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Been to a couple RV shows recently, and noticed quite a few RV's now have a regular 120V residential type refrigerator, running with power from a 1000 watt inverter (and of course battery).

Personally, having a residential refrigerator in place of the dual mode RV type doesn't seem that big of an issue, since I don't really plan on doing much, if any boondocking so a 120V frig wouldn't be that big of an issue, and running from an inverter while driving doesn't seem to be a big problem if you have the 160 amp alternator? Even have noted that Dometic now has a 'Super Hybrid' type of refrigerator which has a compressor that runs on 110V or 12 volts.

Does anyone have a residential type refrigerator in their RV? Use it while towing with the inverter? Is it noisy, which seems to supposedly be one of the complaints of these compressor driven models?

Has anyone retro fit a apartment size frig in their RV when the absorption unit failed? Did you install an inverter to run the fridge while on the road?

I don't think I'll do something unless I have a problem with my current unit, but sure seems like comparing a $1200 absorption unit with a $500 apartment model seems like a good option. Even if buying a 1000 watt inverter, it would still be less. Of course, not forgetting the removal and installation of the frig - and you'll have to do that anyway.