Compressor Refrigerator opt 12v?
Has anyone been using one of these 12v compressor refrigerators? I've heard they are low amp drawing. How are they on the battery?
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SidecarFlip wrote:
Typical 3 way, gas 12 volt and 110 on gas will draw about 2/10th of an amp or less (depending on if it has auxilary fans or not). This off season I'm going to get a Dometic Cool Box Dual zone compressor fridge / cooler for the back seat of my pickup truck when camping and for my wife to use in the summer when she goes to the grocery to keep frozen food frozen on the way home in a hot car.
I like the portability and you don't have that with a camper fridge (built in), no matter what design it is... You have quite a few different designs in compressor fridges to choose from. Dometic, Nova Kool ate just 2 of many in many different physical designs and many different convenience features.
You might want to look at what Engle has to offer in this area too. I bought one that runs on 12v/110v and put it in the storage bay of my RV where it gives me more freezer space. I've also tossed it in the back of my toad for long road trips. It will freeze ice cubes and seems to cool much better than any RV built-in fridge I've used and it runs on very little power. Well insulated too so once it cools down it takes very little power to maintain temps.
