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PersonMandsjh
03/10/2012 at 7:15am
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We had a Coleman xtreme this year and I wasnt impressed if I'm honest. We had to replace ice every other day. It was hardly scorching this summer either. I had it covered with a wet tea towel and bubble wrap filling spaces. Chilled it down before use. Opened max 4 times per day. We found it a pain over 2 weeks in honesty. I didn't like the layer of water in the bottom either.

So, next year we are going to bite the bullet and get a plug in fridge. We've had a campingaz plug in coolbox before but I want a proper fridge this time.

Only needs to be ehu - no need for other fuel types.

Would folks recommend proper camping fridges (if so which) or would a table top from Argos or somewhere do the job?

I think £150 is as much as I want to spend and it doesn't need to be too huge.

Thanks in advance

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Persongriff10553
03/10/2012 at 7:36am
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If you only want EHU fridge then you won`t go wrong with a table top fridge for £80. Go to Argos site and enter catalogue number 481/0423 into the search box to see it.

We had one and it was very good.

Hope it helps.

Griff


PersonOpensauce
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Domestic table top fridge would be cheapest option & would keep stuff cold in very hot weather when a camping absorption type fridge might struggle, although not really a problem in normal UK summer climate.

Limitations of domestic fridge would be care required in transportation & of course you cannot run it in car on the way to site. A chest type 3way camping absorption fridge can be filled & cooled on mains at home, transported in car on 12v & might be regarded as more convenient in a camping situation, but cost is £150 upwards. With either type, you need to take some sort of firm base to stand it on & it needs to be level.


PersonFrancais
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Yep Tesco were doing some tabletop fridges last Christmas, for £70 quite a good buy, if you have the room to transport.

We use a Waeco CF25 which is a proper portable compressor fridge, and has served us well both for along the journey and our fortnight campings in the South of France, one of my better buys at £150 although the current price is around £500 which is a little ott for a camping fridge. But the Waeco CF fridges are a serious piece of kit.


PersonKelper
03/10/2012 at 12:11pm
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Table top for us ... the three shelf variety offers much more scope.
We've had one for six years now ... couldn't do without!


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Personjoolsr
03/10/2012 at 1:15pm
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Hi there, we have a Dometic Q40 £139 from Norwich Camping fab bit of kit.It's used 5 days a week in OH's truck and then comes camping with us. Never had a problem with it and the price is quite reasonable

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We use table top fridge and its great, however heavier and bulkier to transport than a camping fridge (which we use for wkend trips).  The little ice box comes in handy too, especially for longer trips when I want to buy food for a few days at a time, also for camping abroad in warmer climates.  Its great to be able to access food easily and not have the issue of food getting buried.


Personhankakampa
05/10/2012 at 2:12am
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we bought the Argos value table-top fridge and its excellent for 79.99. its got a proper commpressor motor and chills down really quickly even if you fill it with non-chilled items it doesnt take long to get really cold inside. + i use the ice making box for chilling a bottle wine/other drinks quickly. ours has just 2 shelves but we find that to be fine for just 2 of us.
in the co-op last summer we saw that they were selling the matching table top freezer for 99.99 - but we dont need a freezer too lol - although it would be handy for making ice cubes for drinks but thats a bit extravagant i thought for camping lol - what next? a dishwasher! lol

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PersonSAMMY11
05/10/2012 at 9:21am
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We used the Tesco table top fridge in France this year and it was great. Also the top of it came in useful as an extra work surface


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If you go for a 3 way you can keep it running while on route and also have the option of gas too.


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PersonKelper
05/10/2012 at 4:29pm
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We use an 'el cheapo' cool box for the travelling bit ...



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