2024 the best car fridge review


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What You Get: The CR22 12V refrigerator comes with a 2-year Tech Support. If you have any questions about the product, please REACH OUT TO BougeRV, as we provide friendly Tech Support. Package included: 10.82 ft DC power cord, 6.56 ft AC power cord, and user manual
Fast Cooling Down to 32℉: With Compressor refrigeration technology, this 12v car refrigerator could achieve 15 min fast cooling from 77℉ to 32℉ and 50 min from 77℉ to -5℉, keeping your food fresh. No ice needed, no food spoiled, money and space-saving. Dimension: 22.68*12.60*12.97 in, Weight: 22.27 lb, lightweight
45W Low Power Consumption: With ECO energy saving mode, this 23 Qt portable refrigerator's operating power is about 36W. Even running on MAX mode(45W), it consumes far less than 1kWh/day for its intelligent cycle work. You can run this portable freezer fridge with 12/24V DC power on various vehicles, such as SUVs, Trucks, RVs, Camper, Van, Boat, etc
45dB Low Noise: The truck freezer is designed to run with low noise to make sure you have a good sleep after long driving. This camping fridge also has a shock-proof design to face the uneven road, operating with no problem in case of a 30 ° inclination when you are off-road.
3 Level Voltage Battery Protection: The RV fridge/freezer is equipped with a 3-level battery monitor to prevent the fridge from draining your vehicle's battery. You can choose at what battery voltage the fridge shuts off to prevent complete battery drain.
Reviewer: Seychellois
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent addition to small sailboat
Review: I have a 30 foot sailboat equipped with a basic icebox requiring ice loading prior to a cruise. 60 lbs of ice in the box will last about six days in moderate weather if the box is properly managed, that is everything is pre cooled before placing in box and no warm stuff added later. Also the number of open/close cycles needs to be minimized.This is a hassle I have lived with for 20 years. I have not been enthusiastic about converting to box refrigeration due to the hassle factor, hole cutting requirements and space.So when these compact 12VDC coolers reached what looked like decent maturity I decided to purchase a unit to supplement my ice box and can be easily removed from the boat for road trips and other uses.My selection process was pretty simple, decent reviews, lowest cost, correct sizing for my application. Not too small, not too big. Initially I wanted a cooler/freezer combo but the prices on those went up significantly and I noted this unit could be divided into two compartments so I thought i might me able to set it up to deliver a kind of cooler/freezer clone if I got the temp set right.So first I had to install cigarette lighter outlets that would support the current draw of the cooler. No problem in a car but on a boat most cig lighter outlets are wired for low power applications and the two I had would not support the load which can be up to 5 amps during compressor start up. In max (not eco) mode, the unit draws about 3 amps when the compressor is running. When the compressor is not running it pulls much less power obviously. I would say I was seeing 30% compressor on time in temps around 70 - 75 ambient. So on an hourly basis I was pulling around 2 amps avg or 24 watts/hr. I was very happy with this performance however I expect summer temps will drive that power usage up significantly. For a sailor these numbers are really important because we have to rely almost exclusively on battery bank and solar/wind charging. Bottom line, really happy with power consumption numbers.Important note to anyone using other than standard car cig lighter which is designed to handle higher current. When I attempted to use my cig lighter outputs on the boat the unit would start up but I saw the input voltage display on the cooler was showing a rapidly decreasing input voltage to the point where the unit's low voltage protection would turn the cooler off. Turns out the wiring to myn cig lighter socket was such a small gauge that as soon as it was loaded up it would begin dropping the output voltage to an unacceptable level. If you are rolling your own outlets, make sure you select a wire gauge which will minimize voltage drop between the cooler and your batteries. I wound up using 10awg wire which is probably overkill but I wanted the cooler to see almost the same voltage as at the battery.All of the above is utterly meaningless unless the unit does a decent job of cooling/freezing. And it does that very well in my experience so far (used the cooler 24/7 for my last 6 day cruise). As I had planned, I used the center divider to try to create a cooler/freezer combo. I placed my frozen stuff in the compartment closest to the control panel and my beer in the other compartment, set the unit to 25 degrees and waited for he beer to freeze or the frozen stuff to thaw. Neither did either. The beer stayed cold as heck and the frozen stuff stayed frozen!!! Outstanding. I was really pleased.Good pwr consumption, good cooling performance, no noise (but my hearing is not the best)., can make it work as combo cooler freezer, light weight and portable, relatively low center of gravity for a solid tie down (sailors will appreciate this), and physical properties like door opening and control accessibility is excellent.You do have to fuss around with the controls a bit to figure them out. Note to manufacturer - get an English speaker (or whatever language with English subtitles) to do a video to explain how to use the controls. As usual, the delivered manual is mostly gibberish. There are third party videos online but, come on manufacturers, this is not hard. You have a great product, how had can it be to produce great instructions?So, final topic is space. I have the 30 Qt which seemed like an excellent compromise between size, weight, and capacity. This is not a large capacity. Just about a cubic foot. But is is more space than you might imagine if you imagine a cubic foot. First thing is cool or freeze your stuff before loading it (I am speaking to sailors in particular) you can also use shore power to do the initial cooling of course using the provided 110 VAC adapter, but you don"t want to be doing initial cool down on your batteries if you can avoid it. This pre cool is particularly important if you want to do cooler/freezer. I suspect the process of freezing something is going to freeze everything in the box but if you pre cool you can find that Goldilocks temp that keeps the two compartments just right. I kept my beer very cold and a Cornish game hen frozen solid for the full 6 days. But the beer was cold and the hen was frozen going into the box before the trip.Ok, back to space. I loaded 9 16 Oz cans of beer in the cooler side with a bit of room left if I had wanted to stuff something smaller in there. On the freezer side I had two steaks, the cornish game hen, a tray of sausage, three lamb chops and a big bag of M&Ms which I eat frozen (try it, you'll love it). And I have significant extra space. I could have added a bag or two of frozen veggies easily.So, overall, my first impression after six days living with this thing 24/7 using my house batteries and 200 watts of solar panels has been excellent. I am extremely pleased with performance, size, ease of use and appearance. Longevity will be the next test but mfg provides an upgrade to 3 yr warranty on the unit so that does provide a little confidence they have built some longevity into this unit.Update 06/25/2021Spent another six day cruise with this unit in ops full time. I am struggling to say anything bad about it. We are into summer temperatures now - around 95 deg F ambient middle of the day and the unit power consumption has gone up a bit, but not massively. I was pulling about 2 amps/hr in cooler temps (70s), maybe 2.5 or 2.75 amps now that it is warmer.The biggest hassle I am having is trying to decide do I want a freezer or a cooler. The split compartment can be kludged to do both as I described earlier but it is a bit of a hassle to have to check stuff to make sure you are not freezing the beer of thawing the steak. I am leaning toward a freezer which would allow me to manufacture ice for the original "box" if/when necessary. Of course, this is a fine problem to have....do I do cold or colder?Have not used the device in the car yet but I see no reason why it would be problematic. The only issue there is to manage the power input so you don't kill the car battery which is not designed for deep cycle. I would either take the thing to the hotel room and plug it in or freeze something inside the box (like a gallon of water) to keep the interior cool until next day driving when you can power up on the battery (actually the alternator output) again.Note to manufacturer. It would be cheap and easy to add a small automatic light to the interior. This would definitely be handy. The user should be able to enable or disable the light operation in "settings" so when things need to be dark you aren't killing your night vision by opening the box.Edit 09-06-2022As in sit in an airbnb in Boise, Idaho looking at my BougeRV cooler box humming along after about a thousand nautical miles at sea and three or four thousand on the road...well, it is still refrigerating and still freezing so I guess it is living up to expectations. Not bad at all. The only thing I need is something to make it easier to carry. Either a shoulder strap on one of those little fold-able carts.Meanwhile, what are you waiting for? Go buy your own cooler and you too can enjoy a cold beer in the middle of nowhere while you contemplate solutions to all of your first world problems.Edit 08/11/23 Well, still coolin... I just got back from a 200 mile cruise aboard my small sailboat. I had ice for drinks as well as frozen meats in my cooler for a week. Not a problem and it was HOT. That is the weather was hot.One thing I discovered in the course of using this unit... there is frozen and there is really frozen. Who knew?Turns out that meats stored at just below freezing are not happy campers. They want to be stored closer to zero degrees. That pretty much sealed the deal on the cooler being configured as a freezer. I stock up my icebox (with ice) to handle cooling and just set the Booge up to be a freezer. I tried zero degrees but it sucks a lot of power at that temp so I backed off to +10 degrees F and that seems to be a reasonable compromise cold/power consumption. Keeps frozen stuff fresh.So at almost 3 years and hundreds of hours of use on land and sea, still going strong. I am thinking about building a supplemental insulation case for the unit to see if I can't make it a bit easier to carry and more efficient but it is pretty reasonable stand alone except it is an awkward carryfinal edit (I promise) 04/23/2024Newest freezer strategy emerges.I continue to try to keep power consumption as low as possible when on battery power aboard the boat. When I have the engine providing alternator power I place the unit in "max" mode and get it as cold as possible. When I am sailing or at anchor I transition to "eco" mode to minimize batt power consumption. This has been pretty effective although it is another step you have to remember to take. The interior temp varies as I do this but highest I let it get is about 15 degrees F. That seems to work best as a balance between food preservation and battery charge preservation even in higher ambient temp situations. I do what I can to ensure the unit is exposed to cooler air by keeping it ventilated.Turns out the unit pretty much lives on the boat these days due to the cost of gasoline we are flying mostly and not driving so the bouge is not used in the car too much these days and, frankly, it is not the most convenient devise for the car. Much better for a camper or RV where you don't have to lug it around to plug into shore power.I still have not built an insulated cover, I am pretty sure this would improve the power consumption situation but I am just lazy, and perfect should not the the enemy of good enough, right?I continue to be a big fan and unit is running like a top. One of the best comfort upgrades I have done aboard the boat.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works great, highly recommend
Review: I keep it in the backseat of my truck and it works great. If i plug it into the truck it turns on automatically when i start the truck and shuts off when not running which is a good thing incase you forget its plugged in.It cools down quickly and stays relatively insulated when its not on. I use a milwaukee battery powered outlet for when im working and want it to stay on. A 6ah battery will power it for hours.Very happy with the fridge and value. Well built, quiet and efficient.

Reviewer: NG
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you have a Tesla Model Y then this is a must have
Review: Brought this product when it was sale. Had it in mind to buy for a while but was waiting for prices to settle down as was seeing a lot of variability. Finally purchased it before a camping trip and it was one of the best purchase decisions.This is great product to have onboard all the time if you have a Tesla. It checks many boxes. If fits neatly in the rear trunk well with a lot space around it to ventilate. It charges with rear 12V port and can be kept on "all the time" with no significant drain on the Tesla battery. After keeping it in the trunk all the time, started realizing many benefits of it.Groceries - The ones that need to stay in the refrigerator can be kept fresh and cold the while returning home. Say if you are on a long drive and see a roadside farm stand with fresh groceries/eggs on a sunny day. You can still bring them home just fresh without warming up in hot car trunk.Golfing - I golf a lot and keep water, iced coffee and other "Beverages" nice and cold . Easy to bring on a round for you and your buddies. My golf buddies are impressed with this arrangement and now "expect" me to offer something chilled. Sorry bev cart ladies.Camping - We took this on tent camping and it worked like a charm for all the days keeping stuff at 35 degree and fresh. Not having typical iced cooler was a breeze in carrying extra weight of ice, wet stuff when ice melts and empty the box at the end. You realize the value when you actually use it.The product seems to of good quality, maintains temp well , is quite. I will know the reliability after some more use but so far so good . If you are a Tesla model Y owner it is no brainer to have it in the car all the time. Especially during hot summer days that you know you can reach back and grab something cool to drink without a pitstop. Cheers !!

Reviewer: Phillip H. Darling
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works exactly as advertised
Review: I bought this for car camping and for keeping groceries cool in the car.I live in a mountain community in the southern sierras.I routinely travel down to either Bakersfield or Lancaster for work. I do most of my grocery shopping at Costco and Trader Joe's.It may take several hours between shopping and heading home, so I need a way to keep refrigerated items cool until I get home. Blue ice in a ice chest wasn't working out.I drive a Tesla Model 3.I just plug the refrigerator into the 12v socket in the car and the refrigerator works just fine.When I park, the power shuts off, but the contents of the refrigerator stay cool. I set the refrigerator to 0 deg, and it does get that cold. After sitting in the car for one and half hours, the temp might get a little above 30 deg when I get back in. It drops quickly to below 10 deg after I start the car.No problems with the Tesla. The Tesla power app in the dash doesn't even show the power use by the refrigerator ("everything else" in the app). I suspect that the car battery I so big that the energy use by the refrigerator is too low to register after only a few hours.For those unfamiliar with Bakersfield and Lancaster (in USA), they get Very hot in the summer.Also, I did NOT keep the refrigerator into the trunk. The trunk gets unbelievably hot into the summer.

Reviewer: Francisco F. Gonzalez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 3 meses de uso: Había tenido refrigeradores de otras marcas más prestigiosas, así que mis expectativas eran altas. Sin embargo, este producto me ha sorprendido bastante con su calidad. Algunas cosas a remarcar: excelente capacidad de enfriamiento, buena eficiencia de energía, muy silencioso en comparación con otros; suficiente calidad de construcción y estética. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.

Reviewer: Chris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The BougeRV 12V Portable Refrigerator is a game-changer for on-the-go adventurers like myself. With its 30-quart capacity, it effortlessly accommodates all my essentials while maintaining precise temperatures. Whether I'm camping or on a road trip, this fridge ensures my provisions stay fresh and safe to eat.What sets the BougeRV apart for me is its exceptional performance and durability from what I've put it through. Plus, its low power consumption and quiet operation make it very hassle free. I also purchased the extra case to keep my temperatures in longer and add an additional layer of protection. After 3 years of use, I am beyond happy with my purchase.I've included some photos of the many places where my BougeRV Refrigerator has joined me, showcasing its versatility and reliability. From mountains to beaches, it makes every adventure a dream.The BougeRV 12V Portable Refrigerator is a must-have for adventurers seeking top-notch performance in a compact package. Its spacious interior, precise temperature control, and rugged construction make it the ultimate travel companion. Five stars doesn't do it justice – this fridge exceeds all my expectations!

Reviewer: Avery
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: We just got back from our first camping trip using the fridge and it performed excellent. Very quiet, has lots of room for food and drinks, consumes very little power, easy to use control panel, feels well built and the manual is well written. Includes both the 120v and 12v cords for use at home and on the road. Will also hold a 2L bottle standing upright. This fridge completely changed our camping experience since we know food and drinks will always stay cold and at safe temperatures. We couldn’t be happier, great product all around.

Reviewer: Roberto D.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Realiza su función bastante bien. Refrigera y congela dependiendo de cómo lo configuren. El único detalle que pude observar es que rápido pierde temperatura y se enciende el equipo para recuperarla (como si el material aislante no fuese suficiente)

Reviewer: Interceptor
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Works fantastically. Use around town for groceries etc. Camping I bring my jackery. On the hot days I leave in the car with my jackery; uses around 40watts until achieves temperature then only turns on to maintain. Can use as a freezer; keeps beer legit ice cold. Great for ferry trips bringing food with you… feels well built; very adjustable in terms of settings.. love it

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