Electric Coolers

I have a bunch of smaller cooler types and IIRC they claim to keep things about 40 degrees cooler than ambient. I have one that makes ice, sort of. it came with a tiny aluminum ice cube tray which you set on the bottom, then put an insulated divider over it and wait. but it actually does freeze. no practical use however.

mine are more like that Koolatron fun that was at that link.

I do NOT consider any of mine to be a waste of money. truck stops sell a bunch of them, so they must be liked by somebody. like my refrigerator in my RV, I always put cool/cold things into it.
bumpy

I have one like this one- it's handy for keeping things cool while underway in the car, but it doesn't chill as cold as an ice chest does. This because they're really "heat pumps", so won't reduce temps much below about twenty degrees of ambient temperature. I also bought an adapter that lets one use it off 110v for trips where power will be available at destination.

Here's a tip:
Since cooling is related to incoming air temp., strategic placement near an onboard A/C vent works wonders.

I like the "keep warm" feature, too- handy if one goes to a lot of potlucks!

We've got a 63 qt EdgeStar - its been running in my basement storage for 3.5 years NON stop w/out issue (except the time i lowered the thermostat too low & froze a beer).

our edgestar runs on 12vdc or 120vac (automatically switches based on whats available).

I never empty ours & never turn it off - when the coach is in storage, the cooler is on shore power.

I have a friend that has the same cooler in the back of his van. The van sits outside his house in the TEXAS sun - his cooler is 2 yrs older than ours and it has NEVER been turned off, EVER, and its never missed a beat. My friend powers his off a single deep cycle battery (when he's not on shore power) and a single solar panel (on the roof of the van) to keep the battery charged when he's dirt biking int he desert.

I picked ours up from COMPACT APPLIANCES (free shipping).


our outdoor cooler is one of the best upgrades that I've ever made - even if we sell the coach ill buy another cooler. I love not having to search for ice or worry about how much ice is in the cooler.