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anthony4

05/8/2008 at 8:48pm
Location: Cheshire
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Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good fridge for a tent and anything to look out for or consider when shopping round?

Thanks

Anthony

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05/8/2008 at 9:30pm
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waeco combicool, runs off gas or mains electric and the car battery while travelling.

I got mine for £99 from riversway leisure on ebay this May.

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anthony4

05/8/2008 at 9:35pm
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Thanks Debbie - will check it out!

mjnewton

06/8/2008 at 8:16pm
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Note there are two models, unfortunately with only a subtle variation in model number.

The CAB-40B, in blue, cools to 20°C below ambient temperature whereas the CAB-40, in grey, cools to 30°C below.

The latter sells for around £150 so a fair bit more expensive, but certainly for camping in warmer climates (even in the UK the inside of a tent can get roasty) I personally think the extra grunt is essential.

Mathew

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06/8/2008 at 10:56pm
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Anthony,

If you intend to use EHU when you camp, i would consider something similar to this: http://www.ciao.co.uk/Fridgemaster_MTRR602__6325188

I have one and I take it camping. Just dont lay it down, keep it in its normal upright position and it works a treat, and its just about half the price of the gas, ehu, battery model. Horses for courses, if you dont use ehu you will be needing a fridge that can run on gas.

Its also worth taking a couple of carpet tiles to stand it on.

Geoff

andy2244

06/8/2008 at 11:59pm
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We are pleased with the SIBIR, think a few on here have them too, it's a three way

Andy

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07/8/2008 at 9:59am
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Waeco again here is great, we have now moved up to a tin tent but still take it with us and keep it in the awning for beer and wine!!

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Peggybabcot

07/8/2008 at 4:53pm
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We've just bought a Matsui table top fridge from Currys but yet to test it in the field so to speak. Comet also sell them too at around £79.95 so if you always camp with EHU one of these should suffice. Argos have them but every time I tried to order one they were out of stock for pick up or home delivery, probably because they were around £10 cheaper! Prior to this we had a woolies 12v coolbox which was as effective as a chocolate tea pot especially with that ONE bout of warm weather we had this year.

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diana20

07/8/2008 at 7:14pm
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I can highly recommend the Icey Tek cool box just fill full of ice for 48 hours before you go camping leave till the last minute ,empty out ice put in products,It keeps products cool under 5c for 7 days we have used it for 9 but after 7 days temp was about 9c so we just put a couple of ice bags in to bring down temp.BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD

anthony4

07/8/2008 at 9:32pm
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Thanks everyone - some g€reat advice!

sarjak

07/8/2008 at 11:33pm
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I've just bought a Waeco CAB-40 for £150, and have just returned from my first camping trip using it and am SO pleased with it. It's a decent size and we bought some ice from a supermarket to get the temperature down at the beginning, and it was still mostly frozen after 5 days running it on gas (it was unnecessary anyway, as it cooled very quickly).
Do remember if running on gas though, that you need to budget for buying a gas cylinder which is not cheap (mine cost £55 for a cylinder which should last 8 days and will cost about £20 to refill).
I've been hesitating for ages about buying a fridge and am so glad that I've finally gone for it and got myself such a good one! Good luck!!

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