Rydge Ryder Fridges

I have looked at the Supercheap units (Ridge Ryder) and they seem good value for money.
I have 2 x Evakool fridge freezers, one 11 years old and another 4 years old.
The 4 year old one is similar in construction to the Supercheap one, its been everywhere including the Cape and works very well.
It may be worth looking at Evakool factory seconds (click here)
EvaKool are making fridges that are being badged for various suppliers.
Note: I had a thermostat fail on my 11 year old "yellow" esky type fridge, Evakool have agents Australia wide and a replacement was installed and working well.

I have some Ridge Ryder gear, though not the fridges, their gear seems well sourced, good quality.
I have 2 of their folding solar panels / blankets, and some recovery gear.

I spotted and exceptional deal on the Spinifex Cold Station 50lt at Anaconda, $399 is very good pricing with a storefront back up.

Sorry I have no 1st hand experience with Rydge Ryder I have an Evakool RF47 which is 12yrs old and still running had a few minor issues in it's early days but fixed promptly by Evakool but you have to expect some problems with mass produced items it happens to all brands.

Just something extra to think about my Evakool came with a 5yr warranty back then which is 3ys more than most other brands offer today that includes cheaper and more expensive branded fridges which are suppose to have a fantastic reputation so why is that you can pay more for some fridges but get less ?

So the Rydge Ryder branded fridges only have a 2yr warranty so is Supercheap asking Evakool to use cheaper electronics so they can compete in this ever growing market do they really care if their fridge is still running in 10yrs time "Highly Unlikely" that's why their called Supercheap? I don't have any issues with them I shop their regularly for oil, filters etc mainly consumables but when it comes to an item like a fridge that you hope to be able to rely on I would go else where just my opinion. Personally I would save a few more pennies and buy one of Evakools own branded fridges the have an extensive range which offer a 5yr warranty and as mentioned keep an eye on the factory seconds section.

I have a Everkool RV25 and it is the biggest piece of crap - poor insulation and high power use. Make sure the Super Cheap range is not just a rebadged RV42.

I bought a Ridge Ryder 60lt fridge freezer and a 42 lt Fridge freezer last week from Supercheap, the 60lt was $798 and the 42lt was $584 with free shipping.

Retail for the 62lt was $1348 and the 42 was $899

I have had them on 240v for a week and they hold the temperatures that I have dialled in, so far so good.

The 42lt is on sale at Supercheap for $584 until tomorrow I believe with free shipping.