Just looked, and that's not big enough for us.
Which Fridge?
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Just looked, and that's not big enough for us.
It’s 14 litres is perfect for our family of five. 1 sandwich and drink each and keep swapping. But yes not massive Was handy with the boat as we took it with us.
have a quest( go outdoors )12v\ mains and gas as above post says drains battery quickly but on move ok as plug in to 12v supply but does get a bit warm in use never tried on gas usually leave plugged in to mains til last minute then add pre chilled beer\food keeps mates happy
Yes it is fine off the leisure battery (set at 5degC) and when on hook up it automatically switches to the site supply.
If you can run to one of these, you won’t get any better. We have the Weekender 50 twin, currently making ice in 30deg+.
Camping Fridge and Outdoor Freezers - National Luna
Camping Fridge and Outdoor Freezers - National Luna
You’re welcome. They are scarily expensive but a cracking bit of kit. They double up as a handy bench seat tooCheers mate
AlexanderH
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I just bought the engel mr040f fridge.
It is a 40 liter compressor fridge that fits behind the passenger seat. My 2 year old daughter Cant touch the ground with her feet so no problems there as she sits behinds the passenger .
It is a compressor fridge without al the fancy digital temperature controls , but with really low bat consumption and it is Well built.
Keep on the 1 setting, anything higher than that Will freeze your food, as you can use it as a freezer aswell.
Will switch auto between 12 volt and 230, and can run of solar.
It runs for 2 days /nights on the standard standard vw leisure battery i have in my panel van. Without depleting it fully
Not cheap but is you look around you van get a good deal on Them. I got mine for 499 euro's.
It is a 40 liter compressor fridge that fits behind the passenger seat. My 2 year old daughter Cant touch the ground with her feet so no problems there as she sits behinds the passenger .
It is a compressor fridge without al the fancy digital temperature controls , but with really low bat consumption and it is Well built.
Keep on the 1 setting, anything higher than that Will freeze your food, as you can use it as a freezer aswell.
Will switch auto between 12 volt and 230, and can run of solar.
It runs for 2 days /nights on the standard standard vw leisure battery i have in my panel van. Without depleting it fully
Not cheap but is you look around you van get a good deal on Them. I got mine for 499 euro's.
weve got one of these 3-way fridges too, much better than the thermo electric cooler boxes. so far just used on 12vdc & 240vac
HMMM, this is not looking good for the bank balance . . . .
I've had numerous ice boxes over the years . . . .
the a few Thermoelectric coolboxes . . . . . which have come and gone.
Currently have two of these . . . (well the older version without the thermostat) (which are ok but draw 3-6Amps(each))
Powerbox® Plus 28L 12/230V electric cooler
.......
we also have one of the Quest Absorption fridges, which is WAY BETTER than the cooler boxes . . . . . but still a bit greedy on Power, (can still be up to 6amp but it cycles on-off to the stat temp)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/QUEST-45L-Way-Chest-Fridge/dp/B073P7NXR6
So . . . . . after Looking over all your suggestions i have found a fridge that is highly recommended and that i like the look of & spec
BUT . . . . man the price !!!!!!!!!!!!!! - How do i justify the cost - I've already talked myself into it, but still !
DOMETIC COOLFREEZE CFX 40W :
Dometic CoolFreeze CFX 40W - Portable compressor cooler and freezer
this one seems to be very low current draw when its reached temp and cycles the compressor on/off as reqd.
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I've had numerous ice boxes over the years . . . .
the a few Thermoelectric coolboxes . . . . . which have come and gone.
Currently have two of these . . . (well the older version without the thermostat) (which are ok but draw 3-6Amps(each))
Powerbox® Plus 28L 12/230V electric cooler
.......
we also have one of the Quest Absorption fridges, which is WAY BETTER than the cooler boxes . . . . . but still a bit greedy on Power, (can still be up to 6amp but it cycles on-off to the stat temp)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/QUEST-45L-Way-Chest-Fridge/dp/B073P7NXR6
So . . . . . after Looking over all your suggestions i have found a fridge that is highly recommended and that i like the look of & spec
BUT . . . . man the price !!!!!!!!!!!!!! - How do i justify the cost - I've already talked myself into it, but still !
DOMETIC COOLFREEZE CFX 40W :
Dometic CoolFreeze CFX 40W - Portable compressor cooler and freezer
this one seems to be very low current draw when its reached temp and cycles the compressor on/off as reqd.
.
We have just been to Italy and France with ours (CFX 35) in 35 plus degC. We set it at 4 degC and it maintained that perfectly on both 12v and hooked up to the EHU. We did a couple of nights off EHU with no problems. Yes they are expensive but I think we would have struggled with anything else for the past 2 weeks.
Just managed to nab a dometic cfx 35 off ebay . . . . Cheap!. (Well comparatively speaking as nothing dometic is cheap)
New apparently . . . Let's hope all is well with it and delivery.
Not exactly what I wanted . . . Was looking at the cfx40, which is the same as cfx35, just a bit taller for more capacity.
Fingers crossed.
New apparently . . . Let's hope all is well with it and delivery.
Not exactly what I wanted . . . Was looking at the cfx40, which is the same as cfx35, just a bit taller for more capacity.
Fingers crossed.
This is the fridge I have in the van ,it is great does not use much from the battery.i have had it running for 4 days while camping off the battery with out problems.
Grass roots leisure is doing a special on this at the moment ( I have a trade account now set up with them ) for more purchase in the future
Grass roots leisure is doing a special on this at the moment ( I have a trade account now set up with them ) for more purchase in the future
