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09/8/2016 at 12:46pm
Location: North Herts
Outfit: Monterey4 Cabanon E
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We used a Lidl thermoelectric coolbox in the Ardeche in July - and it was hot. We did have a shady pitch it must be said, but the box performed quite well.
I was a bit sceptical, having used a Coleman Extreme 5-day passive cooler in the past and been impressed with it. The electric one took up less space which earned its keep.
I topped up the box with two large ice blocks, changing them everyday which did help keep things cool. In fact, the milk I took from home, as a frozen bottle, lasted almost for the 12 days we were there - OH using it for coffee only. Now, that was unexpected. The butter stayed solid, and we survived without food poisoning.
Put only chilled things into the box or that will raise the temperature (that said, we did put in beer and it chilled down nicely over a day).
I didn't leave chicken in there longer than necessary, but for cheese, milk, salad stuffs, butter it was fine. I wouldn't have trusted the Coleman with chicken for long either.
Our second night frozen lasagne (taken from home) was still pretty much frozen on arrival at our final destination - we had the unit on 12v during the journey (great for lunch).
Fridges keep food at about 4 degrees C, so 18-20 above this would be 24 degrees.
Don't overfill, boost it with ice blocks if you can (or ice from a shop) as a bit of belts and braces and you should be fine.
Great for picnics too.
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