I own half a dozen Yetis. If I'm going overnight in the truck, my fridge is coming along. Your comment doesn't make any sense. Ice takes more money, time, and space than using the fridge you own. You also have to double pack your food so it doesn't get wet as the ice melts. What a PITA. Give me one reason to use a cooler rather than the fridge on an overnight trip. Just one.
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I own half a dozen Yetis. If I'm going overnight in the truck, my fridge is coming along. Your comment doesn't make any sense. Ice takes more money, time, and space than using the fridge you own. You also have to double pack your food so it doesn't get wet as the ice melts. What a PITA. Give me one reason to use a cooler rather than the fridge on an overnight trip. Just one.
Laps
Active member
I'll wait for the prices for fridges to come down significantly before I will invest in one and if using more than one night, would also need to invest in solar and backup power (second battery or a lithium ion battery). Seems there is some healthy competition developing in the portable fridge market .
67cj5
Man On a Mission
No you would not need a solar back up or another battery, I just run mine for over 6 days sitting in the lounge room and it still did not drop below 12v You should get over 3 days out of an 85A/h Battery and then some.
They won't come down they have had 3 prices rises in the past 2 years.
Why is your house battery not permanently installed? Regardless, plenty of people run their fridges on the starting battery.
A fridge is significantly more compact than a cooler that carries the same amount of food since you don't need ice.
The fridge is quieter than the central AC in my house.
A high end cooler is probably more at risk of theft than a fridge.
A cooler works better for day trips. Actual camping...the fridge is the winner.
Lucky j
Explorer
I did find my arb for 500,00$ can with the cover almost new. So what 350,00 @ 375,00 us.
I k ow costco canada as a model that is fridge and frezzer different compatment that looks very interesting and cheper and you get the costco warranty. You could almost use it for 3 months and return it after your trip no questions ask.
But he is looking for a cooler.
I k ow costco canada as a model that is fridge and frezzer different compatment that looks very interesting and cheper and you get the costco warranty. You could almost use it for 3 months and return it after your trip no questions ask.
But he is looking for a cooler.
tatanka48
Active member
most modern coolers will work
the YETI was the original multi-day solution butt there are A LOT of equally good quality clones out there now
i use a 2-cooler system that works quite well in extreme heat conditions(South Texas in June, West Texas in August)
one cooler(usually my YETI) keeps stuff that wont need accessing more than once daily(early morning organizing) along w/ extra ice
the 2nd cooler(most often an IGLOO) is for stuff like liquids(less expensive and other easily replaced items) that will be needed several times/day
the extra ice in #1 gets shared w/ #2 each day when it gets opened
the YETI's are quite heavy as are the clones so i like 2 smaller coolers better than one large one
this method was learned from some sailors who do some extreme condition cruising
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the YETI was the original multi-day solution butt there are A LOT of equally good quality clones out there now
i use a 2-cooler system that works quite well in extreme heat conditions(South Texas in June, West Texas in August)
one cooler(usually my YETI) keeps stuff that wont need accessing more than once daily(early morning organizing) along w/ extra ice
the 2nd cooler(most often an IGLOO) is for stuff like liquids(less expensive and other easily replaced items) that will be needed several times/day
the extra ice in #1 gets shared w/ #2 each day when it gets opened
the YETI's are quite heavy as are the clones so i like 2 smaller coolers better than one large one
this method was learned from some sailors who do some extreme condition cruising
T
67cj5
Man On a Mission
The cost of those two coolers you could of got a fridge/freezer.
tatanka48
Active member
the YETI was $229 to my door and the IGLOO was $40 + tax
$269 ± would be one helluva deal for a refrigerator/freezer
the OP did not ask about an electric unit
i simply shared how i manage in extreme heat w/ ice chests(answering the OP's original Q)
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67cj5
Man On a Mission
I tried to buy some of those yeti coolers and you would not believe the price they charge in the UK for them and they don't import the Peli Coolers any more. Back in OZ you have way more choices than ya do here.
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BPD53
Guest
? Actual Camping. ?
I must have a really skewed view on how "actual camping" is defined. I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve a refrigerator or a cooler.
Sorry for the unproductive thought but this thread already got detoured several posts ago.
67cj5
Man On a Mission
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