2024 the best car fridge review
Price: $229.99 - $111.99
(as of Dec 07, 2024 19:11:21 UTC - Details)
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Product Description
1 Trip
2 Fishing
3 Party
4 RV travelling
5 Camping
Product Details Portable handles
Designed for portability, it features handles on both sides for easy transport.
Control panel
The digital control panel allows precise temperature adjustment and you can charge your mobile device through the USB port
Door latch
Reliable sealing property construction,keep the cool air inside the inner fridge.
Vent cover
Stay good ventilation performance of the refrigerator ,make the refrigerator run more efficiently.
The Alpicool C20 Portable Freezer offers versatile cooling capabilities for your car, RV, truck, or outdoor adventures. With a temperature range from -4°F to 68°F, it can function as both a refrigerator and a freezer.
Product Feature Dual use
Outdoor use with DC cord (12-24V)
Indoor use with AC cord (100-240V)
Battery protection
H1(Low)/H2(Med)/H3(High)-3 level car battery protection,prevent your car battery from running down
2 modes of cooling
ECO mode:works with lower refrigeration power
MAX mode:allows you to cool your food or drink to the desired temperature more quickly
Anti shake
The vibration-resistant design ensures safe operation while driving.
❄ FREEZES WITHOUT ICE: -4°F(-20°C) deep chilling down performance ,can be a fridge and freezer.Run great with your small solar system as well.
❄ STORAGE SPACE: Exterior Size- 22.4"x12.6"x10.2".16 Quart(15 Liter) capacity ,fits 20 cans of Cola.
❄ CAR BATTERY PROTECTION:With temperature memory function and 3 different levels for battery protection: Low, Med and High to protect your vehicle battery without run down.
❄ STRONG PLASTIC MATERIAL:Light weight but durable and easy transport to anywhere.
❄ KEEP COOLING AND FRESH:Reliable sealing property construction,thick and high Density Foam Insulation.Continues keep cooling performance during your journey.Fresh all way and super energy saving!
Reviewer: Andrew Kester
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Incredibly Useful A Year In
Review: We bought this originally to be a small stash of cold milk for our nursery, but it's since became one of our go-to items to travel with and use around the house.The inside is decently sized, it can fit a handful of bottles, a few quarts of ice cream, and other smaller items without issue. Overall, the entire unit is about the size and weight of a medium sized cooler with ice. It's portable enough to carry around without much issue or sit in the trunk of a car or back seat.We use ours with a portable power station that outputs 12 volts, and with those in the back of our car on hot days, we're able to keep food cold and ice cream frozen even while spending half the day at the zoo. On very hot days, it struggles a bit to maintain a deep freeze temperature, it hovered around 10-15 F when set to 0 F, but otherwise has no issues keeping cold and keeping things frozen.When we're not traveling, we keep a stash of cold water in a storm shelter and turn it on and off via a WiFi controlled outlet. It resumes it's last setting when powered on, so we set it once and use our other home automation to turn it on and off.It has a bluetooth app, and that's handy for checking on it when driving down the road. You can control most everything through the app and lock the buttons to prevent accidental changes as well.The only negative I can really say is that it has quite a bit of temperature swing before it comes back on, but the temperature inside the the cooler is often colder than the readout on the display. We set it at 36 F, and noticed it waited until temperatures were well into the mid 40's before turning back on, but the drinks were still freezing. We checked things with a food thermometer several times, and found the food temperature maintains close or below the set point, and the digital display swings quite a bit. We stored milk in this for a long while, and had no issues with anything spoiling, but keep that in mind when setting a temperature.
Reviewer: ec
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Many hidden features, including Fahrenheit, seller quick to respond
Review: Update May 2022. Running continuously, in a truck, left outside, year round, in S. Texas, for over 4 years. Has started to occasionally make fan noise like the bearings are starting to wear out. I've only heard it 2 or 3 times in last 4 months and turning it off and on again makes the noise stop. Otherwise, still working fine.Update Sept 2021. Running continuously for 3 1/2 years and still going strong.First, although the manufacturers box clearly shows that it must be transported "right side up", amazon placed it upside-down in an amazon box. In order to read the shipping label, the manufacturers box had to be upside down. While this was a serious fail on the part of amazon fulfillment, it had nothing to do with the manufacturer or the quality of the compressor cooler.I contacted the manufacturer and they said that it should be alright as long as I let it sit, Right-Side-Up for two days before using it. I did so, plugged it in and it is getting cold.The manufacturer was quick to respond and provided very helpful information.Second,I also contacted the manufacturer about the specific cut off voltages for the three levels of the battery saver feature. They are as follows:Stage 12V input 24V inputH1 9.6V off;10.9V on 21.3V off;22.7V onH2 10.1V off;11.4V on 22.3V off;23.7V onH3 11.1V off;12.4V on 24.3V off;25.7V onThe documentation they sent also included instruction for making adjustments that I have not seen documented anywhere else. These special features are accessed by first turning off the cooler with the "soft off" button. The pressing and holding "Set" until "E1" appears. Press "Set" to move to each setting in turn, and press the up/down buttons to make adjustments. The special settings are:"E1" Lowest temperature setting"E2" Highest Temperature setting (I think there is a maximum 40 C spread between E1 and E2)"E3" Temperature Return Setting"E4" Soft start Setting and"E5" Changing from Celsius to Fahrenheit (My favorite)Programming temperature compensation (in case the internal thermometer is not accurate) appears to also be possible.Third, innitial impressions:The owners manual says that the top can be opened either to the side or front to back. That is not true. It will only open to the side.The top is easily removed by lifting off when the hinge pins are at the correct angle.It is reasonably quiet.10 minutes after first plugging it in and setting to the default minimum temperature of -4 F (-20 C) it got to that temperature and stopped. It was empty at the time and started at 78F. So, assuming the internal thermometer is accurate, it dropped the temp 82F in 10 minutes.\The plastic around where the power cord plugs in seems a little cheap and flimsy. It bowed noticeably with the force required to insert to power cord.I have given this 4 stars for now, because of the poor documentation and cheap feel of plastic where the power cord plugs in. After a little use, if it works as expected, I'll probably increase this to 5 stars.To the manufacturer:Draining a battery to 11.1 volts (the highest battery protection setting) on a regular basis will quickly kill most batteries. Draining it to 9.6 volts (lowest battery protection setting) would damage any lead acid battery.Please add a battery saver setting with a relatively high voltage, like 12.5 volts. This would allow it to be plugged into a car and only run when the car was on. When hooked up to a solar system, it would allow it to run as a "dump load" only running when your battery is fully charged and you have nothing else to do with the power. Then the excess power could be used to make ice.Final note:There are several reviews here which report erratic operation or it staying on all the time. I suspect that some of those problems are related to the hidden settings getting accidentally set to random settings after piling stuff on top of the cooler.I upped my rating to 5 stars. After several weeks of use I'm very surprised by just how little power it uses. I have it on a 35AH battery that is charged by solar panels and the lowest voltage I have seen so far in the morning is 12.4.It does collect a little condensation and after a month it started to grow a little mold inside. It cleaned up easily with a paper towel.It does what it is supposed to do, it us very efficient and it was less than 1/2 the price of the competition. So 5 stars.Update: After 16 months is has 2 times (that I know of) gone into a "run away" cooling condition. When in that condition it would run the compressor, non-stop, until it was turned off or the battery was dead. The compressor gets VERY hot when this happens as it is not designed for a 100% duty cycle. Everything inside freezes solid. Some other reviews mention something like this. I suspect that it is a firmware issue, causing the internal computer to lock up. Unplugging it for a moment has always returned it to normal operation. Other than these two instances, it has worked flawlessly, non-stop, 24/7, for almost a year and a half. Because of the low price and fact that it has only done this twice (that I'm aware of), I am keeping my 5 star rating.I have also noticed that a few paper towels in the bottom to absorb the condensation helps to keep the mold down. Just change them once a month, when operated continuously.One other note: A 35 AH AGM battery, with a solar panel, will not keep it running for more than 2 cloudy days. 1 day if parked in a garage.
Reviewer: aj4mq
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very handy (and sizeable) cooler for long trips or extra storage.
Review: very impressed.. hope it holds out better than the minicooler I got. In a room at 74°F, this dropped the inside down to 3°C within 12 minutes on Max. Very impressed.. seems to have a liquid system for even distribution. Ran well overnight on ECO. maintains temp very well. Very quiet, not a lot of heat so it may be safe on rugs.12V, 24V (at 6 Amps max), and runs on 110V (likely 220V, but I didn't check). Holds most 20oz soda bottles in one direction, but the 24oz have to be the other. I could believe it will fit a wine bottle, probably a couple. It allowed me to set below -2°C, so I expect it will act like a freezer.. haven't tried yet. Unit definitely has a bit of weight compared to other units, but shouldn't leave much of a dent in furniture for the short term. I originally got it for personal cooler storage at the trailer I work out of, but I think I'll keep this one at home for now. Very happy.. Will update next year if it holds up.Update: after 6 months, still running great. Due to lack of room in the car, I have stopped bringing it back and forth, but it still works great. The only odd issue is even though it runs practically silent, it can vibrate the floor to make a sound like a vehicle approaching the house. still cools down quickly when turned on after a week or two. moisture does freeze near the lip, but not much at 0°C. Considering getting one at home as well. fantastic for travel. does stay cool a while if lid is kept close. I have not tested for how well.. -- Slides well on the carpet for a hide-a-way fridge under my desk.Update: Think it's been over a year, and still running very smooth. Cools down fast, even on economy mode. temperature seems accurate. upper edge ices up, but simple to break off (sharp, so watch it). I've used it mostly at home, but does well in travel. if its in the passenger seat, with the door so you can open it.. the fan faces the seat, but doesn't actually look like it would damage the seat even for prolonged time, really. Very happy.. trying to decide which model to get next.
Reviewer: Jim
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Está genial, enfrÃa muy rápido y es muy práctica, la recomiendo ampliamente
Reviewer: Victoria BC Buyer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great value mini fridge that's going to take the place of a bulky cooler of ice! Works great on a battery pack with the supplied cable, or on the mains. Also the Alpicool app is handy to have to monitor temperature while it's in the back of the van. Recommended!Will update if there's any issues down the line.
Reviewer: Octavio
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Está excelente, no hace nada de ruido, congela en pocas horas, esta SUPER práctica.
Reviewer: Garrett M
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Sometimes the temperature fluctuates. I have it set to 4°c, and will sometimes have a little bit of ice in by beer! Not that I'm complaining, though. It's somewhat annoying when the veggies freeze.Otherwise, this unit is very quiet (especially in the cabinet I have mine in), and does a good job keeping stuff cool while sipping power. I've had it a year now, and it's been beaten endlessly upon logging roads where I'm not too concerned about having to replace parts on my old van. I always get to the campsite with fresh food and cold brews.Would highly recommend!
Reviewer: Ramiro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: El producto llegó en muy buenas condiciones, y si llega a enfriar hasta -20 grados y le caben varias cosas, viene en grados Fahrenheit y para pasarlo a centÃgrados hay que descargar una app de apicool en el celular y te conectas por medio del bluetooth y desde ahà lo cambias y bajas la temperatura
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