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Old 09-06-2024, 08:16 PM   #1
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Class C Without Propane

My name is Sherry. I am selling my 2.0 Ontour Pleasure way and moving into a Class C. Is there anyone out there who owns one without propane? If you do, please let me know your experience with your RV not having propane?
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I am unaware of any class C motorhomes that do not have propane onboard. If they exist, they would have to be an all-electric coach. Hot water, heat, stove and refrigerator could only work at campgrounds with electric hookups or while running generator. Actually, there are some refrigerators that can run on 12 volt dc power for a limited time, based on battery capacity.

If you are considering the generator as a regular power source in lieu of propane, it is far more expensive to run than propane.

Just food for thought. Your mileage may vary.
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I have propane on board but seldom use it. I have no aversion to using it, but since I m paying for electricity as part of campground fees I use the electric. We don’t boondock.

In the past year IIRC it was only once when the temps got cold enough in Kansas last December that we needed the furnace instead of the 2 small electric cube heaters we normally use. The refrigerator is a conventional propane/120volt type. While underway we use a voltage inverter to power the fridge from house batteries. Hot Water also is gas/ electric. For cooking we pretty much utilize an air fryer, microwave and electric skillet for everything.
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We have an all electric Tiffin 38AB. Heat is diesel if cold and electric if temperate. Fridge is 120V electric. Inverter runs the fridge while underway. Boondock off the generator or 600W of solar. We still carry a propane cylinder for the griddle.
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I have never heard of this without propane, one consideration as it may be more difficult to sell in a used market if it’s an outlier or like this. But if you are interested in a non-propane solution carefully understand where you’re going to be camping try to figure out where Exactly environment will be if it would be feasible.
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If you find one without propane, someone removed the tank. And that's not a good idea. Especially if you find out you want to sell it. Don't understand this "trend" of no-propane.....it's been around a very, very long time for very good reasons. Yep, a fire can happen, but so can one in your house. Seen enough houses blowing up lately to prove that point. Wouldn't own an RV without propane, generator or propane furnace. IMHO. Good luck.
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Running absorption refrigerator on electric.

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I have propane on board but seldom use it. I have no aversion to using it, but since I m paying for electricity as part of campground fees I use the electric. We don’t boondock.

In the past year IIRC it was only once when the temps got cold enough in Kansas last December that we needed the furnace instead of the 2 small electric cube heaters we normally use. The refrigerator is a conventional propane/120volt type. While underway we use a voltage inverter to power the fridge from house batteries. Hot Water also is gas/ electric. For cooking we pretty much utilize an air fryer, microwave and electric skillet for everything.
Absorption refrigerators are really designed to use the flame, propane to heat the system to make it work. The electric option is just for connivence when no added cost electricity is available. While nearly impossible to get a real measurement, the power to run it from the engine alternator comes with a cost, both in fuel consumed and the eventual life reduction of the alternator supporting that near constant load. There are reasons the larger refrigerators do not have 12-volt heaters installed. Plugged in at home, it is cheaper to use propane for the fridge than the electricity @ $0.25/kWh.
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Second only to house batteries, propane is the most critical fuel source in every motorhome. It superseeds solar, generator power, and shore power because it provides massive, efficient, and very abundant on-the-go fuel for many essential on-board systems.

I wished our 10 glaaon propane tank was bigger. Not having propane would be crippling.
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Class C and No propane

If you want a Class C that does not carry propane look at High end Super C motor homes like this..

https://www.entegracoach.com/motorhomes/accolade-xl/

I just made the switch to an all electric motorhome without propane not because I fear propane or because I think propane causes cancer or even because I think I am "saving the planet". The simple fact is that getting that propane tank filled is a royal pain when on the road and even in town it is no picnic.
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My name is Sherry. I am selling my 2.0 Ontour Pleasure way and moving into a Class C. Is there anyone out there who owns one without propane? If you do, please let me know your experience with your RV not having propane?
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Like everyone is saying……pretty sure there aren’t any/many Class C units without propane for some purpose….heating, water heater, stove/oven etc.

That said…..why are you so against propane to begin with?
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Like everyone is saying……pretty sure there aren’t any/many Class C units without propane for some purpose….heating, water heater, stove/oven etc.

That said…..why are you so against propane to begin with?
I’m not so sure she’s against propane, she’s just doing her homework and that’s a good thing.

Agreed, I don’t believe many C’s are all electric…yet.
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That said…..why are you so against propane to begin with?
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The simple fact is that getting that propane tank filled is a royal pain when on the road and even in town it is no picnic.
I would also add that knowing when the propane tank needs to be filled can be an exercise in patience and frustrating.
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I am unaware of any class C motorhomes that do not have propane onboard. If they exist, they would have to be an all-electric coach. Hot water, heat, stove and refrigerator could only work at campgrounds with electric hookups or while running generator. Actually, there are some refrigerators that can run on 12 volt dc power for a limited time, based on battery capacity.

If you are considering the generator as a regular power source in lieu of propane, it is far more expensive to run than propane.

Just food for thought. Your mileage may vary.
The above isn’t exactly correct.

We have an“all-electric” coach. That term is a bit of a misnomer because it doesn’t only use electric power. The heat and hot water come from the Aquahot unit that is diesel fired. The residential fridge runs off the inverter that gets energy from the house batteries, as does the microwave. While not wired from the factory to run off the inverter, the induction cooktop can be powered from the inverter as well.

They do just fine for boondocking. We still carry a portable propane tank for our outdoor cooktop and fire pit.

Agree with DarkSideJeep, many of the higher end super Cs are all-electric, like ours.
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Absorption refrigerators are really designed to use the flame, propane to heat the system to make it work. The electric option is just for connivence when no added cost electricity is available. While nearly impossible to get a real measurement, the power to run it from the engine alternator comes with a cost, both in fuel consumed and the eventual life reduction of the alternator supporting that near constant load. There are reasons the larger refrigerators do not have 12-volt heaters installed. Plugged in at home, it is cheaper to use propane for the fridge than the electricity @ $0.25/kWh.
Don’t disagree with your comment, but I think RickNC was talking about residential fridges, not absorption fridges. The newer 12 volt only ones are vapor compression, like a residential unit. They aren’t absorption cycle.
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