Thread: which camping fridge to buy

can of worms

i run two engels 1 x 32L and 1 x 40L and have had no problems at all

run good size cable with both the + and - run all the way back to the battery

my dad had a 40L engel and approx 60L 3 way chest cold 10+ years old, both have been trouble free

my mate get custom fridge done each time he changes rigs and runs danfoss with basic thermostat i.e. no electronics and he has no problems

another mate runs the 60L waeco, i thik he had a hic-up with the thermostat control......it was fixed without fuss and sice has had no issues

i guy at work brought a down under? 'i think' before his simpson desert trip a year or so ago, it broke down at birdsville, the company tried best effort to get a replacement unit to him, he sid it was the most expensive esky he had brought, once again the unit was replaced on return and he has had no problems since

buy a name brand and all should be good

Can of worms all right!

I have had an Evacool for years, 47l, great ice chest with a danfos compressor, never had an issue keeping anything cold or frozen.

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The 40l one is the one to have. Or you can have flat batteries. Your call

Also ask yourself how many people need to be accomodated for from the fridge you decide to buy ie litreage
Engel and Waeco have add on extensions for fridges these days
I think its easier to go up in space than buy a bigger fridge
Im not sure what performance is lost through extensions if any but its a thought as they arent a cheap accesory

The trailblazer is also a good fridge

Here we go.....

I recon the "Autofridge" is the best you can buy!!

But not siuted to everyone's style of using them.
They can be tricky at first to judge how long you need to run them at night and early morning.

Evakool for me.

I run 2 engles once large enought to keep a weeks worth of milk, meat and eggs fresh the other just a couple of days (thats for 2.25 people)

I also have a couple of those peltier cooler jobs that I serve as coolers and heaters