Thread: D4 Drink Cooler Box

Not used one myself, but my understanding from reading about them is they're not fantastic.

It uses peltiers and only runs while the car is on. I find it is fine on trips for keeping drinks and snacks cool. It takes a while to cool down though.
If you are doing short trips with stops in between it won't keep things cold.

I had a cooler box in the RRS, it kept drinks nice and cold. When you parked up it kept running for awhile(not exactly sure how long)
I would defiantly be asking the question!
Cheers
Scott.

My cooler box runs really well - pulls down the temp really fast and keeps stuff cool. The coin tray does need to be in place though to maximise cooling as the cooling element is on the bottom and the top of the fridge does not get as cold if the coin tray is not in place - then need to use smaller bottles.

My fridge operates all the time if switched on irrespective of what the car or ignition is doing - I have to remember to turn it off.

Garry

I purchased one of the genuine LR ones aftermarket, but while it will keep cold things cold while running, it takes a long drive to bring warm things down to cold.

Am seriously considering making an insulated lid, or insulating the underside of the coin tray to improve the efficiency. Once the warranty on the car is over I plan to power the cooler off a/the secondary battery, that way I can choose to run the cooler while the car is stopped.

BTW: the cost of the chiller box, imported from the UK turned out less than half the cost of having it installed in Au.

They are pointless/ useless IMHO. I've turned mine on once in 3 years for novelty value.

We use ours on long trips and it works a treat. Haven't used it much for short ones so can't comment on that but I've found in general that it takes a little bit to get cold but once there it's good. Can't comment on other brands but to me it does a good job for what it is keeping in mind it's not a real fridge. Biggest limitation I find is it won't fit a stubbie!!

Originally Posted by Parkes

Biggest limitation I find is it won't fit a stubbie!!

Mine will take 4 short neck stubbies with the coin holder in place and four long neck stubbies with the coin holder removed or turned upside down.

So not sure why yours cannot fit one in.

Garry