Fridges

I was looking at a 25L Trailblazer at the Melb. 4x4 show and at a guess it looks about the same externally as a 40L Engel!

Cheers,

Mark.

We also have a Bushman fridge - don't know the technicalities, but works like a dream for us in all temperatures - tropics to freezing - versatile with the double lid , and also now a new collar available to even extend it further. Can actually set temp you want it to be. (all I know my dolcetto is cold!!!)
jules

Hi Ron,

I find at night it will pull down to approx -18 to -20 deg C. However by mid afternoon it's struggling to maintain -5 deg C. That's with ambient temps of approx high 30's with min breeze.

I'm told that max drop that can be achieved with most freezers is around delta 40 deg C. So on face value this appears to be what mine is doing.

Would be interested to know if in the same conditions yours is maintaining negative double digits.

Hi,

yes mine does hold about -10deg on a stinkin hot day.

however heres my setup / method of use

My engel sits in back of dual cab with canopy, on a transit slide, with the thermal cover on it. When away from vehicle, fishing etc, I used to lock up back for security, locked up it gets hotter and fridge adds to that and it struggled then.

What I now do is open up tailgate / slide windows to allow air to circulate, it will still run a longer duty cycle in heat but if not opened up will hold -10.

Obviously any assistance is good like park in shade if poss, but main improvement I found was to allow the air in.

The basis of refridgeration is removal of heat, the more you can assist this, ie allowing greater ventilation, the better your fridge will run. I'm sure the fridge techies will agree this principal for any make of fridge.

hope this helps

Ron

We have a 40ltr engel and it has a hard time on very hot days too. Our travel is all in the north.