Portable Coolers

Shannon, I have a 18lt Waeco, not bad but thin on insulation. Not real good in high ambient temps, but is compressor model so as long as battery holds out it will cool. Hope this helps.

Not a lot of difference between the two, but if you are using it on bad roads or 4WD, the evaKool one does use the IndelB suspension system on the compressor which is acknowledged by Danfoss as the superior compressor suspension system.

Are you talking about the compressor driven ones (dear) or the peltier type ones (cheap)? If the latter I've got one for sale (works great when the temp is below 30 degrees). We upgraded to the 68 litre evakool compressor fridge/freezer coz I liked the insulation on their fridges.

The one for sale is a Tropicool Classic 36 litre - we want about $150 for it. It kept drinks nicely cold in cooler part of the year, but living in the tropics forced us to upgrade.

How about this little winner.....


Waeco

I want one!

Shannon, I've researched a few of these and Waeco are the only ones that provide a cooler that pulls down to 30 below outside temps, and that is the 36l model. All the others only pull down 20 below.

I think the RRP for the 36l model is $275.

That would be my choice of a Non-compressor cooler.

Member - Mal posted this followup

Hey Truckster,
I went to my local WAECO dealer yesterday to get one of those girls in the blue Bikini but they had sold out. They still had fridges so I bought one. (girl to follow). I tried it out last night with an inside/ outside thermometer. With the starting ambient temperature of 25.6*C this was the result in time from switching on/ inside-outside temperature difference:
10minutes/6*C
20/12
30/13
40/15
50/16
60/17
120/17.5
180/18
This morning the outside temperature was 25*C and the inside temp. was 1*C. I'm impressed.
It will hold a bottle of wine laid from bottom corner to top opposite corner and a couple of cans or stubbies, or ten cans, or about six stubbies but you have to dissasemble the six pack-just won't fit assembled.
Mal T.


Outstanding Mr.. Im now getting one too!

Did you get a rain cheque on the blue bikini clad babe'?

Thanks everyone for your help and advice!

I bought Nigels old Waeco TC 32, which I am confident will be suitable.

So thanks again for all the information and help!

Allyn,
I'm in Brisbane and we don't get many very hot days, only very humid. I'll set it up in the car and leave it in the sun on a hot day and get back to you. Most of the time I will be using it on trips with the air conditioning on so my test at 25*C ambient is probably relevent.

Truckster,
I picked her up yesterday arvo and took her home, but I got into so much trouble I had to take her back. I even promised to leave her downstairs with the camping gear and only use her when we go camping. Women can be so distrustful.
Mal T.

Chopper,
I'll get back to you with the dimensions, but I'm sure that it will fit between bucket seats or on the center half of the "one and a half" seats of the HJ/FJ60's. They are also designed to be held in place by a seat belt.
Mal T.