Recomend me a 12v cool box

[mobile chicane22]

Dosent need to be big 12 -25 l will do any sugestions ?

[prand]

Am I allowed to say don't bother, as they i've found they don't perform how you think they will, especially when it's hot.

I have a 24l campingaz one which was pretty useless kept in a car in the south if france as it only cools to a certain Amount (15c max) below ambient, which if the temp in a car hits 30C you aren't getting much cooling. Plus it had a noisy fan, plus even though it wasn't supposed to, flattend two different car batteries.

I have found freezer blocks or buying ice blocks works much better.

[Bill]

What he said. Waeco and Engels do compressor fridges that will make ice in the Sahara while not flattening your battery in five minutes but they're £500 or so.

[mobile chicane22]

Already tried the freezer block route didn't work as I will be storing it in the van for a few days.


It just needs to stay cool rather than frozen as its for storing cans and bottles of drink in my works van so I can have a cool fresh one rather than a luke warm one

[prand]

mobile chicane22 said:

Already tried the freezer block route didn't work as I will be storing it in the van for a few days.


It just needs to stay cool rather than frozen as its for storing cans and bottles of drink in my works van so I can have a cool fresh one rather than a luke warm one

for drinks only then these may well suit you fine: Campingaz do an electric range from 20-36 litres.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=sea...

[Martin4x4]

mobile chicane22 said:

Already tried the freezer block route

Instead of the freezer blocks I freeze 1 litre fruit juice cartons to line the floor of the cool box and that works pretty well. Use the top layer on day one, the second layer will still be slussy on day two and cool on day three providing they are keep out of direct sun light.

[HotJambalaya]

mobile chicane22 said:

Already tried the freezer block route didn't work as I will be storing it in the van for a few days.


It just needs to stay cool rather than frozen as its for storing cans and bottles of drink in my works van so I can have a cool fresh one rather than a luke warm one

How many days?

You might not need an electric cool box. Some of the regular insulated ones are good for days. I've heard good things about the Igloo MaxCold range

http://www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/co...

[Bill]

Good point about Igloo. We borrowed a huge max cold chest this weekend for a party, used it on Saturday and it still has ice in it now despite being stood outside in the sun (Although there's less sun today )

[vikingaero]

You have to be a bit ingenious with coolboxes whether electric or not by using ice packs or freeze drinks that are freezable and buy a mains 12v supply for it to prechill it for a few hours before use.

[Troubleatmill]

Engel. End of story. Goes down to -18.
Be prepared to pay though.

[G600]

A good cool box will be good for a few days, I spent 3 days on a boat in Australia (so a bit warmer than here) drinking cold beer out of one made by esky.

[prand]

Bill said:

Good point about Igloo. We borrowed a huge max cold chest this weekend for a party, used it on Saturday and it still has ice in it now despite being stood outside in the sun (Although there's less sun today )

Problem with OP he doesn't need a 100 litre box in the van to cool some drinks. The bigger the box, the better the cold retention. Partly because you can put more ice blocks in them. As above, careful management of frozen blocks and ice cbined with putting in already cold/frozen drinks would probably mean you don't need an electric one. From my experience, the electric ones can't be relied on to keep things chilled like a fridge ling term, making them ultimately a bit pointless, unless you buy an expensive mobile fridge.

[Watchman]

I have a compressor cool box but the compressor only works when plugged into the mains. Definitely capable of freezing in high ambient temps though.

On 12v it utilises a peltor fan which is only useful if ambient is low as described above.

[Simes110]

Another vote for Engel.

Will last you for years and years and will hardly depreciate. Plus it'll not use much electricity and is dual voltage so you can use it as a beer cooler at home.

[Watchman]

This is mine:



Look around a bit and you should beat this price. I think (it was a while back) I paid slightly under £200 in total (free delivery too).

http://www.towsure.com/product/Dometic_B40_Thermoe...

[Ianh07]

We bought one of these recently - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
Worked fine at keeping food and milk cold from UK to Bordeaux last week, and once there plugged into the mains which was pretty handy in a tent over 30 degrees.
Downside is it's pretty bulky in the boot, but it didn't seem much bigger than others we looked at.

[General Price]

You will have to be quick.

https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/special/gg-groupon...

Offer finishes at midnight.

[Martin4x4]

General Price said:

You will have to be quick.

https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/special/gg-groupon...

Offer finishes at midnight.

What a stupid f*ing web-site, fills the screen with a third party banner add that stops you seeing the product. Well they can swivel if they want my custom.

[Zelda Pinwheel]

Bill said:

What he said. Waeco and Engels do compressor fridges that will make ice in the Sahara while not flattening your battery in five minutes but they're £500 or so.

Another vote for Engel, wouldn't be without ours. It will make ice in the Sahara, but only overnight when the ambient temperature drops down below about 20*. During the day, you've no hope!

These guys do hire them out if it's not something you want to spend big money on.
http://www.mps-trading.co.uk/search.asp?hire=1

Edited by Zelda Pinwheel on Tuesday 24th June 15:52

[chopper602]

Cheap & cheerful and with a three year guarantee

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thursday-26t...