Anyone got a DT Evakoo?

I have the Evakool and could not possibly be happier. Mine does a lot of work, the only "accessory" I would highly recommend (for ANY frig!!) is a digital temp gauge with wire probe, available from Jaycar and Tandy, DickSmiths etc which allows you to fine tune your temp settings and packing etc.
Like I said, couldn't possibly be happier with the evakool.
I also have a 3-way Chescold- but it gets very little use these days as it uses a humongous amount of electricity and I prefer not to run it on gas most of the time. The Evakool on the other hand is great- can easily run it on solar indefinitely- or a regular run in your car.
The only thing to remember is that colder temps WILL use more electricity- there is no free lunch. (Hence the digital display with probe)

Baza

Have an RF60 and I am tickled pink. Have used it so far for 3-4 trips averaging 4-5 days in SE Qld. If I run the freezer at no colder than -7 deg, I can achieve an average current draw of 1.7A per hour at an ambient temp of ~28 deg. This is with the freezer pre-chilled and mostly full. That's a pretty low average current draw over a 24hr period, helped by the generous insulation.

A mate turns his RF60 off at night before going to bed and turns it on in the morning and things still stay frozen.

I have run the freezer to -17, just for kicks, but it obviously cycles more and draws more average current and I can't justify that. From memory, it draws around 5A when running. It just doesn't run that often.

Baza,
I too have an evakool RF60. Bought it about twelve months ago in preparation for a trip we have just come back from,( plenty hwy, boggy hole, ulluru,old ghan railway track to finke,simpson desert).The trial trips prior to the big one the frig worked exceptionally well, and the same for the big trip. I could not have been happier. Cryovac meals that we took away frozen were still that way at the end of the trip. One week while away temperatures were up in the forties. During this time with the divider in I had the freezer temp at around minus10 and found the fridge temp stayed around 2 or 3 degrees somtimes upto 4 degrees but never higher.As suggested before a temp gauge is a must.
Cheers David

Baza,
I too have an evakool RF60. Bought it about twelve months ago in preparation for a trip we have just come back from,( plenty hwy, boggy hole, ulluru,old ghan railway track to finke,simpson desert).The trial trips prior to the big one the frig worked exceptionally well, and the same for the big trip. I could not have been happier. Cryovac meals that we took away frozen were still that way at the end of the trip. One week while away temperatures were up in the forties. During this time with the divider in I had the freezer temp at around minus10 and found the fridge temp stayed around 2 or 3 degrees somtimes upto 4 degrees but never higher.As suggested before a temp gauge is a must.
Cheers David

G'day Baza,
I have an RF DT85, that i purchased in Sept 03, just prior to a trip we took out through Camerons corner etc....
I have found it to be very good - low power draw in particular.
However, I was a little disappointed to find that the fridge section (62 litre)was running around the + 6/7/8 degrees C, when the freezer was tuned in to run at about minus 10/11/12 c .....Even when the freezer was turned up, to run at minus 14/15, the fridge section did not reflect that decrease in temperature.
As the trip progressed, I was continually removing small amounts of insulation from the seal around the bottom edge of the divider, in an attempt to get more cold air to transfer in to the fridge section. The best test, i believe, was to read the temps, first thing in the morning, after the full nights run without opening the lid etc & this is the temps I am referring to..... Perhaps, now that I have removed quite a lot of the seal insulation, along the bottom of the divider, I will get lower fridge temps.....That will have to wait until the next trip to be tested.
I am hoping to achieve something like minus 10c in the freezer, and + 2/3/4 c in the fridge.....
Rowdy....
By the way, I requested that the RF 85 have a 22litre freezer plate installed instead of the standard 44litre plate. We wanted the larger fridge space / less freezer space...
Evacool were very helpful in this regard.
I was advised that the Rf versions are of the same quality as the DT models,same compressor etc, however the Rf comes as a preassembled unit that Evacool simply plumb to the side of their esky .

bazza
I have an RF47 and reckon it's pretty good.
The separate freezer section is magic.
I have one of those digital temp gauges as well. Good stuff.
With the 240V power pack we use it at home for parties as an outdoor fridge.
Cheers
OskarMrs Oskar on Big Red