Alpicool CX50 50L Portable Refrigerator Car Fridge Freezer with Telescopic Handle Cool Box for camping, driving, Picnic, down to -20℃

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If the idea of eating cold food doesn't sound very appealing, then a regular fridge may not be for you! Camping, fishing, and the love of the outdoors are synonymous with our ideal lifestyle, but one important ingredient was missing on any extended trip away from home. No need for electricity or adaptors, but you do need to top up the ice or refreeze the blocks, and it’ll never keep things as reliably cold as a compressor. Thermoelectric coolers cannot be set to a particular temperature like on a conventional fridge – they just cool a certain amount, and it depends how high the fan is whirring as to how much cooling is performed. We weren’t so keen on the handles as they were a bit sharp to hold and carrying the bigger sizes feels a bit awkward.

There are seven models – from 32-litres to 88-litres – and you can choose a model that will either chill or freeze, models with an ice maker compartment or true dual-zone fridge/freezers. We never link to products unless we can honestly recommend them, and we always try to find the cheapest and best source for the camping gear we’re featuring.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Easily monitor the running of the refrigerator, switch ℃ and ℉, increase or decrease temperature, choose battery protection modes or change between Max and ECO. e. like one you would use at home in your kitchen) is the speed, controllability and power of the cooling on offer.

Weight and portability: the ease of walking around with the cool box is an important consideration if you are planning some picnic trips away from the campsite. Every visible piece is some sort of plastic (with the exception of the narrow rubber seal underneath the lid), but a plastic that, compared to other similar models, feels less sturdy and less durable. We didn’t like the constant fan noise and wouldn’t want it next to us in a tent (or in a neighbour’s tent! Average power consumption over a day tends to be low compared to other types, as the compressor only operates when needed. One concern people often have is how to enjoy fresh food and drink during your camping trip without simply living on a diet of baked beans.

There are hundreds of non-electric coolboxes out there that simply work by filling with ice or ice-packs. It's easy to fit this 12v 24v Alpicool compressor fridge freezer in tight campervan, caravan, motorhome or marine kitchens thanks to its compact dimensions and reversible door. If the box can’t hold the temperature, then it has to work twice as hard – and that means more ice-blocks or more power. The CX Series portable refrigerator with oversized wheels and telescoping handle is suitable for outdoor use.

Very quiet indeed, and the compressor switches off when it’s at temperature, so you also get complete silence (unlike the continual fan noise of a thermoelectric). Three-Way Fridge – not the name of your favourite ‘exotic’ film, but rather a description of the expensive absorption coolers which can run on gas cannisters, 12V and 240V. This Alpicool Adventurer 12 and 24 volt campervan and marine fridge includes a compact freezer compartment at the top. They can drain a car battery quite quickly if the engine’s not running, but they’re cheaper, more lightweight and come in a wider range of sizes than our next two types.

Outwell have taken particular care with antimicrobial coatings on the EcoCool, and in fact it has been treated with a biocidal glass coating inside – this is a special glass which has bug-killing properties and is a real selling point in our view. Dometic’s tests have shown that if you filled one with ice, only opened it for a minute a day and removed the melted water, you’d still have enough ice left to make it effective after 10 days.