Dometic portable fridge/freezer

dieseltruckdriver wrote:
We just bought one of these based on a review from Haylett RVs Youtube review.
We bought it to haul some meat across the state, and right now we are testing it as a beer cooler.
After 1 week, we like it.

These Chinese boxes come under several different names, all looking alike: Alpicool, Bodega, Costway etc: Alpicool. Almost like yours, isn't it...

All have so-so efficiency, poor insulation, the hollow lid is particularly bad, I had to add insulation on it. Some have LG compressor, those are quieter but I doubt they are more efficient.

I have a 50L dual-zone Alpicool. 45 AH per 24 hours in dual mode, with both freezer and fridge bins at their respective temps. 60 AH when it's really hot, at 90+ it's drawing 4-5A, cycling almost nonstop. People are raving about how energy-efficient are their $$$ units from Dometic, Arb and Engel, 5 days on a single 100AH Li battery, but when you need to freeze, the draw increases 2-fold. Can't trick the thermodynamics laws.