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Electric Cooler
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:26 pm
Anyone have one? Thoughts or rec's? Hauling 100#s of ice to the camp for a weekend is getting real old...
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:31 pm to PocketLab
like... a fridge?
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:37 pm to PocketLab
BougeRV. Also runs well on battery. Works great.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:39 pm to PocketLab
Dometic is kind of the industry standard (along with BougeRV and a few other brands), but you're paying for it. My son bought a used off-brand one a while back off marketplace for car camping, and it's been awesome. We use it half the time when we're just roadtripping, now. I love not having to deal with ice and being able to toss produce and such into the cooler while traveling without worrying about stuff getting soggy/wet.
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:58 pm to PocketLab
Friend has a bougerv that takes a battery, but can run off 120v or 12v. It says it gets to 28, but we doubt that.
It doesn keep beer cold all day for tailgaiting.
It doesn keep beer cold all day for tailgaiting.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:53 pm to PocketLab
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Hauling 100#s of ice to the camp for a weekend is getting real old...
Is an ice maker not an option?
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:50 pm to PocketLab
We have had a Dometic (12V) and 2 Truma (12V) and an Acopower (solar/battery).
We liked the Acopower but it was an odd shape, partly due to built-in wheels, so a bit awkward. Great while we were tent camping.
Trumas are nice but harder to DIY fix. Their service center wouldn't even fix the thermistor.
I'd go Dometic out of the ones we have used
We liked the Acopower but it was an odd shape, partly due to built-in wheels, so a bit awkward. Great while we were tent camping.
Trumas are nice but harder to DIY fix. Their service center wouldn't even fix the thermistor.
I'd go Dometic out of the ones we have used
Posted on 9/9/26 at 6:26 am to PocketLab
I had one for a while and used it camping. It was OK. NOt great. Takes a while to cool down and it drops temps fast when you open the lid.
IF I remember well, they are really affected by the outside temps. Its been a while
IF I remember well, they are really affected by the outside temps. Its been a while
Posted on 9/9/26 at 9:26 am to LanierSpots
Those of you who struggled with items staying cold: did you not have a power source for it? Ours can power off DC or AC, so we run it off the DC cigarette lighter in the car when driving but switch to a power bank (Bluetti) when at camp as necessary. My son has his Tacoma set up to charge his powerbank as well off a Bluetti Charger 1. Main issue he has with the fridge is that it puts off a lot of heat, which can heat up the sleep space in truck bed (great for winter, but not so much when it's hot outside).
This post was edited on 9/9/26 at 9:27 am
Posted on 9/9/26 at 10:29 am to Saskwatch
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Is an ice maker not an option?
Not really. Camp is in the marsh. 30ish minute boat ride, generator power, cistern water.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 10:34 am to PocketLab
Frozen jugs and ice packs work wonders for the food ice chest. But I don’t think there’s any substitute for a supplemental cooler loaded with fresh ice for drinks and meat/fish.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 10:38 am to PocketLab
I have an ancient one, I think its a Coleman, that my grandfather had. After he passed and we were down there cleaning out the house, it was in a storage shed. No one else wanted it so I brought it home. I've used it on a few road trips, and it does a decent job of keeping things cool but not ice cold. You can add ice or ice packs to it as well, and that is what I usually do.
We made some meals ahead of time to take on a week long beach trip and froze them. Stuck an ice pack at the bottom, layered the meals on top, and plugged it in for the 4+ hour drive. The ones at the top had started to thaw a little, but most everything was still frozen. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for an even longer drive, but having ice packs definitely gets you a little more time. For stuff like water bottles or soft drinks that have been in the fridge ahead of time, it works great. For beer that you want colder, use some ice packs to help. Or freeze a dozen water bottles and layer them in among the beer.
We made some meals ahead of time to take on a week long beach trip and froze them. Stuck an ice pack at the bottom, layered the meals on top, and plugged it in for the 4+ hour drive. The ones at the top had started to thaw a little, but most everything was still frozen. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for an even longer drive, but having ice packs definitely gets you a little more time. For stuff like water bottles or soft drinks that have been in the fridge ahead of time, it works great. For beer that you want colder, use some ice packs to help. Or freeze a dozen water bottles and layer them in among the beer.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 10:46 am to PocketLab
I'll add: ours freaking freezes stuff. We have to be careful not to turn it down too cold, as it will freeze items. That's actually one of my complaints: you can set the thermostat to 35 and items on the bottom will still freeze.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:54 am to rodnreel
Those look awesome, but I’m OT poor.
I bought an Ozark Mountain Trail ice chest for $20 from Wally World. The small bags of Slo-Melt ice fits perfectly in the bottom. Freeze them in your deep freeze. Then a layer of frozen Fiji water bottles (the large size) which stack well because they are square, then the next layer frozen Poweraide and smaller water bottles, sandwiches in Tupperware on top of all that. Came in from our 36 hour offshore trip in July and the ice and frozen bottles were mostly still frozen. The rest of the guys had their food and drinks in a big Yeti and had to use ice from the fish boxes halfway through.
My fishing buddy has an icemaker and scoops ice into croaker sacks and puts it in a small chest freezer. We use a few bags of Slo-Melt to put the initial chill on the fish, and then top off with those bags of frozen ice. Never run out, and we’ve filled that big chest slam full on most of our trips, with fish out of 90* water.
I bought an Ozark Mountain Trail ice chest for $20 from Wally World. The small bags of Slo-Melt ice fits perfectly in the bottom. Freeze them in your deep freeze. Then a layer of frozen Fiji water bottles (the large size) which stack well because they are square, then the next layer frozen Poweraide and smaller water bottles, sandwiches in Tupperware on top of all that. Came in from our 36 hour offshore trip in July and the ice and frozen bottles were mostly still frozen. The rest of the guys had their food and drinks in a big Yeti and had to use ice from the fish boxes halfway through.
My fishing buddy has an icemaker and scoops ice into croaker sacks and puts it in a small chest freezer. We use a few bags of Slo-Melt to put the initial chill on the fish, and then top off with those bags of frozen ice. Never run out, and we’ve filled that big chest slam full on most of our trips, with fish out of 90* water.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 9:00 am to PocketLab
How about a propane refrigerator? A couple 40lb tanks will last you longer than you would expect. If you go this route, make sure you have carbon monoxide detectors installed (you should have this anyway).
Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:17 am to rodnreel
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I have a 95Q Iceco that is in use everyday for the last 3 years. It has two compartments with each being either ref. or freezer.
Just curious- what do you use this for everyday?
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:22 pm to PocketLab
Posted on 9/11/26 at 12:57 pm to Mett's Stache
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just curious- what do you use this for everyday?
My wife and I live full time in a motorhome since May of 2022, traveling all over the US..
The cooler is in one of the cargo bays. One side is at 0 degrees for overflow frozen stuff. The other side is at 28 degrees and stores my beer.
I had another brand and it didn't last long. This one is going strong.
This post was edited on 9/11/26 at 1:03 pm
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