Evakool Fridgemate - Yellow one - how to secure

I have a fridge without tie downs, don't know how old, but 10 years I guess. I tie it down with an old lap sash seatbelt. It is in the back of my troopie so wont move forwards or backwards because of the layout of the back of the car, but I stopped it bouncing up and down and moving sideways with the seatbelt. Each end of the seat belt is anchored to the floor on each side of the fridge. The belt itself just goes up the sides and over the top of the fridge. The belt clip connection is on one side for easy adjustment. The belt webbing is wide enough to spread the load of the tension without marking and you can adjust the tension easily. Sure you have to unclip the seatbelt each time you want to open the fridge but it is an easy cheap solution.

Perhaps you could fit something like this in the back of the ute?

Contact Evakool, and get another handle, and tec screw it or pop rivet it to replace the finger grip that your yellow one has.
Lost of people have done this successfully in the past.

T

Porl

I have the Evekook 70 ltr, on one end is a white handle where the compressor is and the other end is a formed handle with no hole.

I strap over this, at the other end I use the handle.

No movement

Hi Porl,

I got the same one and I got another handle from Evakool and mounted it on the side that doesnt have one I then use them to tie it down.

They are quite strong although they dont feel like it.

Cheers Wilko

Thanks everyone, will try the strap over the jutting non-handle and if no success then the extra handle it is.

I just strap over the box with the motor, no problems.

One thing to note, I had the fuse die and they are not the sort of fuse that you can get at many places. I got a few as spares when I finally found a place in Darwin, and it hasn't blown again with six months continuous use. Just, it may be worth getting a spare before you go bush, as I had to eat all the meat real quick. And warm beer, lucky I had some good red to drink.