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09/7/2015 at 4:57pm
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Hi ,
Can anyone help- we need to buy a camping fridge - we won't have hook up so will need a 3 way that will work of gas & 12v - when we are in our trailer tent it will be left in our van. We have limited budget, so need something that will work but not cost the earth. We r usually away3 nights at a time. Thanks


09/7/2015 at 6:43pm
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Waeco is the only one I have experience of, this is the current version.
It worked really well, I could actually make ice cubes in it.

On downside, it did take up a lot of room in the car and it wasn't cheap.

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09/7/2015 at 11:02pm
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When we had a TT we just had a plug in cool box and ice blocks that the camp site used to freeze for us. For 3 nights/days cannot see that you would need more than that. Our last plug in cool box was from Lidl, we still have it and still use it.

example

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09/7/2015 at 11:30pm
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You can easily get up to five days with a Coleman Xtreme Coolbox with careful planning.

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10/7/2015 at 8:31am
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We bought one of these(I think?) towards the end of last season (about £155+ then).

 http://www.caseysoutdoorleisure.co.uk/item/Dometic/RC-1200-Camping-Fridge/34P

We've used it quite few times this year, primarily running on gas and it works really well... if anything a bit too well at times, as it can(does!) freeze stuff....

Also it is quite(very?) big.....

When we were looking to buy, some  folk on here said that although it'd be okay for UK use, the "next model up" would be required for hotter climes..?

(..no idea how "real world" accurate, or relevant, that info is...)

Having said all of that, prior to getting it, we could quite easily manage a long weekend "tenting" with our existing igloo coolbox (just pre-chill/freeze certain items before loading).

I suppose we only really bought it because, having just  switched back from a MH, we thought we'd miss having a "powered" cooler to hand...

 



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11/7/2015 at 1:05pm
 Location: Hampshire
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We use the Coleman Extreme cool box with iceblocks and sometimes ice if the campsite will not freeze our blocks.

Am happy to use this for a weeks camping in England as we are not on EHU.

However in France last year (and this too) was fridge on hire from campsite and ehu. So many campsites hire I'd you are abroad where they have sunshine and little rain (as opposed to rain and little sunshine here).



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