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populargarylapointe posted Yesterday 09:54 PM
BODEGACOOLER 12V Portable Refrigerator, 42Quart (40L) Dual Zone Car Refrigerator cooler $238.54 at Amazon
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFF9J47K This is super cheap, I've seen it close with different clippable discounts, but not this low (and this is tied with it's all time low on CCC).
I recently got this BODEGACOOLER 12V Portable Refrigerator, 42Quart (40L) Dual Zone Car Refrigerator, and put it though it's paces for three weeks in Florida earlier this year.
It's 42 quart dual zone (30 quart and 12.2 quart), you do NOT have to run both zones. So you could run it as a fridge and freezer or just a 30 quart fridge or even just a 12.2 quart fridge. I ran it with the smaller size as the freezer, big side as fridge. The other models I looked at were generally more equal in size between the two, with this the smaller one is more like 30% of the total size (and I didn't even need that much space for a freezer [a couple steaks/pork chops and some ice cream]).
It's a LOT of room when you don't have ice in there. The 34 quart model would be a good size too, and it probably uses less power since it's a smaller area (this 42 quart was a little tall, so sometimes I was digging around looking for stuff, I assume that's less of an issue for the 34 quart).
The wifi worked pretty good from the app, but I don't think it actually uses my network (just point to point), and I could check it from my tent or hotel room, which was convenient.
Previously, getting ice was always a hassle when camping in the middle of nowhere (and I always had wasted space from all the ice). I can run this from my car 12V (cigarette lighter) port. But I usually have my Jackery 1000 Plus plugged in the 12v and the Bodega plugged into the Jackery, so it's always got power even when I stop. I also have solar panels to plug into the Jackary if I'm camping without any power.
I thought it'd be great for camping and if I'm running out of power in my Jackery towards the end of a trip, I could switch it to the smaller zone/side for just my essentials. Normally, I had extra space in the freezer (it was just some steaks and pork chops), which was all water bottles, so I can use those as "ice" to keep either side cool. And if it's the end of the trip, I probably don't need those frozen foods any more as it's time to cook them.
If I stayed in a hotel, I just left the cooler in the car powered from the Jackery battery, and topped off the Jackery while I was packing up in the morning (driving was going to charge it too, but an outlet is way faster).
I was very happy with its usage (I kept it set at 34°F on the big side and 4°F-ish on the small side). I did a week just experimenting around with it while driving and on my Jackery. Then I used it with a with a 200W solar panel and that helped me get more time out of it (it didn't always charge it fully back up, but it was enough to probably give me 7 days instead of 3 (was in the heat in Florida) when in places with no power. I did just pick up some bigger 350W solar panels on Prime day, so I'm hoping this will be less of an issue in the future.
They make some smaller coolers too, same footprint, they just change the height (probably uses less power). Bodega makes a few different lines of these types of coolers. Some have dual zone, some do not. Some have wheels and some have lights inside. I haven't seen much info on which ones keep stuff cooler or run more efficiently though.
I picked this one for the smaller footprint, and for the zones not being the same size (there is no way I'd need 21 quart refrigerator and another 21 quarts for the freezer). I read the dual zones use more power, but that was a trade off that I thought was worth it and I can always turn one of the zones off (and now it's a 30 quart or 12 quart refrigerator. I also suspect dual zones use even more power because you're probably running one side as a freezer. In a non-dual zone, you probably don't run it at 4°F as everything would be frozen, but with a dual zone, I suspect people run one zone at freezing, which would use more power (because otherwise, they could get a single zone).
I recently got this BODEGACOOLER 12V Portable Refrigerator, 42Quart (40L) Dual Zone Car Refrigerator, and put it though it's paces for three weeks in Florida earlier this year.
It's 42 quart dual zone (30 quart and 12.2 quart), you do NOT have to run both zones. So you could run it as a fridge and freezer or just a 30 quart fridge or even just a 12.2 quart fridge. I ran it with the smaller size as the freezer, big side as fridge. The other models I looked at were generally more equal in size between the two, with this the smaller one is more like 30% of the total size (and I didn't even need that much space for a freezer [a couple steaks/pork chops and some ice cream]).
It's a LOT of room when you don't have ice in there. The 34 quart model would be a good size too, and it probably uses less power since it's a smaller area (this 42 quart was a little tall, so sometimes I was digging around looking for stuff, I assume that's less of an issue for the 34 quart).
The wifi worked pretty good from the app, but I don't think it actually uses my network (just point to point), and I could check it from my tent or hotel room, which was convenient.
Previously, getting ice was always a hassle when camping in the middle of nowhere (and I always had wasted space from all the ice). I can run this from my car 12V (cigarette lighter) port. But I usually have my Jackery 1000 Plus plugged in the 12v and the Bodega plugged into the Jackery, so it's always got power even when I stop. I also have solar panels to plug into the Jackary if I'm camping without any power.
I thought it'd be great for camping and if I'm running out of power in my Jackery towards the end of a trip, I could switch it to the smaller zone/side for just my essentials. Normally, I had extra space in the freezer (it was just some steaks and pork chops), which was all water bottles, so I can use those as "ice" to keep either side cool. And if it's the end of the trip, I probably don't need those frozen foods any more as it's time to cook them.
If I stayed in a hotel, I just left the cooler in the car powered from the Jackery battery, and topped off the Jackery while I was packing up in the morning (driving was going to charge it too, but an outlet is way faster).
I was very happy with its usage (I kept it set at 34°F on the big side and 4°F-ish on the small side). I did a week just experimenting around with it while driving and on my Jackery. Then I used it with a with a 200W solar panel and that helped me get more time out of it (it didn't always charge it fully back up, but it was enough to probably give me 7 days instead of 3 (was in the heat in Florida) when in places with no power. I did just pick up some bigger 350W solar panels on Prime day, so I'm hoping this will be less of an issue in the future.
They make some smaller coolers too, same footprint, they just change the height (probably uses less power). Bodega makes a few different lines of these types of coolers. Some have dual zone, some do not. Some have wheels and some have lights inside. I haven't seen much info on which ones keep stuff cooler or run more efficiently though.
I picked this one for the smaller footprint, and for the zones not being the same size (there is no way I'd need 21 quart refrigerator and another 21 quarts for the freezer). I read the dual zones use more power, but that was a trade off that I thought was worth it and I can always turn one of the zones off (and now it's a 30 quart or 12 quart refrigerator. I also suspect dual zones use even more power because you're probably running one side as a freezer. In a non-dual zone, you probably don't run it at 4°F as everything would be frozen, but with a dual zone, I suspect people run one zone at freezing, which would use more power (because otherwise, they could get a single zone).
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFF9J47K This is super cheap, I've seen it close with different clippable discounts, but not this low (and this is tied with it's all time low on CCC).
I recently got this BODEGACOOLER 12V Portable Refrigerator, 42Quart (40L) Dual Zone Car Refrigerator, and put it though it's paces for three weeks in Florida earlier this year.
It's 42 quart dual zone (30 quart and 12.2 quart), you do NOT have to run both zones. So you could run it as a fridge and freezer or just a 30 quart fridge or even just a 12.2 quart fridge. I ran it with the smaller size as the freezer, big side as fridge. The other models I looked at were generally more equal in size between the two, with this the smaller one is more like 30% of the total size (and I didn't even need that much space for a freezer [a couple steaks/pork chops and some ice cream]).
It's a LOT of room when you don't have ice in there. The 34 quart model would be a good size too, and it probably uses less power since it's a smaller area (this 42 quart was a little tall, so sometimes I was digging around looking for stuff, I assume that's less of an issue for the 34 quart).
The wifi worked pretty good from the app, but I don't think it actually uses my network (just point to point), and I could check it from my tent or hotel room, which was convenient.
Previously, getting ice was always a hassle when camping in the middle of nowhere (and I always had wasted space from all the ice). I can run this from my car 12V (cigarette lighter) port. But I usually have my Jackery 1000 Plus plugged in the 12v and the Bodega plugged into the Jackery, so it's always got power even when I stop. I also have solar panels to plug into the Jackary if I'm camping without any power.
I thought it'd be great for camping and if I'm running out of power in my Jackery towards the end of a trip, I could switch it to the smaller zone/side for just my essentials. Normally, I had extra space in the freezer (it was just some steaks and pork chops), which was all water bottles, so I can use those as "ice" to keep either side cool. And if it's the end of the trip, I probably don't need those frozen foods any more as it's time to cook them.
If I stayed in a hotel, I just left the cooler in the car powered from the Jackery battery, and topped off the Jackery while I was packing up in the morning (driving was going to charge it too, but an outlet is way faster).
I was very happy with its usage (I kept it set at 34°F on the big side and 4°F-ish on the small side). I did a week just experimenting around with it while driving and on my Jackery. Then I used it with a with a 200W solar panel and that helped me get more time out of it (it didn't always charge it fully back up, but it was enough to probably give me 7 days instead of 3 (was in the heat in Florida) when in places with no power. I did just pick up some bigger 350W solar panels on Prime day, so I'm hoping this will be less of an issue in the future.
They make some smaller coolers too, same footprint, they just change the height (probably uses less power). Bodega makes a few different lines of these types of coolers. Some have dual zone, some do not. Some have wheels and some have lights inside. I haven't seen much info on which ones keep stuff cooler or run more efficiently though.
I picked this one for the smaller footprint, and for the zones not being the same size (there is no way I'd need 21 quart refrigerator and another 21 quarts for the freezer). I read the dual zones use more power, but that was a trade off that I thought was worth it and I can always turn one of the zones off (and now it's a 30 quart or 12 quart refrigerator. I also suspect dual zones use even more power because you're probably running one side as a freezer. In a non-dual zone, you probably don't run it at 4°F as everything would be frozen, but with a dual zone, I suspect people run one zone at freezing, which would use more power (because otherwise, they could get a single zone).
I recently got this BODEGACOOLER 12V Portable Refrigerator, 42Quart (40L) Dual Zone Car Refrigerator, and put it though it's paces for three weeks in Florida earlier this year.
It's 42 quart dual zone (30 quart and 12.2 quart), you do NOT have to run both zones. So you could run it as a fridge and freezer or just a 30 quart fridge or even just a 12.2 quart fridge. I ran it with the smaller size as the freezer, big side as fridge. The other models I looked at were generally more equal in size between the two, with this the smaller one is more like 30% of the total size (and I didn't even need that much space for a freezer [a couple steaks/pork chops and some ice cream]).
It's a LOT of room when you don't have ice in there. The 34 quart model would be a good size too, and it probably uses less power since it's a smaller area (this 42 quart was a little tall, so sometimes I was digging around looking for stuff, I assume that's less of an issue for the 34 quart).
The wifi worked pretty good from the app, but I don't think it actually uses my network (just point to point), and I could check it from my tent or hotel room, which was convenient.
Previously, getting ice was always a hassle when camping in the middle of nowhere (and I always had wasted space from all the ice). I can run this from my car 12V (cigarette lighter) port. But I usually have my Jackery 1000 Plus plugged in the 12v and the Bodega plugged into the Jackery, so it's always got power even when I stop. I also have solar panels to plug into the Jackary if I'm camping without any power.
I thought it'd be great for camping and if I'm running out of power in my Jackery towards the end of a trip, I could switch it to the smaller zone/side for just my essentials. Normally, I had extra space in the freezer (it was just some steaks and pork chops), which was all water bottles, so I can use those as "ice" to keep either side cool. And if it's the end of the trip, I probably don't need those frozen foods any more as it's time to cook them.
If I stayed in a hotel, I just left the cooler in the car powered from the Jackery battery, and topped off the Jackery while I was packing up in the morning (driving was going to charge it too, but an outlet is way faster).
I was very happy with its usage (I kept it set at 34°F on the big side and 4°F-ish on the small side). I did a week just experimenting around with it while driving and on my Jackery. Then I used it with a with a 200W solar panel and that helped me get more time out of it (it didn't always charge it fully back up, but it was enough to probably give me 7 days instead of 3 (was in the heat in Florida) when in places with no power. I did just pick up some bigger 350W solar panels on Prime day, so I'm hoping this will be less of an issue in the future.
They make some smaller coolers too, same footprint, they just change the height (probably uses less power). Bodega makes a few different lines of these types of coolers. Some have dual zone, some do not. Some have wheels and some have lights inside. I haven't seen much info on which ones keep stuff cooler or run more efficiently though.
I picked this one for the smaller footprint, and for the zones not being the same size (there is no way I'd need 21 quart refrigerator and another 21 quarts for the freezer). I read the dual zones use more power, but that was a trade off that I thought was worth it and I can always turn one of the zones off (and now it's a 30 quart or 12 quart refrigerator. I also suspect dual zones use even more power because you're probably running one side as a freezer. In a non-dual zone, you probably don't run it at 4°F as everything would be frozen, but with a dual zone, I suspect people run one zone at freezing, which would use more power (because otherwise, they could get a single zone).
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