Budget ???? 12 Volt Refrigerator, 42 Quart / 40L Portable Freezer (-4℉~50℉) With 12/24V DC And 110V AC, Car Fridge With Compressor For Van, Truck, Vehicle, Camping, Road Trip, Outdoor And Home ????

7 reviews for Budget ???? 12 Volt Refrigerator, 42 Quart / 40L Portable Freezer (-4℉~50℉) With 12/24V DC And 110V AC, Car Fridge With Compressor For Van, Truck, Vehicle, Camping, Road Trip, Outdoor And Home ????

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Charles Olcott – July 21, 2020

   After using a plug-in cooler type for a year, I decided this was the year to switch and buy a proper compressor fridge style cooler. Not wanting to spend close to or over a thousand dollars my search led me down this path, and after seeing a review from an RV’ing couple on the larger capacity model, I ordered the 40L one myself. This will act as basically a fridge on board my sailboat.It feels very solid, and has some really strong springs for the handles as well as the door latch. I don’t imagine I will accidentally open the lid by bumping it. It does cool pretty quickly, as advertised. I had gone from 84 degrees down to 40 in about a half hour, which is plenty fine for what I need. Seems to be plenty of room as well, though I agree that it doesn’t seem like the 40 L capacity is quite accurate as far as usable storage goes. I got this one because it wasn’t as tall, and my needs are more for bottles of water and light duty sandwich meat storage and such, but for more regular use it might be better to have the larger one. Comparing it to the volume of space in my Koolatron 27.5L cooler, it actually feels about the same.Pros:* Cools pretty quick* Handles seem very sturdy, and can be left off for space saving* Included household adapter is a good value* 12v cord is about 10′ long, plenty of reach* Includes a voltage chart to let you know the power saving settingsCons:* A bit on the heavy side when empty, but it does have a compressor. Still, moving when full is tough* Rubber feet on the bottom can mark some surfaces* Screws don’t have threaded inserts in the casing, just thread into the plastic directly* Owners manual is pretty thin and basic (though there really isn’t much else that needs explaining)* Temperature display is hard to read in direct light* Display also does not turn off. AT ALL. Whenever the unit is plugged in, the display is on, even if you have it in standby mode. And while it is hard to read in direct light, the LEDs for the rest are quite bright, especially in darker rooms.* Needs strong power – Some vehicles may need to have a direct line wired to either the cooler plug itself, or a dedicated 12v outlet. I’ve seen reviews of these and others mentioning the E1 low voltage error. I used a generic 12v, 10a output adapter in my house and it tripped the error. I reset the unit and turned it down to the Low battery saver setting to adjust, and it’s fine on that.All in all, it’s hard to knock the value of this unit. It has little flaws but nothing that would cause me to be concerned for the operation. Granted it’s new, and obviously cheaper than name brand units so time will tell. It’s a basic unit, without all the bells and whistles but if those aren’t needed, this is certainly a good value at half the price of many, or less. I do wish I had the cover for it, but I’ll see how it does without for a bit and then decide on that.FOLLOW-UP EDIT:Just a follow up, I installed this on my sailboat with a 170 watt solar panel and 400+ amp hour 12v battery bank, and let it run 24/7 for the last three months of the season before I pulled it from duty. It worked flawlessly the entire time with no excess heat, no noises creeping up, no issues at all. It would very rarely trip the low voltage when I had multiple things drawing on the battery like inverters and such, but that’s to be expected. And it would automatically kick back on as soon as the other loads disconnected. This is not an issue of the unit, but rather the house bank setup I have. Operation-wise, solid as a rock, and never an issue with having a cold water waiting for me when I arrived.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Timmy – September 30, 2022

   Overall I’m satisfied with my fridge! Just bought a camper van and wanted an entry level fridge to test the functionality of the concept in general. So far so good! I’ve used it in the van for a couple weekends, as well as my basement for a party. Haven’t used the 12v plug for extended time on the weekend though. I’ve had access to power outlets at my site.My biggest complaint is the control panel is basically touch screen. So any small nudge adjusts something. I’m have to put some sort of a tape across it when it’s between my front seats when I’m driving.I plan on babying this thing and make it last forever, because it’s definitely not engineered to last forever. No offense to the company, it’s just the way it is.. Put cold drinks in it as much as possible. If you’re planning on putting liquor in it, store it in the freezer before putting it in this fridge.Oh and the spring loaded handles are a bit weird.Happy travels!

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Erron – October 30, 2022

   I used this portable refrigerator for a little over a year and it start to freeze everything inside regardless of what temperature I set on the control panel. I contacted the seller for the product warranty, it has2 years warranty, and the first thing they predict was the control panel is broken so they sent me a new one, it didn’t fix the problem. Then for the second time I contacted them, they think is the compressor so they sent me a new compressor, that didn’t fix the problem either. Finally, they decide to send me a new refrigerator after I contacted them for the 3rd time. It took a while for them to finally honor the warranty of the product, but have to give credit where credit is due, they do honor their warranty and send a new fridge even though the process is lengthy. The fridge work great for the first year and I used it almost daily as I am an over the road truck driver. Overall, I recommend this product because it work great when it not malfunctions (good amount of space, cool down quick, keep things cool consistently, and low noise level), seller also stand behind their product and honor their warranty when there are problems occur.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Rachel – November 11, 2022

   I can’t always trust the refrigerator in the travel trailer so I thought I’d give the 34 quart a try for our 3 week roadtrip across the country and back. 11 degrees F was the coldest it was reading on the thermostat even when I had it set colder. I had it packed with enough meat for 2 people for the whole trip. Drive days we’re about 6-8 hours I had it plugged in to a small battery backup while driving then plugged into the camper over night while the battery backup was charging. This portable refrigerator was basically running 3 weeks straight without any issues! Highly recommend this product over its more expensive competitors! We’ll worth it!

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Daniel T. – November 15, 2022

   The cooler worked fine for 11 month pretty much nonstop very happy with it, until It stop working properly the display quit working! still freezing stuck at one temperature, tried to contact customer service several times…no respond ! so if you looking for a good cooler for 1 season and you don’t mind throw it away $300 don’t pretend you rented a cooler for how long who knows ?!! Ok so this is an update ….I got response from Joy tutus and they are working on my issue they will send me a new temp control panel, so will see what happens, one more star ! to be continue …..ok so I installed the new temperature controller the cooler is working but it’s not going below 33° and it’s taking a long time so we’ll see what happens now the temperature shows between 35 and 33 and keeps going back-and-forth I don’t know I will try to contact the manufacturer again

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Richard D – December 7, 2022

   Cools rapidly quiet operating freezes items easily yet can keep beverages cold in upper section

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   denis goulet – December 7, 2022

   très satisfait