2019s easy to see why a portable solar blanket is the best friend of your camping fridge\/freezer!<\/p>\n The final way to charge batteries is one we recommend too \u2013 adding a 240v charger to your 12v system. That means when you\u2019re back at home you can simply plug your batteries into a 240v socket in your garage or backyard, and continue to leave your portable camping fridge\/freezer running, even if it\u2019s not sunny \u2013 and even without driving! It\u2019s that easy to never turn your camping fridge\/freezer<\/strong><\/a> off again!<\/p>\n To see the full range of fridges and fridge accessories on offer from Adventure Kings, head online to www.4WDSupacentre.com.au to see the entire range and technical specifications, or call us on 1800 88 39 64 to get the best expert advice on your camping gear.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 As far as camping gear goes, a quality camping fridge freezer like the Adventure Kings range of fridge\/freezers is one of the best investments you\u2019ll ever make in your camping experience! 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