Cheap Fridge <$400 shipped
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t0mills
Adventurer
http://www.compactappliance.com/FP4...P430,default,pd.html?cgid=Appliances-Freezers
They were $399 at that place, but now they are $449. If you go through Live.com you can save 6%.
They were $399 at that place, but now they are $449. If you go through Live.com you can save 6%.
02TahoeMD
Explorer
Got mine in yesterday, very pleased with it. Well packaged, box within a box braced system. Seems to be well constructed. Plugged it in to a wall outlet and it had dropped the interior temp over 30 deg within 20 minutes. Very, very quiet unit while running. Set it to -2 deg and went to bed. Got up with it sitting there at a happy -2 deg, so all seems well with the compressor and thermostat.
So far, so good, now I don't have to worry about a cooler during my trip in May, or any day trips I may do. Nice!
So far, so good, now I don't have to worry about a cooler during my trip in May, or any day trips I may do. Nice!
Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
After modifying my trailer, I did a sample fit last night and found out that the supplied cig/Hella plug is chintzy. I have Hella sockets and the thing wiggled around in it to the point of losing contact; I'll replace the plug with a better one that I bought from Warm & Safe. Hella plugs are nice because they have a very positive/locking engagement (when they work right)...
richard cabesa
Adventurer
A totaly unsceintific test on power use for this fridge.
I took it for it's field feild test yesterday. I have not had the chance to run wiring and a socket to plug it into in the back of the truck yet but wanted to use it for lunch and sodas for the day. I was kicking around the garage and got a bright idea. Why not plug it into the portable power unit / jump start box, it's got a 12v outlet on it.
A 4 AM departure was planed so I loaded it up with lunch, sodas and a couple of beers. Maybe a quarter full, this thing is gonna hold more than I thought. I pluged it in to 110V, set it for 36 degrees and wrote myself a note to unplug it in the morning. I didn't want to drive off and rip the cord out of the garage.
At 4AM I pluged it in to the power source and pushed the test button. It read 13.1V. The outside temps ranged from 37* on the drive over the mountain in the morning, to 72* mid afternoon. We were into it a half dozen times during the day. At 5PM when I unloaded it from the truck, it ws runnig just fine at the preset temp. I pushed the test button again on the power source and it read 12.6V
So, my unsceintific observation is that I could get 24 hours out of the little power source battery before it fell below 12V .
My $.02 is just what it's worth
I took it for it's field feild test yesterday. I have not had the chance to run wiring and a socket to plug it into in the back of the truck yet but wanted to use it for lunch and sodas for the day. I was kicking around the garage and got a bright idea. Why not plug it into the portable power unit / jump start box, it's got a 12v outlet on it.
A 4 AM departure was planed so I loaded it up with lunch, sodas and a couple of beers. Maybe a quarter full, this thing is gonna hold more than I thought. I pluged it in to 110V, set it for 36 degrees and wrote myself a note to unplug it in the morning. I didn't want to drive off and rip the cord out of the garage.
At 4AM I pluged it in to the power source and pushed the test button. It read 13.1V. The outside temps ranged from 37* on the drive over the mountain in the morning, to 72* mid afternoon. We were into it a half dozen times during the day. At 5PM when I unloaded it from the truck, it ws runnig just fine at the preset temp. I pushed the test button again on the power source and it read 12.6V
So, my unsceintific observation is that I could get 24 hours out of the little power source battery before it fell below 12V .
My $.02 is just what it's worth
saburai
Explorer
Yeah, and another sixty clams for shipping...
saburai
Explorer
Worth more than $.02 :sombrero: Thanks for the input!
Curmudgeon
Adventurer
Just to clarify something here, Amazon DOES NOT sell that refrigerator. You can place your order there, but you are buying it from Compact Appliance, the same outfit linked in the first post of this thread. Here is a direct quote from the Amazon page:
$419.00 + $59.00 shipping
In Stock. Ships from and sold by CompactAppliance
If you go directly to the Compact Appliance site, it is $449.10 and shipping is included. So what it boils down to is Compact Appliance is ripping you off, not Amazon. They basically charge you $30 more if you order it through Amazon. I'm sure that is to somewhat offset fees they may pay to Amazon, but I still think it's a shady way to do business.
JP
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grahamfitter
Expedition Leader
jfarsang
Adventurer
Ditto. Sitting on the fence. :ylsmoke: