Fridge setup w/ power station - mounting, recharging, etc.

Hello fellow campers! I've got a GFC being installed in mid-August. Doing all my homework now with getting my 3rd gen Tacoma outfitted. Objective is to use a power station (Ecoflow River Pro) to power a portable fridge (

$699 Iceco VL45 ProS Portable Refrigerator, Multi-directional Lid, Dual USB & DC 12/24V, AC 110-240V, 45L Steel Compact Refrigerator Powered by SECOP, 0℉ to 50℉, Home & Car Use [Upgrade, 47 Quarts]

Iceco VL45), and a few questions remain open after hours of youtubing and googling:

1. In a semi-permanent setup, how do you have your fridges mounted to prevent it from rolling around? I'm not looking at a rail setup just yet, but would like a way to keep the fridge stable while driving. Ideally in a way that allows the fridge to open/close without unstrapping/strapping each time. Photos welcome here.

2. I intend to keep the power station topped off while driving, and having it power the fridge once parked/camping. The rear truck bed has an AC plug, which will output 100W while driving. Is anyone using their truck bed AC plug to keep their power station topped off while driving? Essentially it would be truck bed AC to power station, and power station 12v connected to fridge. With this setup, nothing needs to be plugged/unplugged, but is it feasible? Alternatively, I was thinking about keeping the fridge plugged into the truck bed AC and while topping off the power station inside the truck via 12v while driving, and plugging the power station into the fridge once parked. But this setup would require more plugging/unplugging and moving things around each time I park and camp - not ideal.

Trying to map this out in my head with the least amount of moving things around. Second battery setup would be ideal, but not quite ready to go down that path just yet and trying to keep things minimalistic. Open to input on how you have your rigs setup. Thanks in advance TWers!

 

I am assuming that you intend to mount the fridge in the bed of the truck and are keeping it covered to be safe from the elements. I have had a fridge for about a year now so i have learned a few lessons. My advice is based on my experience and opinion, others may have contradictory opinions.

1. my first piece of advice would be to run 12V power to the truck bed, your fridge is meant to run on 12v, not 120v, when you run it on 120VAC what is really happening is your 12v truck battery is converted to 120VAC ->connected to your fridge->converted to 12VDC to run the fridge. with a solar bank it would be: Truck 12V->convert to 120VAC-Connected to power bank->converted to 12VDC->charge/run accessories. that is a really inefficient way to run things.
2. Skip the river pro and get a bluetti EB70S, LiFePo4 is a better battery chemistry for this application and it will have a much longer service life than LiPo.
3. for the mounting solution, i would use tie-downs and have the fridge at the back of the bed until you get a slide for it. Keep it simple for now.

Edit: See the following links for details

Powering a Fridge

Powering a Fridge

Fridge Slide install directly to bed?

 

River pro is too small in my opinion. I ran my fridge on a delta mini and had maybe 30 percent charge left in the am. Thats running it on the fridge on eco mode. Bouge rv fridge, LOVE it btw. And i am wishing i got a bigger battery bank than the delta mini now.

 

I added links to my original reply to show my setup. For reasons of simplicity, structural concerns with added weight, cost, etc...I chose to skip doing an AGM battery upgrade in the stock location and bought a LiFePo4 solar generator, If I were you I would do the following, (listed in a prioritized order):

1. run 12V power to the bed the right way using a dedicated distribution block or RTMR, it's not cheap or easy, but it is worth it if done right. by supplying an ignition switched 12VDC source in the bed, you can leave that connected to your solar generator's 12v input and it will charge while the truck is running and supply the fridge with power when the truck is off, without the need to constantly un-plug and reconnect to run the fridge.
2. a simple pair of tie-down straps will allow you to secure the fridge in the truck bed before you get a good slide/drawer set-up, I made mine out of 8020 aluminum extrusions, 4"x1/4" aluminum strips, and 2-1/2"x3/16" 304 stainless angle, which was way overkill, when time/money permits I am rebuilding it into a full size bed slide using a sheet of aluminum and only keeping the stainless because it's already built, an all aluminum design would have been more than sufficient.
3. get your solar generator setup, like I said before, LiFePo4 is the way to go here, a longer service life, better stability, and more useable voltage range from the cells for 12v applications than LiPo cells.

 

@drewstaco Take a look at post #15 in my build thread. My setup is working pretty good.

 

Chris and TacoTuesday, thanks for the great input guys, really appreciate it. Will post some pics once im all rigged up!