New Fridge needed - ARB or Engel???

arb is lighter... engel is a nice fridge though.. especially the 60L

I've had my ARB for a bit over a year now and i'm very happy with it, as Ranga said cleaning being able to just rinse it out and take out the plug is very convinent

My favorite feature though is the led temp adjustment/screen it's nice to know exactly what the temp is inside the fridge.

Iwouldn't bother with the Arb fridge cover though, it's held on with glue, which doesn't work, your better off getting an auto trimmer to whip one up.

Sam

I'm with Loubrey. I bought a National Luna TwinWeekender (40 litre fridge and 10 litre freezer, or all freezer). Expensive but brillaint piece of gear.

Cheers
KarlB
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the old holden v ford question

I have two engle fridges i purchased my first 40 liter model about 27 years ago and its still going strong
this one stays in the back of my car
mind you its not looking as pretty a it used to

i bought a new 40lt in september last year it has a light in it and a temp gauge
i used it at fraser last year and work fantastic

i have never owned or used a waeco so cant comment on them or the ARB models

scotty

Can only say we've had our 40 litre Engel for a decade and its never failed, except that we had to replace the thermo switch. Looks a bit battered, but works fine.

Hi All

I have used waeco fridges out near Gove and they worked well and I have nothing but praise for them too> I own a small old engel which works great on 240 and I have a primus 40 lt which is currently having a few problems but primus have offered me a new fridge so although it has let me down the warranty has been superb

Regards Mark

Thanks for all the replies and points of view guys.

Seems to be very much personal choice as no one product appears to be head and shoulders above the other.

For that reason only, subject to a few final dimension checks with the 110 i'll be staying with the Engel. Ive used them for many years now with no complaints at all.

R
Jon

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Originally Posted by numpty

The newer Engels have a light as well.

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Shame they didn't put a bung in!

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Originally Posted by Loubrey

Bit of the "cat among the pigeons"...

I have a 60 liter National Luna. Bit up price wise on the comparable Engels, ARB's and Waeco's, but they are still the choice of the United Nations and in particular UNHCR for transporting medical supplies and the like around deepest darkest Africa.

Used them on a few humanitarian runs around Central Africa and in my opinion they are a bit of a pricey investment, but you get what you pay for...

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I would second this recommendation. Initially they are considerably dearer but it would likely be the last one you would ever buy, therefore saving you money in the long run. A big plus for this fridge over nearly any other fridge on the market is the ability for the fridge to cool all interior surfaces evenly ie no "warm" part of the fridge. They are also more efficient.

FWIW....Bought neither...ended up with a Bushman. It has a collar and two separate lids so the volume can be changed from 35L all the way through to 50+L. During the floods we lost power for a few days...ran the bushman at -15degC for 48+ hrs from 2 well charged Supercharge All Rounder 105AH batteries in parallel and through an inverter. After 48hrs the batteries were still reading 12.17V...at which time I was able to borrow an 800w gennie to charge them up... til the lights came back...
took the bushman to Cape York last year...excellent