Thread: Portable Fridges

I have an esky with those rubber latches and they self destriuct way too easily.

evakool have way too many problems for me to evatouch one.

i know one guy who went thru three before demanding his money back....

their esky's are great, have had a 60ltr for ages and i wouldnt swap it for quids....

their fridges are not in the same league unfortunetly IMHO.

another friends 60ltr evakool uses more amps per day than my engel

we set them both up to chill to 0 deg using the same digital thermo and with his data logger setup to measure amps used the engel was more effecient even with the bag off.

I bought a Waeco CF-80 but have extensively used an Engel 32 and an 80 S/S Combo.

The Engels are certainly stronger so when they get bashed around in the back of a work ute that is a good thing. However I bought the Waeco myself as I look after my things. The Waeco in this size is also infinately more practical. It weighs half (25kg compared to 50kg) and has the removable divider so you have more configuration ptions. Not locked into any one configuration.

I paid about $1050 including the 240v power pack for the Waeco CF-80. Work paid $930-970? for the 32L Engel and $1999 for the S/S 80L Engel Combo.

I'd get a Waeco again (but this one will last forever :roll. I can't see the point in paying double and getting less function with more strength if you are going to look after it anyway.

I know a couple of guys with Limack Fridge made out of S/S & have seperate freezer compartment & other than the cost I've not heard a bad report.

They are made in Australia & a bit hard to find in retailers, see a lot at shows (or used to).

Trailblaza made in QLD is an excellant fridge also, the VIC guy who makes Dingo Doza roof tents has one in the back of his F100 ute in full sun & it never lets him down & things stay cold or frozen all day and made of aircraft grade alloy. I doubt any other on the maket would function this way in full exposed sun & still have frozen stuff at the end of the day 8) but you pay for it, wall thickness is around 50mm.

Cheers
Bryce

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Newer versions of both brands are coming out with inbuilt 240V transformers, but older ones will need an external t/former to run on 240V.
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Engels have had this for as long as I can remember.

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A mate of mine has had his 60L Engel fixed to the back of his Cruiser tray back for the last 10-15 years, he's a builder so it's on all day every, completely uncovered and exposed to the elements. Never had a problem with stuff not being cold or frozen, and he has done the simpson and canning more than once..

Looked in bloody BCF the other day and it appears to me the Engels aren't as 'solid' as they once were. ?

<span style="color:blue">bcf....?</span>

BCF = "boating, camping, fishing" a store owned by supercheap.
Used to be campmart which I loved BUT now its has heaps of fishing gear (which is fine) heaps of boating gear (which isn't - that's what boat shops are for) and much LESS camping gear