2005 450 LXI

[david brady]

I carry 100 gallons of LPG to run my frig, stove top, and outdoor
grill. The more ways to make power, the merrier... Another downside
of carrying LPG is the space it takes. I'd have a second pass-through
bay if I ditched the propane tank.

David Brady
'02 LXi, Ca

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> The newest Blue Birds use a _lot_ of electricity. You'd probably
need
> the roof space of 3 or 4 birds to have sufficient solar power to
> really make a dent in the electrical draw. (The newest birds have
a
> 20KW generator.)
>
> I'm not sure when the first "all electric" Birds were made, but my
> '95 is all electric and has a standard home-style 22 or 24 cu ft.
> Amana two door refrigerator. It operates only on 120 vac only. I
also
> have a 120 vac cook top. (It doesn't heat up as fast as a 220 vac
> unit would, but it seems like it gets as hot as any other electric
> stove I've used with similar sized "burners" -- in other words,
it's
> better than a hot plate.)
>
> The two 2500 watt inverters supply power to the microwave and
> refrigerator as well as several of the wall plugs and 120 vac
light
> fixtures. I've never tried the convection oven feature while on
> inverter power, but I'd guess it's "on" as well. The cooktop is
not
> powered by the inverters.
>
> I'll observe that the all-electric is a blessing and a curse. The
> blessing is that I never have to deal with getting propane, worry
> about lp gas connections or adjustments, nor worry about an aging
lp
> gas tank. The curse is that the home-type refrigerator really
sucks
> the house batteries down fast.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> aeonix1@...
> On the road at Lubbock Texas
>
>
>
> On Dec 2, 2007, at 2:15 PM, Jon wrote:
>
> > Was I reading that article right? Do these newer Wanderlodge not
> > have three way refrigerators? You know 110AC ,12volt and
propane? I
> > would think that at around 450,000 dollars they would have this
set
> > up.
> >
> > And why at this price do they not have on top solar battery
charger?
>