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hi lucy agree with alison we have one from aldi paid 30pounds for it and they are brill.  really big we mainly use ours for oh beer and pop and milk ect.weve had it 2 years and no probs.it comes with a 3 year guarantee

lyn

I have the Camping gaz one and it's really noisy - so I think you should avoid that one. It really peeves me off especially in the wee hours of the morning when I'm trying to sleep!

I wish I could justify replacing it but it works fine - but if I could I wouldn't go electric at all (even if I'm using EHU for lighting and heating)

I'd like an igloo maxcool instead, which by all accounts works better than an electric coolbox which doesn't do a great job of keeping things 'really' cold. The maxcool can keep ice frozen for 5 days apparently! (or am I being seduced by the blurb!!)

Quote: Originally posted by saftlad on 21/4/2010

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I think they are aimed at different markets though Victoria.

We have an electric coolbox that we use for day-to-day items like milk, butter, bacon. I'm thinking of getting a maxcool for the longerterm items.

If you keep opening a maxcool then they wont keep things colder for much longer than a normal coolbox

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Quote: Originally posted by frome on 21/4/2010

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I have the Camping gaz one and it's really noisy - so I think you should avoid that one. It really peeves me off especially in the wee hours of the morning when I'm trying to sleep!

I wish I could justify replacing it but it works fine - but if I could I wouldn't go electric at all (even if I'm using EHU for lighting and heating)

I'd like an igloo maxcool instead, which by all accounts works better than an electric coolbox which doesn't do a great job of keeping things 'really' cold. The maxcool can keep ice frozen for 5 days apparently! (or am I being seduced by the blurb!!)

 

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I take back what I said earlier...my mini fridge has just arrived. Switched it on to test before giving feedback. It's a bit noisy . Might not be too bad in a tent though but I might have to switch it off at night.

Does anyone know how long it should take to get cold (approximately of course)?

gbm601 -  this is the one I would very quickly replace my noisy one with, but as Bob61 says I often turned it off at night the problem was remembering to turn it back on in the morning!

http://www.camping-online.co.uk/igloo-coolers-coleman-cool-boxes/igloo-cool-boxes/igloo-ice-cube-48qt.html

Quote: Originally posted by frome on 21/4/2010

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gbm601 -  this is the one I would very quickly replace my noisy one with, but as Bob61 says I often turned it off at night the problem was remembering to turn it back on in the morning!

 

http://www.camping-online.co.uk/igloo-coolers-coleman-cool-boxes/igloo-cool-boxes/igloo-ice-cube-48qt.html

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I've got a Waeco T32 (bought for less than £50 if I remember correctly) and it's great.  Comes with leads to run off both 240v and 12v electrics so it goes between the car and the EHU with ease.  I think it's pretty quiet too as I had it running in the back porch of my small 3 man last year and slept with my head pretty much next to it.  It makes a fairly gentle hum which I find quite soothing!

Only problem I've found is condensation dripping down into your food when it's warm and humid as the heat exchanger is in the lid.  You just have to make sure you pack the food away sensibly (which my GF never does unfortunately!).  I swear if I get given another soggy sausage roll or sandwich!!....  lol