coleman 40 qt. thermoelectric cooler

I would say that about 20 each bottles will fit in the cooler. The problem is how quickly they will get cold in a thermoelectric cooler. The term "Cooler" comes to mind, not "Cold" or refrigerator. They cool the product slowly.

So to get them cold, you would need to put them in there and run it overnight in a cool location (they are also limited in how much cooler it can get the inside compared to the outside air temp). Or freeze a couple of bottles in the RV refrigerator, and put more in the RV refrigerator section, then you can place the frozen ones in with the warmer ones, and it will cool all of them. .

Several popular RV designs now include a outside kitchen, with a bar size refrigerator that is 120 volt, and would be ideal at cooling a large quantity of things like soda and water bottles.

Good luck,

Fred.

Sorry I don't know how many water bottles it will hold. We use ours for drinks during road trips though. Our experience is that it cools about 40° below ambient temperature, and the cooler itself is not insulated well (ours at least). It works great for long ground trips with constant 12V power, and is a great way to kill batteries quickly if the vehicle isn't running.

I realize this is not a direct answer to your question. But, couldn't you use gallon jugs of water in a regular cooler with ice in it? Then use them to refill this kids smaller water bottles ?

Been there done that bought the tee shirt and saw the movie. Getting ice and filling bottles is a PITA especially when you are trying to relax. I would rather fill it with bottles and forget it....

pfidahospud wrote:
...It works great for long ground trips with constant 12V power, and is a great way to kill batteries quickly if the vehicle isn't running.

Absolutely, those things are real power hogs, and they warm up quick once power is cut.

Thermoelectric coolers are "neither fish nor fowl". One can get a decent cooler, dump ice in it, or buy a real compressor fridge cooler which can go down to 0 degrees (F).

Were it up to me, I'd buy a small compressor fridge cooler, have it freeze water bottles, and use those to keep other coolers at a decent temperature.