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Fridges.. talk to me
So we have one of those little electric cool box things at the moment, think it was about 30 quid. We do a reasonable amount of camping and are finding it’s a bit small and doesn’t really keep things as well as I’d like - we generally don’t have an electric hookup.
So what do people have? - 5 of us, 3 young kids. 5 days tops, though mostly long weekends etc - seems like the options are anything from a cool bag to a grand on an Engel. Confused.
Cheers!56 HSE
22nd Jun 2019 9:12 am
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22nd Jun 2019 10:09 am
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I use an engel. I wont get 5 days from it unless I had a solar panel. But for a couple of days on a dual battery it works for me.
22nd Jun 2019 10:15 am
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For all round practicality and price, you'd be very hard pushed to beat the Coleman range of cool boxes ( Xtreme range ). I have the large 70QT size and it is truly exceptional. In near heatwave conditions last year it kept ice for 5 full days. There are smaller sizes too. Believe me, they do exactly what the advertising blurb says they'll do.
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22nd Jun 2019 10:35 am
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I have a 55l Waeco and 80l National Luna. Both are fridge freezers. The Waeco lives in the car and the NL is in the garage full of ice, beer and wine. I bought it for a camper van project that is still to get off the ground. I think the Waeco is a perfect size and draws very little off the split charge.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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22nd Jun 2019 12:30 pm
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I use 2 waeco’s , one for food and one for cider , both work really well and last year a bought the very small one that fits between the 2 front seats of my transit and plugs in the the build in inverter so my crib ie food and drinks for work on site are always cool -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
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22nd Jun 2019 1:20 pm
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I've got one of these 3 way fridges for when we take the tent, or it sits in the awning cooling drinks when we take the tin tent. Think it's the Dometic one.
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Quick question to the knowledgeable people on here - I will fill the cooler with ice and the items I want to keep cold, but is it best to keep draining the water as the ice melts, or just let everything swim in the water?2010 Disco 4 HSE
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27th Jun 2019 1:27 pm
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Hi fade2grey.
This is what have, and it’s brilliant takes up a bit of space, but is three way. Gas canister, 12v or 240. It works brilliantly, and keeps beers cold.
It’s not the cheapest but does come in handy if you’re having a party
27th Jun 2019 7:40 pm
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Beretta wrote:
Quick question to the knowledgeable people on here - I will fill the cooler with ice and the items I want to keep cold, but is it best to keep draining the water as the ice melts, or just let everything swim in the water?
You won't get any ice melting until at least day 3 if you keep it closed.
I only ever drain the water when heading home and our camping is finished.
Another tip is, freeze some bottles of water before you leave home, 2 litre coke bottles are superb. They not only help keep everything cold but you can also drink the water. Mods:
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27th Jun 2019 7:58 pm
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But don’t fill the bottles too full before freezing them!New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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27th Jun 2019 8:11 pm
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Good tip with the water bottles, I’ll give that a go!
I plan on opening it up very 15mins or so - it will be full of drink!2010 Disco 4 HSE
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27th Jun 2019 8:22 pm
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Thanks all.. going to brave it with the little Halfords thing we have and see how it fares volume wise, think a compressor one is probably the right answer. Not expecting to be off grid for weeks with anything, more posh camping and cold beer (particularly the last bit)56 HSE
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and last year a bought the very small one that fits between the 2 front seats of my transit and plugs in the the build in inverter so my crib ie food and drinks for work on site are always cool 
