TwoZone to fit Engel 40L

Hi there, whitey.
I have had a Two Zone for several years, on top of an Engel 40l. As far as I am concerned, they are a great invention, and well worth buying. Even though the price was steep, and many have suggested it is too much for what is basically a plastic moulding.
I fitted a plywood panel in the bottom of the top basket, in order to create a bit more of a barrier between the zones. They suggest a layer of beer cans, but we don't give cold booze pride of place over food!! (red wine doesn't need chilling)
So we usually fill the bottom with previously frozen vacuum packed meat and prepared meals, and fill the top with butter, cheese, salads, bacon etc. and sometimes bread. We can keep the bottom frozen and the top cold (with a bit of fiddling, depending on the weather).
Very successful, and it does not make a mess of the power consumption.

Hi Whitey41,

I have a twozone on my 40lt engel and I think its a good thing. I generally use it as somewhere to store the veges/diary and use the bottom part as the fridge.

I use an esky for the beer cause there just isnt enough room ; )

Just watch the temp between the 2 areas.

If you use the bottom half as a freezer the top part can be used as a fridge.

Cheers Wilko

I also have a Two Zone and it is well worth the money. Meat and Drinks below and dairy and veggies up top.

Hi Whitey,

Here is a post form a while ago about my Two Zone -Two Zone Post . In short, when use as a fridge, the two zone struggled on hot days, but a 12V fan fixed that.

Cheers

Captain

Last year I purchased a TwoZone $80.00 for the trip to St George in September, It worked well, a great little gadget. In January(three months later) the following year I got it out for a trip up river to Cangi for a three night stay and the sender wasn't working, the receiver was working. I didn't have the original docket, but I did have a Credit Card Statement that showed the purchase date at the store.
At first the store owner tried to me I had the batteries in wrong, and then I had put the batteries in, the wrong order. I also had taken the Batteries out when it wasn't being used.
He took my name & contact details, rang him a month after, he said he knew nothing of it. He took all my details again, have not heard a word. At the time I believe they were imported from NZ

I now have a Companion Wireless Fridge Thermometer that was half the price and works just as good.
This is just my story.
Cheers.

Whitey,

In July/Aug this year we commenced a trip along the Oodnadatta track to Oodnadatta (rained in for 3 days) then went to Alice for a week. We were lucky to have been able to borrow a 2zone section for our 39l Engle.

Temps varied up to low 20s and overnight quite low at times.

I set the fridge just past 2 setting, between 2 & 3, it kept the food frozen below and veges, drinks etc kept fresh/cold in the top at about 3-5 degrees.

After 3 days at Oodnadatta and no driving, the Thumper (120 amph) was getting a bit low.

Over all for the trip I was pretty impressed and happy with the way it performed.

Lucky me there was a suitable one on the "Trader" here for $100, so I have purchased it.

A bigger fridge would not suite me. I have a 100s LC and the 39l with the 2zone on top fits nicely in the position allocated. A larger fridge would take valuable storage space.

How will it perform in hotter weather? Don't know, but it cannot be all that bad.

Hope this helps.