Martinjmpr
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Just curious. After our Moab trip and our recent Teardrop journey to the coast I really want a fridge now.
The Amazon reviews have me a little scared of the Edgestar (even though on our Moab trip Michael had no problems with his.)
I realize that negative reviews are more likely than positive ones, only because unhappy customers are more likelty to complain than happy customers are to rave, but the horror stories of inoperative units and poor customer service are too numerous to ignore.
There seems to be a huge price gap between the budget priced (Edgestar and its clones) and the high priced units (ARB, Engel, etc.)
However, I realize I may be missing out on some options. I think one thing people commonly do with fridges is that they assume they need the same size fridge as their current cooler - so if they carry a 50qt cooler, they assume they need a 50qt fridge.
Seems to me that what I need is not a huge fridge like the 48-50qt size you commonly see, but something that's only big enough for the stuff that has to stay cold: meats, cheeses, eggs, milk, etc. Because I can always carry an ice chest for the beer and soda - if that stuff gets warm, no big deal.
Some folks here had mentioned small fridges used to transport human organs or other medical supplies - that's something that would be more like what I'm looking for
A $750 ARB would be nice but is actually more fridge than I need. And I realize I can get an edgestar for under $400 but given all the negative press they've gotten I would be very reluctant to spend that kind of money on something of questionable reliability.
So does anyone make a small fridge (not a thermo-cooler, a true refrigerator) in the 20 - 30 qt size, and priced under, say $400? Because that's really what I need.
Any input would be appreciated!
The Amazon reviews have me a little scared of the Edgestar (even though on our Moab trip Michael had no problems with his.)
I realize that negative reviews are more likely than positive ones, only because unhappy customers are more likelty to complain than happy customers are to rave, but the horror stories of inoperative units and poor customer service are too numerous to ignore.
There seems to be a huge price gap between the budget priced (Edgestar and its clones) and the high priced units (ARB, Engel, etc.)
However, I realize I may be missing out on some options. I think one thing people commonly do with fridges is that they assume they need the same size fridge as their current cooler - so if they carry a 50qt cooler, they assume they need a 50qt fridge.
Seems to me that what I need is not a huge fridge like the 48-50qt size you commonly see, but something that's only big enough for the stuff that has to stay cold: meats, cheeses, eggs, milk, etc. Because I can always carry an ice chest for the beer and soda - if that stuff gets warm, no big deal.
Some folks here had mentioned small fridges used to transport human organs or other medical supplies - that's something that would be more like what I'm looking for
A $750 ARB would be nice but is actually more fridge than I need. And I realize I can get an edgestar for under $400 but given all the negative press they've gotten I would be very reluctant to spend that kind of money on something of questionable reliability.
So does anyone make a small fridge (not a thermo-cooler, a true refrigerator) in the 20 - 30 qt size, and priced under, say $400? Because that's really what I need.
Any input would be appreciated!