Thread: ENGEL owners..........

When you go out west, it's almost always an ancient Engle strapped onto the back of the tray sitting out in the weather...

My Engel has done 25yrs of bouncing all around the country,apart from a bit of rust here & there,still going strong.
And it will freeze icecream,so is operating at at least -18c.,on freeze,but seldom cycles if ambient temperatures are over 30c.
I recon the insulation in the walls isnt real good,or mine may have deteriorated over the yrs.
It will cycle no probs on warmer settings,even with ambients of 35c.

Yes, I agree that the Engels struggle with ambient temperatures above about 35C (but I suspect that other makes would as well).

When I was in Charters Towers about 12 months ago, during the day I needed to keep one rear passenger side door open and the upper tailgate. This allowed the ambient temperature in the vehicle to drop below 50C and gave the Engel a fighting chance.

Ahhh, you youngsters with 25 year old Engels. I bought mine in 1976..
I did lend it to a mate who did an around Oz trip about 15 years ago & he says he had to take it to the service agent in the Alice for a reason I forget..
Still gets used 5- 8 times a year for up to a week..

How do you guys remember when you bought your Engels.

I have one, so I must have bought it, but when.