A cold blast from the past

[Jafo]

My local radio station has a segment called "swap shop" which is basically a radio version of the classifieds.  I was driving my daughter to school one day and decided to turn it on.  Someone was selling their old Servel propane refrigerators for $200.  It was 7:30am but I decided to call the guy right then and there and risk ticking him off for calling too early.  I bought it right over the phone, site unseen.  I have been looking for one of these for a LONG time for my off-grid yurt up in the Adirondacks.  Turned out to be friends of the family who were selling it and after catching up, they told me 4 other people called right after me lol.

Anyway, the thing is a beast.  All of 300 pounds.  But my brother and I got it into camp and after some adjustments to the burner (All that transportation knocked it out of whack) it worked!  The flame is nice and blue, but to be safe, I installed a second carbon monoxide alarm as some of these have been know to cause issues in the past.  I am getting used to it.  I had to set it to its warmest setting to keep stuff from freezing lol.  No more lugging around ice and several coolers!  As soon as I get to camp, I light the fridge hahahaha.  Here are some pics:

[Jeremy K]

A few years ago while fishing on paradox lake with my father in law ,we listened to that show and were cracking up at the stuff people were selling . 

[Lawdwaz]

A Lockport radio station, WLVL 1340am (pretty sure) used to have Tra-radio I believe it was called......people were selling some weird stuff.  Like the lid from an old grill for $4, one leg from a cutoff pair of Levi's for $1, a half bag rocksalt from 5 years ago, free to the first guy to show up.  Funny as balls.......

[Lawdwaz]

Oh yea, my uncle had one of those propane fridges for a number of years before getting electric at the cabin in Naples, it worked great and he sold it for more than he paid.

[Single_shot]

Yeah, the one I'm looking at is 1400 plus 200 shipping.

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[Four Season Whitetail's]

Yeah, the one I'm looking at is 1400 plus 200 shipping.

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I will have to see if the one at our old camp still works for that price. Crazy.


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[mowin]

I had one from a old camper in my garage.  Gave it to a buddy of mine mine for his camp many yrs ago. He still uses it.  

[The_Real_TCIII]

Last time I was in northern Ontario they called upon our bush pilot to fly to a remote camp and pick up the bodies of a grandfather, his son, and his grandson, all killed from carbon monoxide poisoning blamed on the fridge. Good call on the extra detectors, can’t be too careful


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