portable fridges

If you want to get 30 years + from your next fridge...better get an Engel. End of story.

Roachie

With stuff all moving parts there cannot be really much wrong with the old Chestcold , a good clean of the flue and a regas plus new 12v and 240 v filaments perhaps will get it going again ….

why wouldn't you buy another Chescold.

Thanks Warren.I think the Companion's are a pretty good fridge as well, but I like the Chescold.

Having researched 12/240/gas fridges before making my purchase, I was convinced that the best portable fridge is a compressor fridge & not an absorbsion (gas or 3-way) fridge. Compressor fridges do not have to be completely level in order to work effectively. In my opinion, Engel are the best, but having said that, Weaco are also up there.

Having used both an Engel in the car, and a 3-way in the camper on a recent trip to Birdsville, with ambient temps around 40 degrees, the Engel out performed the 3-way by a long margin. The Engel maintained 2 degrees, while the 3-way struggled to hold even 5 degrees, at times reaching 8 degrees which is not good for food storage.

While I don't doubt many people will swear by their 3-way fridges, every thing that I have read suggests that a 12/240 volt compessor fridge is more efficent. Obviously you need something to power your fridge, and a good set of Solar Panels is the way to go. You need to determin the power consumption of your fridge to determin the size of Solar panel that you need. Hope this is of some benefit. Regards, Macca.