Bushman 130L Caravan Fridge Heavy Duty Upright Fridge Series - 12V / 24V
TROPICAL RATED TO 43 DEGREES
Holds temperature in ambients up to 43 degrees C, built for an Australian summer.
1.5 AH PER HOUR
Variable speed Secop Danfoss compressor ramps between 2A and 4.5A instead of cycling flat out.
FITS UNDER A KITCHEN BENCH
750mm tall and 525mm wide, sized to drop into a standard caravan bench run.
7 YEAR COMPRESSOR WARRANTY
Backed by 7 years on the compressor and 3 years on the fridge, direct from Bushman.
REVERSIBLE DOOR, MOUNT KIT SUPPLIED
Hinge the door either way. Mounting kit and 1.2m Anderson lead included.
The Bushman DC130-X is the under-bench upright in the Heavy Duty DC-X range. At 130 litres it holds enough for a couple on a long trip or a family on a short one, and at 750mm tall it is sized to slide in under a standard kitchen bench. It draws about 1.5 amp hours per hour at 25°C ambient, which is modest for a fridge this size.
Bushman fit a Secop Danfoss BD35HD compressor, a variable speed unit that ramps between roughly 2A and 4.5A depending on what the fridge actually needs rather than slamming on and off at full noise. Over a 24 hour period that is what keeps the average draw down. The whole unit is tropical rated and holds temperature in ambients up to 43°C, which is the specification that matters when the van is sitting in the sun at Exmouth in February.
The freezer is deliberately deep and narrow rather than wide, which frees up the fridge section so you can stand tall bottles upright instead of laying them down. Shelves are height adjustable heavy duty wire, there is a plastic crisper tub under a single-piece perspex shelf, and the door balconies are deep enough for 2 litre milk bottles with built-in stainless rails so nothing shifts on corrugations. An internal fan keeps the temperature even from top to bottom, and the door is reversible to suit whichever way your cabinetry opens.
A mounting kit is supplied and the fridge comes with a 1.2 metre Anderson lead fitted. It can be flush mounted into your joinery or fitted with the door proud. The critical detail is ventilation: the compressor needs free air in and out, and the minimum clearances are in the owner manual below. Run it on its own dedicated circuit straight back to your battery bank.
If you are weighing this up against the smaller DC85-X, both fridges are 550mm deep and mount the same way, so it comes down to the opening you have. The DC130-X needs a cut out of 755mm high by 530mm wide. The DC85-X needs 630mm high by 480mm wide and gives up 45 litres of space.
